Letter to Somerset Standard, 22 September 2011: “Dear Editor, Some local residents contacted me this week as they came across yet more serious flytipping along a long stretch of Berkley Lane to the north of Frome, next to my ward, where the roadside, verges and field entrances on and near the bridge over the Frome […]

Recently I have been given the big responsibility of Shadow Portfolio Holder for Mendip District Council’s Governance, Assets and Public Spaces (GAPS) Directorate, as part of the district Lib Dem group’s Shadow Cabinet. This means ‘shadowing’ and working with the Cabinet member responsible for the GAPS team, Philip Ham (Conservative member for Coleford) on these areas of work, […]

Construction of the new super-Surgery at the Old Showfield is due to start soon. This will mean a new and improved surgery next to Frome Community Hospital, including to replace the current Frome Medical Practice surgery in Park Road, the Saffron Surgery in Berkley Road and the Fromefield Surgery. The recent application by the FROGS volunteer group […]

That people have access to local green spaces is so important for our physical and mental wellbeing as well as our environment. In this part of Frome, we do have a number of good local green spaces and playgrounds within easy reach of where people live, including the Old Showground, but some smaller areas seem under […]