Broad Street Place in Bath has been enhanced by Bath & North East Somerset Council with neighbours and businesses as a nature-friendly and attractive space where residents and visitors can relax. New street furniture, colourful public art and festoon lighting are among the transformative improvements that have been made to the area, accessible from both…
Bath & North East Somerset Council has begun a raft of improvements for nature and people at Staddlestones Riverside Park in Midsomer Norton as part of a project that aims to connect residents to their sustainable green spaces. Alongside earthworks and landscaping, there will be new picnic benches and seating boulders, a boules court and…
Bath & North East Somerset Council today unveiled its response to the Government’s new housing targets and the growth agenda for the next 20 years. Options include bringing housing, transport, business space, infrastructure and public spaces together to shape better places and create more jobs for the future. A new Local Plan Options Report is set for…
Bath & North East Somerset Council has enlisted the support of Wessex Water in a partnership to secure the future of the historic Royal Victoria Park pond. Maintaining water levels in the pond has been a challenge for a number of years. The Georgian-era spring mains that supplied it became degraded and the water was…
Smokers in Bath and North East Somerset are being urged to get support to quit smoking this Stoptober. Bath & North East Somerset Council is offering free premium features of the Smoke Free app, free vape starter kits and free friendly support from the local stop smoking service. Stoptober is the Department of Health and…
A couple from Hampshire have returned to Bath to reaffirm their love against a splendiferous backdrop of bonnets, breeches and flowing Regency gowns after winning Bath & North East Somerset Council’s wedding ceremony competition – one year after they married in the city with the same registrar and exactly one year after their first date. Lydia and…
Children at Peasedown St John Primary School are celebrating this week after being the recipients of £2,000 worth of new musical instruments. A fundraising drive by the school’s Parent and Staff Association has meant that the music department has been able to purchase a full class set of recorders, enough xylophones and metallophones for every child…
Work on an award-winning sustainable housing scheme aimed at transforming the lives of adults with learning disabilities is being considered by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s cabinet. The council’s Englishcombe Lane Supported Housing Scheme which received planning permission last year will see 16 specialist units providing a calm, sensory-friendly environment with care and support…
Residents in Bath are being invited to the latest in a series of Community Conversations events to hear about local services and share their views about what matters most to them. The events being held by Bath & North East Somerset Council are informal drop in sessions at local venues and form part of the Connecting Communities programme, which…
A new community engagement project – with a special focus on interfaith dialogue – is being launched across Bath and North East Somerset with the aim of bringing a diverse range of groups and faith traditions together. Run by the B&NES Faith Foundation, the initiative will see a variety of events and activities being organised…
