New volunteering opportunities at Peasedown Community Library
Peasedown St John’s Community Library has launched a recruitment campaign to sign-up more volunteers. The library, which has seen a huge growth in service users over the last 12 months, is part of B&NES Council’s network of community services. Peasedown St John Councillor, Cllr Karen Walker, is the Operations Manager at the Library. She said:…
Exciting new play area for Keynsham Memorial Park
Children and families in Keynsham are set to enjoy a fantastic new play area at the Memorial Park with works expected to begin in mid-September. A final design has been agreed for the upper play area, which will be transformed with modern, safe equipment for children of all ages and abilities. This includes the first…
Celebrating Midsomer Norton’s History – Primitive Methodist Church, Welton
One of our aims at the Radstock Times is to celebrate local history. Which part of our town’s history are you most proud of? Do you have any old photos you’d like to show us? Send us a copy and we’ll publish it here online. PHOTO: Thanks to John for sending us this photo. It…
Next stop, better buses: more bus improvements for the West
A raft of improvements to bus services in the West of England is set to be introduced,after feedback from thousands of residents across the region who responded to the Next stop, better buses survey. Following on from a multi-million-poundinvestment in a range of new bus services across the region, including anew hourly service connecting Cam and Chew Valleys to…
Royal Victoria Park Pond restoration reaches new milestone
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s aim to restore a long-term water supply and increase biodiversity for the ponds in Royal Victoria Park in Bath is continuing, with silt removal to begin in the early autumn. The first phase of the project to estimate the amount of water needed to keep the ponds full throughout…
Investigation Report Described Midsomer Norton Town Council Culture as “Toxic”
An investigation into Midsomer Norton Town Council has returned to public attention following a recent article in the Midsomer Norton and Radstock Journal. The article referred to the report when discussing the Town Council’s decision to end funding for Midsomer Norton Community Trust in February. Following complaints, the Journal published a correction: “Our recent report…
New funding to help vulnerable young people into meaningful work experience
From September, young people outside mainstream education who attend Alternative Provision establishmentswill benefit from more tailored work experience opportunities, after the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority secured £102,600 from The Careers & Enterprise Company in their Aspiring Pathways initiative. The investment follows a year-long pilot of the equalex framework by the West of England…
New record: Kids Go Free’s first week of summer
The first week of the hugely popular Kids Go Free scheme in the West of England this summer saw over 156,000 free bus journeys taken by children, marking another yearly increase in under-16s using the bus compared to when the scheme first began. Between Saturday 18 July and Friday 24 July this year, there were…
Council calls for swift action on new central Post Office for Bath
Councillor Kevin Guy, Leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council, has this week met with the Post Office to discuss how soon a central branch can return to Bath after the company closes the existing Union Street branch on September 1. The council called the meeting, which was also attended by senior council officers…
More than 200 former pupils return to Culverhay before demolition and creation of a new SEND school
More than 200 former pupils, teachers and members of staff will return to Culverhay School this summer to take one last look around the site where generations of Bath residents learned, worked and made lifelong memories. Over two days, Bath & North East Council staff will lead guided tours giving people the chance to walk…
