B&NES Council is currently considering controversial plans to reduce the opening hours of the well-used tip at Old Welton, Wheeler’s Hill. As part of its budget planning for 2026-2027 the council is reviewing capacity and usage at its household waste recycling centres. The council is looking at a rotating closure of the Midsomer Norton site….
Couples planning their big day are invited to step inside one of Bath’s most iconic buildings next month as The Guildhall opens its doors for the much-anticipated annual wedding showcase. Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Registration team will host the showcase on Sunday 8 February, welcoming visitors to The Guildhall between 10am and 2pm….
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 7th February, 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…
Pupils from Peasedown St John Primary School took part in a special visit recently to Bristol Hindu Temple. One of the few Hindu Temples in the whole of the southwest of England, the temple opened in 1981 and sees regular crowds of people flocking to visit from across the UK. School Headteacher, Ruth Noall, said:…
Researchers at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting to the world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Recruitment is now underway to the Edmond J Safra Accelerating Clinical Trials for Parkinson’s Disease (EJS ACT-PD) trial. EJS ACT-PD is helping to accelerate the search…
The opening of a brand-new dental practice in Swindon has coincided with the news that thousands of extra appointments have been made available for people needing urgent help with their teeth. Abbey Meads Dental Practice, located in the north of the Wiltshire town, celebrated opening to patients on Friday 16 January, having first been visited…
A £55.6 million increase in capital investment is set to see the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority invest an unprecedented £416 million in the region in the 2026/27 financial year – a nine percent increase from the current year. This enhanced investment, to be considered at the Mayor and council leaders’ meeting on 30…
Designed to inform future policy and funding approaches with content curated for national policymakers, researchers, funders and community leaders, Local Trust is launching Learning from Big Local – a website that brings together 15 years of research, stories and learning from the Big Local programme, set up by The National Lottery Community Fund. The site,…
Bus fare offers such as the child fare cap, free travel for care leavers until they turn 25, and Kids Go Free are set to continue, to further embed sustainable travel choices for people and support families, in plans before the Mayor and council leaders at their next meeting on 30 January. These proposals follow the…
Plans for a landmark new food and essentials distribution hub are set to be approved by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority as part of a new regional partnership with Bristol Charities, to help provide support to more families across the West. The all-in-one site is likely to be a multimillion-pound warehouse space in…
