Cheap Street is the making of Frome and the leat is the making of Cheap Street. The leat is a channel of water running down ...

A site set for regeneration by a social enterprise could be sold to a different buyer if funding for the redevelopment is not ...

Sarah Wingrove manages a successful shop but cannot afford her own flat in Frome A town has officially declared a housing crisis as rental rates soar out of the reach of local people. Frome Town ...

Residents and a local MP have criticised a decision to hold a planning inquiry into 1,700 new homes in a town 12 miles away from the proposed development. The application for the Selwood Garden ...

A POPULAR comedian and TV star was spotted enjoying a drink at a venue in Somerset. Johnny Vegas, famously known for being a ...

A key Frome regeneration site could be sold off by the council if alternative means to finance its redevelopment cannot be ...

Somerset Council will not openly fight to prevent hundreds of new homes coming to Frome for fear of incurring a legal bill in excess of £400,000. A public inquiry will be held in July to determine the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

MP Anna Sabine launches survey on driving test delays in East Somerset, highlighting long wait times at Yeovil, Weston-super-Mare, Trowbridge.

Sir Paul McCartney may be just hours away from headlining the famous Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, but on Friday the former Beatle treated a handful of lucky fans to a concert on a fraction of the ...

A town has officially declared a housing crisis as rental rates soar out of the reach of local people. Frome Town Council has adopted the formal declaration to draw attention to the shortage of ...