Dan Norris has been banned from entering Parliament or the offices of the combined authority he runs as Metro Mayor, an email circulated to West of England Combined Authority staff states. Norris, who is the North East Somerset and Hanham MP and West of England Metro Mayor, was arrested on suspicion of sexual offences against…
The Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust is marking one year since the new Dyson Cancer Centre welcomed its first patients. Since opening last spring, the Dyson Cancer Centre has supported the RUH to provide the highest quality of cancer care for around 340 people a day from Bath, Wiltshire and the wider…
The Police are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to find missing 65-year-old Simon Walters. Simon was last seen on Tuesday 18th March in Locking, near Weston-super-Mare, and was reported missing three days later. He is described as white, approximately 5ft 8ins tall, with short, grey hair. He is thought to be wearing a…
The Community Wellbeing Hub set up to support the community in Bath and North East Somerset has celebrated its five-year anniversary with more than 15,000 people now having received vital help. Since its origins during the Covid pandemic delivering emergency food parcels and medication to people isolating during lockdown, as well as telephone advice, the…
This year, 2025, marks a key milestone date in the English cultural calendar as the local community prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen. One of the most famous and popular novelists of all time, the author’s links to the city of Bath will be celebrated this year through a series…
The largest provider of apprenticeships in our area, and the number one choice for students looking to enrol on a further education course, has been announced as the latest major sponsor of Peasedown’ 16th anniversary Party in the Park festival this summer. Bath College, which has an incredible 1,400 courses available from entry to degree level, provides education…
Residents in Midsomer Norton will be invited to co-create art, poetry, and songs celebrating the town’s people and culture in a series of events taking place this year. Four artists based in the Somer Valley have been commissioned by Bath & North East Somerset Council, working in partnership with Midsomer Norton Town Council, Midsomer Norton…
A popular children’s author and illustrator has visited Peasedown St John Primary School. Jim Smith, known for creating the Barry Loser and Future Ratboy series of books, won a prestigious Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2013 for his work and continues to entertain children (and their families) with his quirky style of writing today! School…
Children are set to enjoy new and improved play structures in parks across Bath and North East Somerset as part of a raft of improvements that is already under way. Bath & North East Somerset Council has begun a parks replacement programme in more than ten parks, with installations of new multi-play units at Manor…
The race to be elected the next Metro Mayor for the West of England has got under way. All six candidates for the role appeared together at the West of England Combined Authority headquarters in Bristol yesterday, as campaigning kicks off for the election on Thursday 1st May. The mayor is responsible for improving transport…
