A marathon interview on Somer Valley FM lasting more than 31 hours has raised over £2,200 for charity and put the station in line for a Guinness World Record for the longest radio interview. Presenter Jamie Skinner interviewed actor and BillyChip co-founder Megan “Meg” Abernethy-Hope live on air from 9am on Saturday 12 September until…
Six consultation dates have been announced for people in Peasedown St John to have their say on possible future housing developments in their village. The drop-in sessions are part of the new B&NES Local Plan – an official planning framework that guides land use, growth, and development applications across the B&NES district over a 15…
Runners are invited to put on something Christmassy as the Turkey Trot returns on Sunday 29 November, raising money for local charity Time Is Precious. The event offers a choice of 5k or 10k routes, starting and finishing at the Centurion Hotel on Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton. Participants can wear anything from a piece of…
A major solar farm and battery storage development between Midsomer Norton and Paulton has been granted planning permission by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Planning application 24/03894/FUL was submitted by PACE (Pathfinder Clean Energy) Yeti Energy Limited. The solar farm will be located near Water Lane, close to the junction of Clandown Road and…
Paulton Methodist Church has celebrated 200 years since the opening of its church building, alongside another important anniversary in the village’s history. Sunday 13 September 2026 marked exactly 250 years since John Wesley preached in Paulton. Wesley recorded the visit in his own journal, writing that he preached at around 2pm to a “plain, simple,…
Visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland Dear Editor, I’ve just returned from a trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. During the Second World War it was the largest complex of concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany and it’s become, quite rightly, the global symbol of the Holocaust – the mass murder of over 6 million people, mostly Jews,…
Midsomer Norton town centre is set to welcome the first eat:Festival on Saturday 10 October. The event will bring more than 60 food and drink stalls, street food and entertainment to the town. The free festival is a B&NES-led initiative and will take place across the High Street, The Island and the short section of road between the traffic lights and the Sainsbury’s car park exit. The festival…
There is still time for young people to enter this year’s Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Royalty competition, with organisers looking for a Carnival King, Queen, Prince and Princess for 2026. Entries are open to children and young people aged 5 to 17 who live within a 10-mile radius of Midsomer Norton. The Carnival Prince and Princess categories are open to entrants aged 5 to 9, while…
Town Council documents show that Midsomer Norton Town Council has not scheduled scrutiny of the final cost of this year’s Town Fayre and Show, held in July 2026. Back in February, the Town Council took the contentious decision not to fund Midsomer Norton Community Trust this year and decided instead to take overall control of events itself. Prior to the Town Council’s…
The Palladium Electric Wetherspoon in Midsomer Norton has been given planning permission to stay open half an hour later each night following approval by Bath & North East Somerset Council. The new planning permission allows the pub to remain open until 12.30am from Sunday to Thursday and until 1.30am on Fridays and Saturdays. The extended…
