Bath City Forum set to meet for a third time at community venue
Southdown Church Centre in Mount Road is set to host the third meeting of the Bath City Forum on Tuesday 26th April, with elected councillors and co-opted members coming together in a community venue...
View ArticleLocals urged to use the right service during the junior doctors’ strike
Robust plans are in place in Bath and North East Somerset to ensure patients are safely cared for during the industrial action by junior doctors on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th April. Urgent and...
View ArticleNew partnership announced for development of Bath Quays South
B&NES Council says it is delighted to announce that it will be entering into a partnership agreement with two companies to regenerate the derelict buildings at Newark Works, on the south side of...
View ArticleCouncil to take zero tolerance approach in enforcing A-board policy
A zero tolerance approach has been adopted in the enforcement of the Council’s A-board policy, that will support businesses while keeping streets in the Bath and North East Somerset safe and free from...
View ArticleCommunity remembers 417 killed during devastating 1942 Bath Blitz
Local residents yesterday gathered near Royal Victoria Park in Bath to remember those killed in the devastating bombing suffered during the blitz of the city by German airmen back in 1942. The bombing...
View ArticleB&NES Council prosecutes six offenders for disabled blue badge fraud
Bath & North East Somerset Council has secured six successful prosecutions in its fight against disabled blue badge fraud, with the offenders ordered to pay a total of over £6k in fines, costs and...
View ArticleLocal students invited to take part in Bath College’s taster sessions
Students with a passion for creative media and product design are being invited to Bath College to take part in practical taster sessions later this week and next month. Tutors are organising a...
View ArticleWithy King’s 230 mile Bath to Paris charity cycle ride raises over £5.5k
A team of 19 cyclists from law firm Withy King has cycled 230 miles from Bath to Paris in just three days, accompanied by two support crew, raising more than £5,500 for charity. The ride followed hot...
View ArticleRUH Environment Champions in the running for NHS Sustainability award
Staff at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust are hopeful that their hard work to reduce the hospital’s carbon footprint will earn them an award at the NHS Sustainability Awards this...
View ArticleReports outlining options to tackle congestion in Bath to be presented
Two reports setting out options on how to improve transport and tackle congestion in Bath are to be presented to Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Cabinet in May. It is widely accepted that the...
View ArticleCouncil sets out plans to increase capacity across local primary schools
Bath & North East Somerset Council has published plans to increase Primary School provision across the area, with an investment of more than £7 million expected over the next year. To ensure the...
View ArticleBath MP calls for one off catch-up campaign for Meningitis B vaccine
Ben Howlett, the Member of Parliament for Bath and member of the Petitions Select Committee, recently led the debate on an e-petition relating to the Meningitis B vaccine. The petition received over...
View ArticleLocal young people invited to Curo’s upcoming Open Music Studio event
Young people are being given the chance to create beats, record vocals and learn music production techniques at an open studio event on Thursday 28th April at the Bath Foyer. The event is part of...
View ArticleGreat British Bake Off star urges people in Bath to get baking to beat MS
Great British Bake Off finalist Kimberley Wilson is urging people in Bath to raise ‘lots of dough’ for the MS Society by getting involved in Cake Break on 20th May, a mouth-watering event aiming to...
View ArticleChance for locals to see plans to re-open Bath’s historic Cleveland Pools
Former swimmers and interested locals will have their first opportunity to view the exciting design for the renovation and future use of the historic open air Cleveland Pools, when plans go on public...
View ArticleLocal voters urged to have their say in the upcoming PCC election
Registered voters are being encouraged to have their say in the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election on Thursday 5th May, 2016. Councils are urging locals who are on the...
View ArticlePeasedown St John community invited to village’s next big breakfast
People living in Peasedown St John and the surrounding area are being invited to the village’s next big community breakfast, hosted by the Residents’ Association which was set up in 2013. B&NES...
View ArticleGLL backs Bath & North East Somerset sporting talent to Rio and beyond
Fifteen athletes from across Bath & North East Somerset will benefit from a UK wide £1,200,000 fund, thanks to charitable social enterprise GLL. The athletes will be supported through the GLL Sport...
View ArticleBath paediatric consultant gears up for £150,000 charity challenge
Local paediatric consultant Andrew Tometzki is gearing up for the cycling challenge of a lifetime to help raise £150,000 for Bristol’s local hospital charity, Above & Beyond. The Bristol to Paris...
View ArticlePM David Cameron agrees to look into building an A36/46 Link Road
Ben Howlett, the Member of Parliament for Bath, has asked the Prime Minister David Cameron to look into building the much needed link road between the A36 and A46 to the East of Bath. Speaking in the...
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