Bath MP Ben Howlett hosts high tech SETsquared event in Parliament
Ben Howlett, the MP for Bath, hosted some of the country’s most innovative new tech start-up businesses at a House of Commons reception for SETsquared, recently named the world’s number one university...
View ArticleBath businesses warned to prepare accounts on time to avoid penalties
Businesses are being warned by Bath-based accountants Milsted Langdon to prepare their company accounts on time as new data shows that businesses in the UK have already been fined more than £65 million...
View ArticleHistory to come alive for kids this February half term at Bath Abbey
During the February half term, Bath Abbey is running family friendly tours for children and the young at heart, giving them the chance to discover some of the fabulous stories and hidden treasures on...
View ArticleCouncil approves plans for enhanced stands at the Rec in Bath
Bath Rugby has received four-year planning consent for their stands at the Recreation Ground in Bath, including a new enhanced temporary West Stand and renewal of permissions for the North, East and...
View ArticleA46 closed in both directions following lorry crash and diesel spill
The A46 near Bath has been closed this morning after a lorry skidded on black ice on the road and crashed, blocking both directions and causing a diesel spillage across the carriageway. The incident...
View ArticleBath’s Carers’ Centre launches new local befriending initiative
One of the most common issues faced by carers today is loneliness and isolation, which is why the Carers’ Centre are launching a new telephone befriending programme for the Bath and North East Somerset...
View ArticleAdditional £930k transitional funding welcomed from Government
B&NES Council have said they are pleased that Government ministers have listened to local authorities and agreed to provide transitional funding for the next two years to assist with changes to...
View ArticleJust two weeks left to register to vote on how B&NES Council is run
Voters have less than two weeks left to register if they want to have their say on how Bath & North East Somerset Council is run, as on Thursday 10th March, residents across the area will go to the...
View ArticleAvon Fire & Rescue Service on the lookout for part-time firefighters
People living and working in Bath and the North Somerset area are being invited to give something positive back to the community by becoming part-time firefighters. Avon Fire & Rescue Service is...
View ArticleWessex Water installs solar panels to help power Clarverton Down offices
Wessex Water has begun powering their office at Claverton Down using renewable energy generated from sunlight, after more than 950 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels were recently been installed on the...
View ArticleMP welcomes news that Bath Magistrates’ Court has been saved
It has been announced that, following a long campaign by Ben Howlett, the Member of Parliament for Bath, the Bath Magistrates’ and County Court will be saved from closure. The Ministry of Justice...
View ArticleOver 70s urged to protect themselves against painful shingles infection
NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) are urging eligible people in Bath to get their shingles vaccine, as new national figures have shown a drop in vaccine coverage. From September 2015, the...
View ArticleAdditional £25k in funding earmarked to help tackle Bath gull menace
An additional £25,000 has been earmarked to expand the trial measures planned to help tackle the ongoing gull menace in Bath and North East Somerset, bringing the total funding for the new ‘Gull...
View ArticleAir ambulance paramedic set to run Bath Half Marathon in flight suit
Critical care paramedic James Yates, who works with the Great Western Air Ambulance, will be instantly recognisable when he pounds the streets of Bath for the half marathon, as he will be wearing his...
View ArticleBath students to help create the world’s biggest ‘Virtual’ tandem
As part of the company’s 25th anniversary celebrations, Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, is organising a large scale, mass participation cycling event in aid of Sport...
View ArticleRailway line between Bath and Bristol set to close for further work
Preparation work has been started by Network Rail in readiness for a full closure of the railway between Bath and Bristol, to allow for electrification work to continue between Saturday 2nd – Sunday...
View ArticleCampaign urges people to tell doctor if they notice blood in their pee
The NHS Be Clear on Cancer ‘Blood in Pee’ campaign has been launched, encouraging local people to go to their doctor if they notice blood in their pee as it could be a sign of bladder or kidney cancer....
View ArticleCouncil approves budget to ‘increase efficiency’ and ‘protect services’
Bath and North East Somerset Council has approved Conservative budget plans to increase efficiency, protect frontline services and keep Council Tax as low as possible, although it has faced criticism...
View ArticleNewbridge Hill to close for surface improvements later this month
Newbridge Hill in Bath is set to be closed for a week later this month to allow for surface improvement works to be carried out by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s contractor Skanska. The...
View ArticleYoung college chefs battle it out in the kitchen to prove their talent
Young chefs have battled it out in the kitchen to prove their talent and become the winner of Bath College’s Chef v Chef Competition, giving students and chefs the chance to test themselves in a...
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