Four Frome councillors have secured a scrutiny hearing into Somerset Council's decision to sell Saxonvale to Newcore Capital. The meeting takes place on Wednesday 14 October at 10am, with questions raised over funding, the bidding process and governance.

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.

Founder Andy Harding shares the vision behind Communa, Frome's newest community hub, bringing together food, creativity, wellbeing, co-working and community under one roof, with exciting plans still to come.

More than 1,000 people have invested over £811,000 in Mayday Saxonvale's community share offer as Frome comes together to support the bid for the town's biggest regeneration site.

Mayday Saxonvale has raised more than £715,000 as the deadline to bid for the Frome regeneration site approaches, with community support continuing to grow.