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Cobblers celebrate with llama Hattie

Thursday, August 26, 2010

A llama named Hattie caused a stir in Shepton Mallet when she attended a special birthday party held in the town's High Street. Shepton Cobblers were...

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Photograph from the glory days

Thursday, August 26, 2010

As Shepton Mallet Football Club members and supporters gear up for the official opening celebrations of their new grandstand in memory of popular...

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Man had three pints and crashed his car

Thursday, August 26, 2010

A 22-year-old man from East Cranmore who admitted being nearly twice the legal drink-drive limit has been banned from driving for 12 months. Kye Silk,...

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Students join 'A-team'

Thursday, August 26, 2010

It has been an outstanding year for A-level results at Sexey's School, Bruton, with 57 per cent of students achieving A and B grades and an average...

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Missing honeymoon painting handed in

Thursday, August 26, 2010

The missing painting of Louise and Mark Smith's wedding and honeymoon destination – featured on the front page of the Journal – has been...

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Head hails efforts of students

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Kings School in Bruton has achieved its best A-level results in recent memory. Sixteen pupils achieved straight A grades, with four of these pupils...

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Sarah is getting a real kick out of her new slimline self

Saturday, August 21, 2010

In a world of couch potatoes and telly addiction a Shepton Mallet teenager is setting a great example to her peers. Fourteen-year-old Sarah Wellman,...

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Everything rural from cows to craftworks

Thursday, August 19, 2010

The region's best livestock were on parade at the 158th Mid Somerset Show, with hundreds of horses, cattle, sheep and pigs competing in various...

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On the road back to the Swinging Sixties

Thursday, August 19, 2010

The Swinging Sixties returned to mid-Somerset as the BBC cameras rolled into the penultimate period of their High Street shopping series. Last week...

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Toilet vandals causing a stink

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Long-suffering contractors at Shepton Mallet's Collett Park are calling for the public toilets there to be closed at 4.30pm each day in the wake of...

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