Local residents have been complaining to me of near misses and minor collisions caused by the poor design of the road humps along Stonebridge Drive. The 2 metre gaps between the five sets of humps, and parked cars, mean that vehicles (mainly driving west) can travel at speed between them, causing a risk to pedestrians […]

Reasons to be cheerful… it’s soon #Frome SuperMarket, Artisan, Flea, Farmers & Peoples markets, Sunday 3rd Nov: http://www.fromesupermarket.co.uk/ What do you want to see happen in #Frome? Public consultation begins today on the draft Frome Neighbourhood Plan: http://www.frome-tc.gov.uk/neighbourhood-plan/ ‘Participate #Frome‘ week, to encourage all to have their say and get involved in projects across Frome: http://www.frome-tc.gov.uk/participate-frome/ […]

A local resident has raised concerns over speed bumps in Stonebridge Drive – see Frome Times article from April – http://www.frometimes.co.uk/2010/04/28/issue-299-safety-concerns-in-stonebridge-drive/:  “The speed bumps were installed when the Stonebridge Drive development was built, and are designed to reduce the speed of traffic in the residential area and approach to the sports centre and college. However, […]

Update 2 December 2013: Somerset Highways have informed me that their recent proposal to lower the speed limit on Oldford Hill, just to the north of the Bath Road/Gypsy Lane/Cuckoo Lane junction has been cancelled. This is really disappointing. I assume this is due to the opposition to an increase in speed limit at Oldford, […]

Recent letters to the Somerset Standard from Conservative councillors and supporters are getting really silly. They say Lib Dem Mendip District cllr and county council candidate for Frome North, Sam Phripp, should not be asking people to tell him about any potholes in the area so he can report them (via text to 07564 737912, […]

Here is our latest ‘Focus’ leaflet which highlights issues that I (as one of your Mendip District Councillors for Frome College ward) and Sam Phripp* and others have been working on – public transport, flytipping, county council spending and cuts, improvements to the old Showfield and other open spaces and playgrounds, supporting the Merlin Theatre, and other local issues. Please get in touch […]

Following the cuts to the 267 evening bus service put through by Conservative Somerset County Council in 2011, the Lib Dem run Bath & North East Somerset Council have continued to subsidise the services between Frome and Bath.  This is good news for a large number of Frome residents. This service can be a lifeline for local […]

The 267 evening bus service to and from Bath is under threat. Following the cuts to the subsidy for the 267 evening services between Frome and Bath by Conservatives at Somerset County Council in 2011, Bath & North East Somerset Council (run by Lib Dems) agreed to continue with their subsidy as one of several ‘unprofitable but socially necessary’ services.  But in […]

How you can help! Mendip District Council senior officers have now also agreed that the Council can work with volunteers to clear snow or ice, and lay grit safely.  Where community volunteers are willing to assist they should contact Peter Brook, Mendip’s engineer, who is acting as a conduit across the District to, where appropriate, link volunteers with Mendip’s […]

Earlier this week, Mendip District Council apparently changed its policy on treating car parks affected by ice and snow in the district, after snow and icy conditions persisted after Friday’s snow fall.  I believe this was in response to the pressure and complaints from residents and shoppers, local councillors (including Lib Dem cllrs Tanswell and […]

… On Monday night 30 January, Mendip’s Cabinet were therefore presented with an ‘Updating’ paper which asked for a different decision, and which stated: “The relocation of the existing stall market to the Market Place is one of the principal options of the development project; however, alternative solutions and alternative locations will be given full […]

Extract of Frome Times, Issue 345, 2nd February 2012: “MENDIP District Council has halted plans to relocate Frome Market into the Market Place, following heavy criticism over a lack of consultation. The council planned to move the market on Saturdays, closing the town centre to traffic, for a trial period of three months. But the […]

Dear Editor, I have to agree with John Boxall last week about the county council not notifying bus companies of the road works that disrupted the 267 and 234 buses the other week. I am still waiting for a proper explanation but think it was a comedy of errors that led to chaos for 3 […]

Dear Editor In response to former councillor Thierry Chessum’s letter last week, I also attended part of the county councillors’ meeting [the Transport, Traffic and You’ public workshop at The Assembly Rooms, organised by county cllrs Maggy Daniell, Alvin Horsfall and Peter John], and thought that the workshop was a good way of identifying people’s […]

During their Cabinet meeting this Monday in Shepton Mallet, the Conservative administration at Mendip District Council gave the nod for yet another rise in the price of parking across the area. In a bid to make more money from motorists, Mendip will raise prices by up to 12% in some places and some tariffs, with […]

Earlier this week I reported the damage to two bus shelters in Stonebridge to Frome Town Council, along Stonebridge Drive, where panels have been smashed.   The Town Council have now got back to me, and repairs should be organised shortly. If anyone has any issues to report in College ward please let me know.

Last week, many residents contacted councillors, including Helen Sprawson-White (Lib Dem, Oakfield) and others to complain about the number of lorries travelling through the town, on their way to and from the construction site of Frome Medical Practice’s new surgery development next to the hospital at the Old Shoground on Rodden Road.  I and other councillors worked to […]

When Bath Road, and its junctions with Fromefield and Princess Anne Road, was closed for essential resurfacing recently, it was quieter for some residents, and traffic delays along the diversion routes, but caused chaos for buses for 3 days. Passengers were let down bySomerset County Council’s failure to notify both bus operators of the temporary […]