Owners of listed buildings across Bath & North East Somerset can benefit from the expansion of an integrated energy advice and planning service that makes it easier to plan and carry out sensitive improvements to historic homes. Bath & North East Somerset Council is working in partnership with Bath and West Community Energy (BWCE) to…
The Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker (Independents), will be holding a Street Surgery in the village on Wednesday 13th May. Each month over the next year the councillors will be visiting every street to meet residents, hear any concerns and to find out about what issues…
Children at Peasedown St John Primary School have taken a break from their usual timetable to partake in a special week dedicated to ‘CARE’. Three times a year, the whole school dedicates an entire week to enhanced enrichment activities from sports to exploring the great outdoors, and from reading to school trips, all designed to…
A popular Peasedown St John church service which was launched in 2006 to make church ‘more appealing’ is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week. Soul Food, a family friendly Sunday afternoon get-together with modern worship songs and an informal feel, was the brainchild of local vicar Revd Matthew Street. Every Sunday, without fail, church goers…
The West of England’s efforts to bang the drum for investment will step up next month at a major investment conference: the UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds. Led by Mayor Helen Godwin, a West Country delegation including dozens of business leaders will showcase our part of the world and make the case for further…
Roman games, hidden flower hunts and even a goddess beside the Great Bath await families at The Roman Baths this May half term. From 23–31 May, the world‑famous site bursts into bloom with Mission Floralia, a brand new, hands‑on family experience inspired by the Roman festival of Floralia, which celebrated flowers, crops, and new life. Children…
Bath and North East Somerset schools are taking positive action to promote race equality, tackle racism and make sure all children feel safe, welcome and included. A new Race Equality Charter Toolkit, designed with Black and Minority Ethnic young people in the area, supports schools to look at how race and racism affect their school,…
Bath & North East Somerset Council has published the findings of two informal consultations on proposed changes to on-street parking arrangements in Lambridge. The consultations were carried out in the autumn following requests from residents. The council invited views on proposals for a new residents’ parking zone (RPZ) in Lambridge, and an extension of the existing Walcot…
All families in Bath and North East Somerset who applied on time for their child to begin primary school have been offered a place today, with more than nine in ten families offered their first preference. Of the 1,639 applications received, 98.8% received one of their overall preferences with 94.2% – or 1,544 pupils –…
Brabazon is to become part of the metrobus network as the m4 launches a change in route which will take passengers straight into the new neighbourhood from today (Thursday, 16 April). It means residents living in the town, which was namedas one of the government’s potential new towns last month, now have a direct bus link for the first time connecting them to Bristol…
