Midsomer Norton Care Home Donates Over £1,000 to Time is Precious Charity
Somer Valley House care home in Midsomer Norton has presented a donation of over £1,000 to local charity, Time is Precious. The money was raised over the festive period. Based in Midsomer Norton, Time is Precious is dedicated to improving the hospital experience for children and their families, particularly through enhancing facilities at the Royal…
Council welcomes new £1.7m funding for Fashion Museum Bath and Milsom Quarter
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s plans to develop Fashion Museum Bath have taken a step forward with £1.745m grant funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. Fashion Museum Bath is a key part of the council’s regeneration plans to reimagine central Bath to create a destination for fashion and culture. It will be a…
Explore the Collection: Fashion Museum Bath Opens Up Its Collection with New Digital Prototype
Fashion Museum Bath has today unveiled Explore the Collection: a prototype of a new online catalogue that offers digital access to one of the UK’s most important contemporary fashion collections. View the prototype online catalogue: https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/explore-collection – Through Explore the Collection users can delve into stories about more than 500 pieces from the Museum’s renowned Dress of the Year collection…
Reduced Opening Hours at Midsomer Norton tip?
B&NES Council is currently considering controversial plans to reduce the opening hours of the well-used tip at Old Welton, Wheeler’s Hill. As part of its budget planning for 2026-2027 the council is reviewing capacity and usage at its household waste recycling centres. The council is looking at a rotating closure of the Midsomer Norton site….
Find inspiration for the perfect “I do” at Bath Guildhall’s annual wedding showcase
Couples planning their big day are invited to step inside one of Bath’s most iconic buildings next month as The Guildhall opens its doors for the much-anticipated annual wedding showcase. Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Registration team will host the showcase on Sunday 8 February, welcoming visitors to The Guildhall between 10am and 2pm….
Meet Your Councillors in Peasedown St John at Monthly Advice Surgery
The Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote (Independents), will be holding their next Advice Surgery on Saturday 7th February, at Peasedown St John Community Library, located in The Hive Community Centre. It will be an opportunity for residents to discuss issues and any concerns they have…
LETTER – B&NES Council to Reduce Opening Hours at Recycling Centres – 28th January 2026
Dear Editor, With the news of the reduction in hours of the recycling centres at Midsomer Norton and Bath this has led me to question what do we pay council tax for? For the vast majority of B&NES residents rubbish collection and disposal is the main form of interaction they may have with their local…
LETTER: Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day – 27th January 2026
Dear Editor, Tuesday 27th January commemorates International Holocaust Memorial Day. This year marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, the largest Nazi death camp, by Allied forces in January 1945 towards the end of the Second World War. The Holocaust, one of the deadliest and most vicious acts in modern history…
Peasedown Primary School pupils take part in special visit to Bristol Hindu Temple
Pupils from Peasedown St John Primary School took part in a special visit recently to Bristol Hindu Temple. One of the few Hindu Temples in the whole of the southwest of England, the temple opened in 1981 and sees regular crowds of people flocking to visit from across the UK. School Headteacher, Ruth Noall, said:…
RUH supports world’s largest-ever Parkinson’s disease research study
Researchers at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting to the world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Recruitment is now underway to the Edmond J Safra Accelerating Clinical Trials for Parkinson’s Disease (EJS ACT-PD) trial. EJS ACT-PD is helping to accelerate the search…
