A new teaching programme in a group of rural churches has been put together to encourage parishioners to think about the significance of animals in the Bible, and what the stories about them can teach us in 2026. Churches in Peasedown St John, Foxcote, Shoscombe and Wellow over the next year will look at the…
A dozen community pharmacies across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are to remain open on Christmas Day this year, meaning people living in every part of the region should be able to access in-person help for minor illness and injury. Community pharmacies do much more than just handle prescriptions, with the 12…
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 3rd January, 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 about the community….
Councillors are being asked to decide on whether to make an experimental traffic restriction in central Bath permanent. A report has been published detailing the outcomes of the trial scheme in the Lower Lansdown and The Circus Liveable Neighbourhood (LN) area. In it Bath & North East Somerset Cabinet Members Councillor Joel Hirst, Cabinet Member…
Work to support Twerton and Whiteway ward communities to benefit from £20 million Government Pride of Place money will take significant steps forward in the New Year. Pride in Place funding aims to help communities make long-term improvements that residents want through community-led Neighbourhood Boards. Government guidance says the boards must be made up of…
People living in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who find the sometimes-overwhelming nature of the festive season hard to bear are being reassured that rapid help is available, and it’s only a telephone call away. For many, the Christmas and New Year period can be difficult, with feelings of stress, loneliness and…
Bath & North East Somerset Council is consulting on draft spending proposals for 2026/27, including ways to invest in care, generate income, make savings and balance its budget to deliver services for residents. The council faces significant financial pressures due to increasing demand and costs in adult and children’s care as well as uncertainty because…
Five consecutive days of strike action planned for later this month has prompted the already-busy NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to issue an urgent plea for public support. Resident doctors at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, the Great Western Hospital in Swindon and Salisbury District Hospital, along with their…
The maternity team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) has once again been recognised for delivering supportive and respectful care, following the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) 2025 Maternity Survey. Feedback from women and birthing people who gave birth at the RUH earlier this year shows the Trust performing…
Families can ease the pressure on the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire this festive season by helping when friends and relatives are well enough to leave hospital. With this year’s Christmas and new year period being preceded by industrial action, the region’s hospitals are calling for additional support as they…
