Councillors from the new Independents for B&NES movement have strongly criticised council plans this week that will have a detrimental impact on businesses in the centre of Bath. In a move that that has been ferociously criticised by city centre businesses and waste collection contractors, from this September any business in the centre of Bath will only…
Bath & North East Somerset Council is proposing to make permanent a through traffic restriction in Sydney Road, Bath following a six-month experimental trial. The council has given formal notice of its intention to introduce a permanent Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) that would retain the restriction first installed as a trial in April 2024. The…
The RUH’s Art at the Heart team and Arcadis have been awarded a European Healthcare Design Award for the use of interior design, art and sculpture in the Dyson Cancer Centre. The prestigious award recognises projects that demonstrate exceptional skill in creating a compassionate healthcare environment, through the use of interior design and art. As…
Martial arts athletes from Jamie Woodlands Academy have been busy recently, competing on the National, European and World stages. Performing in various disciplines ranging from empty hand forms, weapons forms, Musical Weapons and both points and continuous style fighting, the team have been racking up wins right across the board. Training several days a week at…
New play equipment and a new entrance are among the first phase of major improvements to Alice Park play area in Bath that will begin on July 7 after £125,000 funding was secured by Alice Park Trust. The works being carried out by Bath & North East Somerset Council are expected to be completed by…
A magical new exhibition at Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery will showcase artworks by Jackie Morris and poems by Robert Macfarlane, from their best-selling book about nature, The Lost Spells. The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices will open on 18 July and run until 5 October 2025. A follow-up to critically acclaimed book The Lost Words, The Lost Spells invites…
The next multi-agency advice surgery and drop-in will be held in Peasedown St John during the first week of July. The event will be an opportunity for residents to meet community leaders and raise any concerns they have about local issues. As well as being able to meet their B&NES Councillors, Gavin Heathcote and Karen…
The NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is using this year’s Armed Forces Day to thank local military colleagues now working in the health service for their enormous contribution, as well as continued dedication, to public life. Many armed forces personnel, such as those who have served in the Royal Navy,…
We’re appealing for romantics who would love a free Regency-style wedding or vow renewal ceremony in Bath’s stunning Parade Gardens during the Jane Austen Festival in September. Couples who dream of saying “I do” or reaffirming their commitment in true period splendour, with all guests dressed in Regency costume, can enter our competition by declaring what their love story…
Ten young people in Bath and North East Somerset who may be vulnerable to child exploitation have created a sculpture for this year’s Glastonbury Festival and Keynsham Music Festival. The welded butterfly sculpture with a birdcage design is currently on display at Glastonbury and has been made possible by Arcadia Reach CIC and funding secured by Keynsham…
