Midsomer Norton High Street has been dealt another major blow with confirmation that Poundland is closing, adding to a growing list of businesses shutting their doors, including Dog Lovers Café, Keith Ingram and Son Shoes, Pure Taste and Out of Asia. Large closing-down posters have appeared in the windows of Poundland at 38 High Street,…
Midsomer Norton High Street was buzzing with activity last Saturday as the town’s first food and drink festival attracted an estimated 4,000 visitors, bringing one of the biggest crowds seen in the town centre for years. Organised by eat:Festivals, the free event took place on Saturday 10 October, transforming the High Street into a bustling…
Midsomer Norton Town Council has allocated more than £93,000 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding towards the Town Hall refurbishment without undertaking any public consultation on how the money should be spent. Figures published by Midsomer Norton Town Council reveal that £93,191 of CIL funding was allocated to the Town Hall refurbishment during the 2025/26…
Police are appealing for witnesses after a substantial quantity of premium vodka was discovered missing from a lorry arriving at Westfield Industrial Estate in Westfield. Avon and Somerset Police were called at around 5pm on Friday 2 October after a white heavy goods vehicle arrived at a yard in Third Avenue, Westfield Industrial Estate, with…
A major new chapter in the transformation of Radstock’s historic Trinity Methodist Church has begun, as work gets underway on an ambitious project to create a vibrant community hub in the heart of the town. Known as Project EVE, the latest phase of the Trinity Hub redevelopment will see more than half of the building’s…
A decision over who will organise and run Midsomer Norton’s Christmas Fayre and Lights Switch-On was made behind closed doors on Monday, as questions grow over the Town Council’s tendering process. Midsomer Norton Town Council excluded both the press and public while councillors decided who will organise and deliver the 2026 Christmas Lights Switch-On event….
One of Midsomer Norton’s most prominent former pubs has been sold, more than 12 years after it closed following a major undercover police drugs operation. The Stones Cross Hotel, at the top of Midsomer Norton High Street, sold at auction last week for £260,000. The new owner is not known. The sale could finally bring…
Four years after Midsomer Norton Town Hall closed for refurbishment, Freedom of Information requests show that there is still no confirmed date for the end of the refurbishment and no confirmed opening date. Midsomer Norton Town Council has also confirmed that it does not have a current business plan demonstrating how the finished Town Hall…
Midsomer Norton’s heritage railway is preparing for a busy autumn, with an Autumn Gala, a rather more unusual Dinosaur Day, and a weekend of Halloween scares and family fun all on the timetable. Autumn Gala The autumn programme begins with the Somerset & Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton’s Autumn Gala on Sunday 27 September, offering…
Councillor says Town Council lacks capacity for the community engagement needed, as draft brief proposes £6,000 for an outside organiser. Just seven months after ending funding for Midsomer Norton Community Trust and opting to deliver events directly, Midsomer Norton Town Council has agreed to seek proposals from outside organisers for its Christmas lights switch-on. At…
