Conservative Tim Bowles elected as Mayor of West of England Combined Authority
Conservative candidate Tim Bowles has been elected as Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority, following yesterday’s election across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South...
View ArticleMaeve England set to chair Bath Business Improvement District (BID) board
Maeve England of Mogers Drewett has been appointed as the new Chair of the Bath Business Improvement District (BID) board, replacing Nigel Huxley of Waitrose who is stepping down to pursue a new...
View Article23% increase in knife crime sees new campaign launched to help save lives
Avon and Somerset Police are taking part in an operation to reduce knife crime, with Operation Sceptre involving a range of different tactics including test purchase exercises, surrender bins, targeted...
View ArticleCouncillor Joe Rayment chosen to run as the Labour election candidate for Bath
Councillor Joe Rayment will be running as the Labour candidate for Bath in the upcoming general election on 8th June, after being elected for the Twerton ward in 2015. Since being elected, Mr Rayment...
View ArticleCuro’s South Bath Transport Options consultation paused due to general election
Curo’s ongoing South Bath Transport Options public consultation has been temporarily paused due to the recent decision by the prime minister Theresa May to hold a general election in early June. In a...
View ArticleGreat Western Air Ambulance hoping to trace people they’ve helped across B&NES
The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity is hoping to trace some of the people across Bath & North East Somerset that it has helped, so they can get in touch and invite them to meet the team and...
View ArticleBath College working to minimise job losses following redundancy announcement
Bath College has said it is working with unions to look at ways to minimise job losses after announcing proposals for compulsory redundancies on Tuesday, due to government funding cuts. The college,...
View ArticleHelp sought to locate missing vulnerable teenager who may be in the Bath area
Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for help from the public to find a vulnerable teenager from Bristol who is thought to be somewhere in the Bath area. 15-year-old Antonio Mitchell was last seen in...
View ArticleCommunity festival celebrating 50th year of University of Bath draws...
Around 8,000 people celebrated the University of Bath’s 50th year with a free community festival on the Claverton Down campus on Saturday, 6 May. Crowds could explore three zones; active, creative...
View ArticleNumber of improvements completed at Hedgemead Park thanks to Parks Team
A number of improvements to Bath’s Hedgemead Park have now been completed by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Parks Team. The bandstand has been repaired and repainted, with work now complete....
View ArticleBen Howlett comes out against proposed cable car linking city centre and Foxhill
Ben Howlett, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Bath, has come out against the proposed cable car from Bath’s city centre to Mulberry Park in Foxhill. Mr Howlett says he has received a huge...
View ArticleSouthGate’s popular umbrella street installation set to return for a second year
A thousand umbrellas will be suspended in the air above shoppers, as SouthGate brings back its popular Umbrella Street spectacle for a second year. Work is due to complete this week (8th May) to...
View ArticleCCTV footage released of man police want to speak to following sexual assault
Avon and Somerset Police have released CCTV footage of a man they’d like to identify following a serious sexual assault in Bath last month. The victim was attacked by a man on Victoria Bridge Road at...
View ArticleSearch begins in Peasedown to find 7th Sara Holley Community Award winner
Nominations have opened in Peasedown St John for the village’s Sara Holley Community Award, launched six years ago in memory of one of its most popular residents. In April 2011 Sara Holley, who was...
View ArticleNational Lottery funded workshops help people with mental health problems in...
Art workshops at the Holburne Museum in Bath are helping to improve the lives of local people with mental health problems, thanks to National Lottery players. The Holburne Museum’s ‘Pathways to...
View ArticleNew Mayor of the West of England Tim Bowles sworn in following last week’s...
The new Mayor of the West of England, Tim Bowles, was officially sworn into office yesterday, Monday 8th May in Bristol, and has said the region can now be more ambitious with new powers and funding...
View ArticleSpanish TV chef Omar Allibhoy set to open Tapas Revolution in Bath’s SouthGate
Spanish TV chef Omar Allibhoy is set to bring a taste of Spain to Bath next month with his seventh tapas bar opening, Tapas Revolution in SouthGate. Dubbed the ‘Antonio Banderas of cooking’ by Gordon...
View Article26-year-old wanted in connection with ongoing human trafficking inquiry in Bath
Avon and Somerset Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a 26-year-old man wanted in connection with a human trafficking inquiry involving nail bars across the country, including in Bath....
View ArticleFamilies offered the chance to ride Tour Series circuit in Bath on...
Local families are being offered a unique opportunity to cycle The Tour Series circuit on traffic-free roads in Bath city centre on Saturday 20th May. Later that day, Bath will host the first ever...
View ArticleCouncillors’ campaign sees Peasedown footpaths receive £12,000 makeover
Several streets in Peasedown St John have had their pavements resurfaced, thanks to a campaign led by the village’s Bath and North East Somerset Councillors. Independent Councillors Karen Walker and...
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