A new Indian restaurant has opened in the village of Peasedown St John, serving authentic Indian food with traditional recipes, aromatic spices and freshly prepared dishes that have already become a big hit with the local community. Manager Anik Saha and his team opened The Curry House last month in a bid to provide a service that…
Midsomer Norton will host a national minigolf tournament next month when the British Minigolf Grand Prix comes to Dynamite Adventure Golf. The competition will take place on Sunday 6 September 2026 at the 18-hole adventure golf course at Dragonfly Leisure in Gullock Tyning. It will be the first time Dynamite Adventure Golf has hosted an event on the British…
Plans to create a new home for Fashion Museum Bath have received a major boost after Bath & North East Somerset Council secured a £7.2 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The funding will support the transformation of the former Old Post Office in Bath city centre into a new museum expected to…
Residents living along a well-used and busy road connecting Midsomer Norton with Radstock, Peasedown St John and Bath have welcomed the news that a new bus service is being introduced in their street. Radstock Road, which sits on the A362, is one of the busiest commuter routes around the district with thousands of vehicles travelling…
Sad news has been released this week as one of Midsomer Norton’s best-loved independent sandwich shops is set to close its doors for the final time this month, bringing to an end 14 years of serving the local community. Pure Taste announced what they call a “difficult decision” to close in a heartfelt message to…
One of Bath & North East Somerset’s most senior councillors is calling on the government to do more to support local families by cutting VAT on motor fuel. Cllr Karen Walker, a former two-time Chairwoman of the local authority, has formally requested that the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet write to the Minister…
Local employers, business leaders and organisations are being invited to take part in Peasedown St John’s first ever Job Fair later this year. To be held at the village’s local primary school, hundreds of job seekers and potential employees are expected to attend the event. One of the organisers is village councillor, Cllr Karen Walker…
A new campaign has been launched to encourage more people to support Midsomer Norton’s High Street and other local, independent businesses. Set up by Nathan Hartley, Project Manager at Midsomer Norton Community Connectors, the campaign will shed a special light on local entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders over the next six months. Nathan said: “Midsomer…
Social housing provider Curo has awarded a grant of £1,000 to Peasedown St John based local charity – the Peasedown Community Trust. Curo is Bath and North East Somerset’s biggest provider of social housing and manages 13,000 properties across the Southwest of England, many of which are in Peasedown St John. Just recently, Neil Rogers,…
A special meeting has been held on the Bath Business Park (Peasedown St John) to discuss a huge range of issues from parking to public transport. Representatives from almost 20 organisations attended, all with the aim of coming up with a range of solutions to address the ongoing concerns that business leaders have raised with…
