Fierce competition expected at world final of Red Bull Uni 7s in Bath this...
This weekend sees the return of the best seven universities in the world battle it out at Red Bull Uni 7s, a rugby sevens competition like no other, hosted by the University of Bath. The weekend will...
View ArticleInnovative technology used to extend CCTV network across the centre of Bath
Bath & North East Somerset Council has used innovative technology to extend and upgrade its extensive CCTV network, enabling better monitoring of public spaces. The CCTV cameras on the public space...
View ArticleLeader of B&NES Council confirms Vegmead in Hedgemead Park will be saved
During the full B&NES Council meeting last Thursday at the Guildhall in Bath, Councillor Tim Warren confirmed that the Vegmead site will be staying at its current location in Hedgemead Park. The...
View ArticleSt Saviour’s Church in Larkhall offically opens new four room Community Hub
St Saviour’s Church in Bath has completed their ambitious building project to create a ‘Community Hub’, with four rooms on offer to the wider community from across the city. The centre was opened by...
View ArticleFreshers across Bath reminded to get jab against meningitis and septicaemia
Those going to university or college this month are being encouraged to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease after recent figures showed less than a quarter of young people across the area have...
View ArticleMayor of Bath urges local residents to help change lives at Macmillan coffee...
Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is taking place on Friday 30th September, and with just weeks to go, The Right Worshipful The Mayor of Bath Councillor Paul Crossley is urging...
View ArticleBath College set to launch new business academy to help boost local economy
Bath College is launching a new business academy in a bid to give students valuable industry experience at top companies across the South West. Over 30 companies have been invited to attend the launch...
View ArticleBath Hospital Radio set to hold open day in October to help recruit new...
Members of the public and staff at the Royal United Hospital in Bath are being invited to take a look behind the scenes of the hospital’s radio station when it holds a special open day on Saturday 1st...
View ArticleSecretary of State for Work and Pensions visits Bath’s Job Centre for Q&A...
Ben Howlett, the MP for Bath, and the Rt Hon Damian Green MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, visited the Job Centre in Bath yesterday to meet with staff and have a Q&A. Both Ben and the...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday bus to visit Bath as part of nationwide campaign tour
Small Business Saturday UK, the annual campaign that puts small, independent businesses in communities across the country in the national spotlight, has announced that Bath will be one of the stops...
View ArticleLocal residents invited along to the Royal United Hospital’s Annual General...
Members of the public are invited to The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), being held on Wednesday 28th September at the Assembly Rooms in Bath. The AGM...
View ArticleOne of the last surviving cars built in Bath during the 1920s to be sold at...
One of the last surviving Horstman cars, the only make of car to be built in Bath, will be going up for sale this October at an auction in Chippenham. PD 5555, a 1923 Horstman four-seat tourer, is one...
View ArticleWessex Water lodge ‘flushable’ wet wipes complaint with Advertising Standards...
Parents, environmental groups and water companies including Wessex Water have gone to war against the makers of so called “flushable” wet wipes, which are clogging up Bath’s toilets, drains and sewers....
View ArticleCommunity invited to Keynsham Area Forum to hear about refuse collection changes
The next Keynsham Area Forum meeting takes place on Wednesday 28th September at 6pm, in the Community Space at Market Walk in Keynsham. The meeting is open to the public, and is divided into formal and...
View ArticlePublic transport improvements continue in Peasedown with recycled bus shelter
Following a year of campaigning for public transport improvements in Peasedown St John, more bus passengers living in the village can now wait ‘under cover’ thanks to the installation of an additional...
View ArticleSmoking rates in the South West lowest ever on record as Stoptober returns
Smokers across the South West are being urged to take part in Stoptober, the mass quitting challenge from Public Health England starting on 1st October, and join the nearly 15 million people across the...
View ArticleChief Constable Andy Marsh pledges to improve police response to burglaries
Avon and Somerset Police’s Chief Constable Andy Marsh has pledged to improve the Force’s detection and response to dwelling burglaries across the area. Yesterday the Police and Crime Panel heard that...
View Article£5000 of Loan Shark cash on offer to community projects across the Bath area
The Illegal Money Lending Team, who investigate and prosecute loan sharks, are putting forward multiple pots of £5000 of Proceeds of Crime Money to help subsidise community projects that assist in...
View ArticleBath landlords given reminder on responsibilities of gas safety for their...
Landlords across the Bath area have been given an annual reminder of their responsibilities when it comes to ensuring the gas safety of tenanted properties. Gas Safety Week, which is running from 19th...
View ArticleChance to help ‘brighten lives’ by volunteering at Children’s Hospice shop in...
When you volunteer at the Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) shop in Oldfield Park, Bath, you’ll be helping to brighten the lives of life-limited children from the area who are supported by CHSW’s...
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