Daisy Steel reflects on a whirlwind September, the approach of a difficult October, and how grief, friendship and unexpected connections remind us of the importance of taking life one day at a time.

Somerset Council has named Newcore Capital as its preferred bidder for Saxonvale. We report from a packed Frome Town Hall as Mayday supporters react to the decision and consider what happens next.

Mayday Saxonvale’s community bid to purchase the Saxonvale site has been unsuccessful, in a major development in the long-running future of the Frome town-centre site.

With a guitar, a songbook and a collection bucket, Frome Local Legend Paul Kirtley has helped raise more than £40,000 for charity. Daisy Steel discovers the story behind his extraordinary fundraising.