News in Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet Library will reopen on Monday (June 28), following its refurbishment to make it a more versatile community space.

Somerset County Council has worked with Shepton Mallet Town Council and 7 Starlings Community Interest Company (CIC) to agree a new model for the library, which will see it used as a venue for a wide range of community-based activities outside the library's regular opening hours.

A new recycling scheme in Somerset may not start delivering savings until early 2023 as the projects deficit nears £1 million.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) began rolling out Recycle More in late October 2020, with more items being recycled at the kerbside and refuse collections moving from fortnightly to once every three weeks.

The Glastonbury Festival event being staged in Pilton in September has been confirmed as a one-day concert after planning approval was granted for the set-up and removal of the infrastructure on site.

A planning application for the approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (works of construction) on planning consent 2016/2238/VRC at Worthy Farm, Worthy Lane, Pilton, by Glastonbury Festival Events Ltd has been approved by Mendip District Council.

Mendip District Council has paid out more than £55 million to support local businesses during the pandemic.

And as we ease forward to the potential ending of all lockdown restrictions, there are some final funding streams still available – and worth applying for.

Somerset businesses which have been hit by the coronavirus will be able to apply for a share of £6 million in grants from July.

Somerset County Council is launching the Somerset economic recovery fund to help businesses across the county get back on their feet after the pandemic.

Mendip District Council will raise a flag at its head office in Shepton Mallet on Armed Forces Day, Saturday June 26.

It is an opportunity for the council to show its support and celebrate the many men and women who make up the Armed Forces community - from those currently serving, to service families, veterans and cadets.

The roll-out of Recycle More will not be postponed or disrupted as a result of driver shortages, Somerset waste bosses have promised.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is poised to begin phase two of its roll-out at the end of June, with 76,653 South Somerset households set to see their bin collections drastically change.

In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis, we have compiled a list of jobs currently available in the Shepton Mallet area to give you a helping hand in your job hunt.

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A crash at a notorious accident blackspot crossroads near Shepton Mallet is partially blocking the road this morning (June 19).

The collision happened at about 9.45am at the junction of the B3139 and the B3135 just outside of Shepton Mallet, known locally as Burnt Wood Crossroads or Whitnell Corner, near Binegar.

The Summer Solstice is on its way, taking place on what we call the longest day of the year.

The Summer Solstice occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun, so therefore it reaches its highest position in the sky and is the day with the longest period of daylight.