A major milestone has been reached with the installation of the accessible footbridge at the new Bristol Brabazon railway station on the former Filton Airfield site. A 750-tonne all-terrain mobile crane lifted into place the nine pieces that make up the staircases and bridge deck over the Bank Holiday weekend. The structure of the two…
Ministers are set to consider plans for North Somerset to join the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA). Following a public consultation in which 56.7% of participants backed the idea, North Somerset Council voted to join WECA earlier this month. After the next meeting of the Mayor and council leaders on 5 June, West of England Mayor Helen Godwin and North Somerset Council Leader…
Hundreds of Blue Badges were checked by Bath & North East Somerset Council during a week of action targeting misuse and protecting disabled motorists. The council took part in a week-long campaign alongside 56 other councils, with the aim of removing as many misused Blue Badges as possible and making sure protected parking bays remain…
Bath & North East Somerset Council is inviting residents to comment on proposed changes to parking charges aimed at improving road safety, encouraging sustainable travel, and ensuring the financial sustainability of its parking services. The proposed changes put forward by the council includes: The public is being asked to have their say in the consultation,…
A new community energy survey is inviting residents in Peasedown, Wellow and Shoscombe to share their views on community-owned renewable energy ideas, including wind and solar. Part of the Energy in Your Community project, the survey supports local people to explore whether community-owned renewable energy could work in their area and what it could mean…
Community leaders and volunteers in Peasedown St John are celebrating this week after receiving the news that the village’s popular community library has received a much-needed funding boost. Peasedown Community Library, which is one of B&NES Council’s 11 community libraries across the district is run by local charity, the Peasedown Community Trust. With funds to…
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 6th June, 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….
Essential work to fix roads and improve walking, wheeling and cycling routes across Bath city centre is being carried out from the end of May onwards. Engineering works in Manvers Street will start from 26 May for six months, while works on walking, wheeling and cycling improvements in Bridge Street are set to start on the same date for…
Bath & North East Somerset Council is taking action to keep people safe on the Pulteney stretch of the River Avon in Bath by addressing unauthorised and dangerous mooring locations. Boat owners moored there will be supported to move their vessels by the middle of September this year as the moorings are not safe for…
The Chancellor and the Housing Secretary have backed plans for the country’s fastest-growing regional economy to soon become home to its first Mayoral Development Zone (MDZ), covering the West of England’s emerging new town: Brabazon and the West InnovationArc, in South Gloucestershire and north Bristol. Helen Godwin, Mayor of the West of England, set out…
