Police hunt for new Frome site as station put on the market
By Somerset Standard | Thursday, March 07, 2013, 11:30
The chief inspector for Mendip has reassured Frome residents the police are not leaving the town, despite a huge for sale sign going up outside the station.
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The for sale sign outside Frome Police Station in Oakfield Road
Chief Inspector Sean Williams has told the Somerset Standard several members of the public had approached the front office staff to voice their concerns after the sign was put in place recently.
Rumours that the police station was to be sold were first reported in the Standard in July 2010 and despite continued denials, the police finally confirmed that it would close the station and the land sold in a statement released in March 2011.
Chief Inspector Williams said: "We have had several members of the public ask us about the for sale sign at Frome Police Station and want to make residents aware that we are actively looking for a new site in Frome.
"We are not looking to close the Frome front counter office or reduce the police operation in the town, just reduce our costs.
"The Oakfield Road building is far too large and has many empty offices, especially since the magistrates' court closed, so what we need is a premises that is much more cost effective."
Chief Inspector Williams said the police had yet to find a suitable site but the search is continuing.
The sale of the building is being managed by Hartnell, Taylor and Cook.
The 3.15-acre site will be sold by informal tender and the deadline for proposals is Thursday, April 18.
The now defunct magistrates' court is also on the same site as the police station and will be sold off along with the station.
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By friendoffrome at 09:03 on 21/03/13
ReportTeso is looking abroad for expansion and in UK is going to improve the experience in Existing stores - it is close to saturation in UK
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By friendoffrome at 08:56 on 21/03/13
ReportFrome has more supermarket space per head of population than any other town in the region.
More supermarkets = dead towns. Is that what the people of Frome would want?
By friendoffrome at 08:49 on 21/03/13
ReportI'm sure the many hard working Frome people who work in retail (independent as well as larger companies) will appreciate the suggestion that they do not have "proper jobs"!
I also find it odd that people think that sites near the fringes of town like this are more suitable for retail development than the town centre.
By MelanieD at 21:37 on 20/03/13
Reportwe don't need more shops we need more proper jobs. Turn it into offices or a factory. Supermarkets just move shop jobs from town and put the same people into their supermarket. We need jobs that produce services or make things and pay decent wages.
By friendoffrome at 19:00 on 20/03/13
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