Fresh questions are being raised about the cost and delay of the refurbishment of Midsomer Norton Town Hall as the total estimated project cost reaches £2,380,034. The latest figures provided by Midsomer Norton Town Council show that the estimated main construction cost now stands at £1,966,603, with an expected opening date of May 2026. When…
A new grassroots community engagement project has been launched in Midsomer Norton that aims to encourage residents and empower them to share their views and opinions more. The initiative, run by the organisation Community Connectors, will see over 5,000 residents engaged with during the next 12 months – through door-to-door surveys, pop-up events and street surgeries….
A lot of concern has been voiced over the last couple of weeks about the huge increase in the precept (tax) that residents in Midsomer Norton are having to pay from April 2026 onwards. At its meeting on 2nd February, Midsomer Norton Town Council voted to increase the amount of money it asks of local…
The manager of the Midsomer Norton Community Trust has been made redundant after more than a decade helping to set up and organise many of the town’s best-known and popular events. Alex Davis, who had worked full-time for the Trust for 12 years, announced his redundancy last week. Mr Davis was instrumental in setting up…
We’re working with Midsomer Norton-based businessman Nathan Hartley to shed a much needed positive light on the town’s local independent business sector. We’re keen to showcase what they do and to encourage our readers to support them. This month it’s the turn of Made By Millie – a local cake baker who sales delicious homemade…
One of our aims at the Radstock Times is to celebrate local history. Which part of our local area’s history are you most proud of? Do you have any old photos you’d like to show us? Send us a copy and we’ll publish them here online. PHOTO: Thanks to Tom for sending us this photo….
The Midsomer Norton Community Trust have announced that plans for this year’s Town Fayre and Show are progressing very well.Planning meetings and bookings have already begun and they are expecting to deliver a wonderful community-focussed event much the same as in recent years.This year the Town Council chose to work alongside the Trust managing the…
Midsomer Norton’s community events are entering a new phase following a series of significant funding decisions taken by Midsomer Norton Town Council that have fundamentally altered how events will be delivered in the town. For over a decade, the independent Midsomer Norton Community Trust received an annual grant from the Town Council to organise and…
Concerns are continuing to grow over the future of Midsomer Norton Community Trust and community events following Midsomer Norton Town Council’s decision to change the delivery model for community events and take back control of the Somer Centre and Orchard Hall. Local resident and volunteer Jon Durrant has confirmed that he has been seeking written…
In April, we’ll celebrate our first birthday – and what a year it’s been?! A big thank you to everyone who has supported us here at the Radstock Times, your local online news source that aims to keep you – the reader – informed and updated about what’s happening in our community. We’ve seen a…
