Reuse and repair shop awarded £11,000 for upgrade

A "share and repair" project has been awarded £11,000 to help encourage more people to reduce, reuse and recycle.

The funding, provided by the Somerset Community Foundation, will go towards a shop refit and upgrade at the Ilminster Share and Repair Project.

Since launching in 2022, the Somerset project said it had completed more than 1,700 repairs for about 670 customers.

Sarah Hunt, director of Green Ilminster, said the grant will enable them to make "a real difference to people's lives and to the planet".