News in Shepton Mallet

A Shepton Mallet charity has joined Somerset cricket legend Marcus Trescothick in a new video promoting Mindline Somerset, a confidential listening service with a 24-hour telephone service to give emotional support and counselling to anyone in need and help them find further support.

The service is one of many local mental health projects funded by Somerset Community Foundation's (SCF) Somerset Coronavirus Appeal, and Paula Blight from the Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorders Association (SWEDA) in Shepton Mallet is featured in the video, along with the former England cricketer.

Firefighters from Shepton Mallet were among multiple crews who tackled a workshop blaze in Lydford-on-Fosse yesterday (June 5).

Just after 5.30pm yesterday, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service control received a call reporting a vehicle inside a workshop on fire in Lydford-on-Fosse.

Two crews extinguished a fire at the Valley Sawmills site in Holwell this afternoon.

At about 12.45pm, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called to a report of a fire at Valley Sawmills.

Drivers could soon be fined £100 for leaving their engine running in Shepton Mallet's car parks or other public locations.

Mendip District Council is exploring various options to improve the district's air quality as part of its plans to become carbon-neutral by 2030.

The police are investigating the cause of a fire at the Bell Hotel in Shepton Mallet early this morning (June 5).

Police were alerted to a fire at the Bell Hotel in Shepton Mallet High Street by Devon and Somerset Fire Service at about 5.30am today.

A planning application has been submitted for an extra Portakabin classroom to be installed at St Paul's Junior School in Shepton Mallet.

The application for temporary planning permission for the installation of a Portakabin to be used as additional classroom space for a period of three years at the school in Paul Street was submitted by head teacher Chris Partridge.

Three men have been charged in connection with a series of lead thefts from churches across Somerset, including from the Church of St Mary in Chesterblade.

In a joint investigation with Lincolnshire Police, the three men have been charged with conspiracy to steal between August 2018 and March 2020. The charge partly relates to 11 offences of theft from churches in the force area

Cycle routes in and around Shepton Mallet could be connected up or enhanced as part of council plans to cut car use and reduce engine idling.

Mendip District Council has drawn up a list of routes it wishes to improve as part of its strategy to make the district carbon-neutral by 2030.

Avon and Somerset Police are seeking witnesses to an assault in Shepton Mallet that left a man with a serious head injury.

The incident happened at about 11.15pm on Saturday May 23 in the Meadow Rise area of the town, near to Whittakers House.

Festival Medical Services, a charity based in Evercreech, has today (June 2) been honoured with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.

The charity's doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals, together with support staff, volunteer at music festivals, such as Glastonbury and Reading, and other high-profile outdoor events.