• County Council election results for Frome 2013

  By LoveFrome

  Update - turnout figures; Frome North = 39% (of 7132 = 2781 voters) Frome East = 27% (of 8561 =...

            

   

  By LoveFrome at 07:24 on 03/05/13

  

  Frome election results for the County Council 2013 Frome North PHRIPP, Sam Robin - Liberal Democrat 1047 Elected 37% JOHN, Peter Francis - Conservative 1002 36% HOWARD, Martin Alan - UK Independence Party 455 16%    RICHARDSON, Catherine - Labour 302 11% Frome East HORSFALL, Alvin John - Liberal Democrat 835 Elected 36% GODMAN, James - Conservative 582 25%    WHALE, Baz - UK Independence Party 543...

• County Council elections for Frome

  By LoveFrome

  If you're not sure of the policies of each party try this survey out, its rather good

            

   

  By Fromereporter at 14:28 on 19/04/13

  

  County Council Elections happen on 2nd May & you can find the County Council page about them here. You can download the list of candidates here & you can see the map showing boundaries on the second photo above. If you don't know which is your ward you can find out here - Find your electoral division Here are the nominees for the Frome area. Frome East LD: Alvin Horsfall Con: James Godman Labour: David Oakensen UKIP:...

• How is Mendip performing as a planning authority?

  By friendoffrome

  Quality not speed

            

   

  By Fred Bear at 11:37 on 24/04/13

  

  Best in the land or worst? What do you think? Mendip District Council had 478 minor applications to determine in the period 'Year ending December 2012' yet managed to make decisions within the target period (8 weeks) on just 20% of these, making them the worst performing planning authority in the whole country.  90% of these application were eventually approved. The average number of applications for the bottom ten performers...

• Frome presses Mendip District Council for firm decision on Super Market joint venture

  By Fromereporter

  Neil Howlett, President of Frome & District Chamber of Commerce says: "I'm asked almost every...

            

   

  By Fromereporter at 13:14 on 19/03/13

  

  Whilst every effort is being made to resume the Frome Super Market events from June this year, firm confirmation is still awaited from Mendip District Council that it supports the heads of terms proposed for a new joint venture to run the market but time is running out. Cllr Peter Macfadyen, Chair of the External Affairs Committee said, 'Let me say from the outset this is not about politics, it is about having a can do philosophy,...

• Frome Town Council to set 2013/14 budget

  By LoveFrome

  Hi Berty, I don't think you could get more than a glorified shed for £37,500! The Saxonvale...

            

   

  By Fromereporter at 06:00 on 30/01/13

  

  Frome Town Council meet at the Assembly Rooms (behind the Memorial Theatre) on 30th Jan at 7pm to set the budget for 2013/14. The Agenda Leaders report, including negotiations with Mendip DC on the New Homes Bonus & what proportion might come to Frome, meetings with various FTC officers, members & members of the public. Town Council office improvements, a detailed scheme has been prepared by architects Nugent Vallis...

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