Bath & North East Somerset Council is stepping up action to prepare its services for the growing impacts of climate change and help prevent impacts on communities. Recent periods of extreme heat and storms have reinforced the urgency to act faster and strengthen resilience with extreme weather no longer rare. A Climate Resilient Council…
Hundreds more young people in care, and care leavers, are set to benefit from up to ten years of free bus travel across the West of England: one of the UK’s most generous schemes, and saving them up to £10,000 each. The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority has confirmed that its successful Care Leaver Bus Pass scheme will be extended to include young people…
Residents, businesses and performers are being asked for their views on how streets and public spaces should be used and managed in Bath and North East Somerset. Bath & North East Somerset Council is running three separate but linked consultations to understand how activities happening in one place at the same time, including trading events and street…
Helen Godwin, Mayor of the West of England, said: “I’m glad to see that devolution is front-and-centre of the national conversation. The West Country has to be at the heart of places getting more powers and more funding. That must be the case as the only expanding combined authority, with North Somersetjoining, and as we…
Residents across the Somer Valley will benefit from better public transport infrastructure and safer, more accessible routes for walking, wheeling and cycling, as more than £3.5 million has been confirmed for the first phase of the Somer Valley Links programmethis autumn. £2.9 million from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, and £720,000 from Bath…
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…
Details of Midsomer Norton Town Council’s working budget for this year’s Town Fayre on Saturday 11th July have prompted fresh questions over one of the key reasons previously given for bringing community events under the direct control of the Town Council. In January this year, the Town Council decided not to continue grant funding for…
A local farm, known for their organic produce, (as well as being an idyllic and popular place for weddings and glamping), is set to host a jazz festival this September. Although ‘Radford Mill Farm’ – located just outside Paulton has hosted jazz and blues events regularly for many years, the upcoming festival (taking place on…
Residents and visitors in Bath & North East Somerset can benefit from improved evening travel, as the council has successfully secured funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA) to continue extending Park & Ride bus services later into the evening. The funding forms part of a wider regional investment to improve bus…
A visit to one of Britain’s most remarkable historic landmarks has inspired a teenage student to create something truly extraordinary: a new Latin audio guide for The Roman Baths, narrated by Sir Stephen Fry. Earlier this year, Florence Golding, a London student studying Latin for GCSE, visited The Roman Baths with her family. Captivated by…
