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PLANS to save a green space in Frome are taking steps forward.

Trainee gravediggers have horrified conservationists by digging a practice grave in parkland after mistaking it for a cemetery. Three trainee contractors were asked to dig a mock grave in a cemetery as part of their training. But instead of choosing a spot in Easthill Cemetery, they used their mechanical digger to excavate a huge pit in an adjacent field of ‘irreplaceable ecological value’. Easthill Field, in Frome, Somerset, is home to a myriad of wildlife including endangered dormice.  Trainee gravediggers mistakenly used a digger to excavate a hole in Easthill Field in Frome, Somerset...

Trainee gravediggers damage field after digging in wrong place in Frome It was blamed on a communication error 16:22, 2 FEB 2021 Updated Damage caused to the Easthill Field in Frome (Image: Friends of Easthill Field) GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and...

The Easthill Site In Frome. CREDIT: Bharati Pardhy. Free to use for all BBC wire partners. PLANS to build homes on a cherished green space in Frome will be put on hold for several months to allow more information about the site to be gathered. Mendip District Council’s cabinet voted in early-November to build more than 160 new homes across five sites in a partnership with Aster Housing – including up to 77 homes on the Easthill site in Frome. The council’s cabinet voted to “pause” the Easthill element of the plans on November 26 after its scrutiny board questioned how transp...