Prominent members of the Shepton Mallet community have condemned isolated incidents of crime and praised their town for being an extremely safe place to live.
Concerns about potential drug dealing issues were raised when
Somerset Live reported Martin's newsagents was forced to close early recently because of a police warning.
The store returned to its usual closing time of 6pm on Monday (November 7) after local police officers apparently advised the staff to shut up half an hour early...
