An appeal has been launched for tree planting sites to be made available to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day next January. Coordinated by the B&NES Faith Foundation, events are expected to be held across the district with a range of organisations involved. Director of the Faith Foundation, Nathan Hartley, said: “As we approach the 81st anniversary…
Children at Peasedown St John Primary School were treated to a special afternoon recently when representatives from the RSPCA visited their school. The staff led interactive sessions with pupils from Year 5 and Year 6. School Headteacher, Ruth Noall, said: “We’re very grateful to the RSPCA, one of the most respectable and well-established animal welfare…
Councillors in Peasedown St John have written to the leadership at Bath & North East Somerset Council – asking for traffic calming measures to be installed in one of the village’s most well-used streets. A community-wide survey carried out by Independent Councillors Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote earlier this year discovered that residents want to…
A new community magazine has been launched to keep people updated and informed about what’s going on at their local churches. ‘This is Us’ is a new publication produced by the St J’s Group – the group of Anglican churches comprising St John’s Peasedown, St Julian’s Wellow, St James’ Foxcote and St Julian’s Shoscombe. Celebrating…
Veterans, members of the Armed Forces, The Royal British Legion, the Mayor of Bath, council, community and faith leaders, together with members of the public, paid their respects at Remembrance Sunday ceremonies across Bath & North East Somerset. Many are pictured here at the War Memorial in Bath where wreaths were laid.
As resident doctors across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire plan for industrial action, patients and the public are being reassured that help will remain available for those in need, but that disruption to normal service is likely. The latest round of strikes by junior doctors, including many working at the Royal United…
From today, parents of babies who are receiving care on the neonatal unit at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust will be able to register their baby’s birth at the hospital. This means they don’t need to travel off site and leave their babies to visit a register office. The first babies…
Staff at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust have conjured up a frightfully fun Halloween display to celebrate National Casting Day on 6 November. National Casting Day is an annual initiative that shines a spotlight on the incredible skills and services provided by those who work in fracture clinics and cast rooms….
Two crossings to make walking, wheeling and cycling safer and more accessible for children have been completed in the south of Bath. Children from Ralph Allen School joined deputy head teacher Seb Witts and Cabinet Member for Sustainable Transport Delivery Lucy Hodge at the recently completed crossing outside of the school. Work has also been…
Bath & North East Somerset Council has been recognised for excellence across a range of services, following an independent review by the Local Government Association (LGA). The LGA’s Corporate Peer Challenge, which involved senior councillors and officers from across the country, highlighted the council’s strong leadership, outward-looking approach, and commitment to improving people’s lives. The…
