Green Flags for excellence are proudly flying once more in seven of Bath’s stunning parks and green spaces. Alexandra Park again joins Haycombe Cemetery, Bloomfield Green, Hedgemead Park, Henrietta Park, Royal Victoria Park and Sydney Gardens in receiving the internationally recognised Green Flag Award standard. The seven green spaces have received the much-coveted award for quality multiple…
A new Indian restaurant has opened in the village of Peasedown St John, serving authentic Indian food with traditional recipes, aromatic spices and freshly prepared dishes that have already become a big hit with the local community. Manager Anik Saha and his team opened The Curry House last month in a bid to provide a service that…
New grants, backed by the Mayor of the West of England, are available until the end of this month to support organisations in the West with energy efficiency, helping people stay cool and reducing the pollution that contributes to climate change and more extremeweather. As the country endures record-breaking temperatures, including the fifth heat wave…
Residents in Bath and North East Somerset are being asked for their views on plans to take stronger action against poor housing conditions and rogue landlords. Bath & North East Somerset Council is seeking to improve housing for renters and is consulting on an updated housing policy to find out the best way to achieve…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
