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…
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….
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…
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…
A Bath and North East Somerset based organisation has renewed its call on the government to make Holocaust Denial a crime in the UK. This is in response to the heightened increase in antisemitic hate crimes and violence against Jews, both here in the UK and around the world. Denial of the Holocaust is currently…
Dear Editor, Through your letters’ page we’d like to thank everyone who has been in touch with us this Summer with their concerns about the closure of NatWest bank in Midsomer Norton. It’s been one of the top issues that Peasedown St John residents have contacted us about. Keeping bank branches open and banking services…
