Vibrant new Pride buses are taking to the roads of the West of England this week, celebrating LGBTQ+ communities and marking the culmination of Bristol Pride fortnight. Created through a partnership between the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and First Bus, two specially liveried green buses featuring a new rainbow design will promote inclusion,…
The return of the hugely popular Kids Go Free scheme, bringing back free bus travel for children and young people across the West of England during the school holidays, has been confirmed. Running from Saturday 18 July until Sunday 6 September (inclusive), the West of England will remain unique as a place that children…
Community organisations across Bath are being encouraged to apply for funding for projects that make a real difference to local neighbourhoods. Bath & North East Somerset Council has opened the latest round of its Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Neighbourhood Fund, which invests money from new developments into community-led projects across the city that improve local…
A pilot scheme to improve the cleanliness of streets in central Bath is showing positive results for the city’s residents and visitors, including better compliance and fewer waste-related issues being reported. Monitoring of the changes to business waste collections introduced last autumn by Bath & North East Somerset Council has shown recorded issues have fallen to around two…
Leading developer LovellHomes has opened two showhomes at its newly launched, luxurious DurleighView development in Bridgwater. Situated off Haygrove Road in the desirable area of Durleigh, Durleigh View will consist of 105new homes, being delivered in partnership with NotaroNew Homes. A stunning collection of three, four and five-bedroom modern homes are now available for buyers to explore, all carefully designed…
The Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust is improving patient comfort, reducing waste and saving millions of single-use compression socks from landfill after updating guidance on the use of anti-embolic, or compression, stockings. Compression socks, have long been used in healthcare settings to help prevent blood clots (venous thromboembolism) in patients following surgery…
Families searching for an unforgettable day out this summer can step into an extraordinary world at The Roman Baths, where a new partnership with award-winning AQUILA Magazine has inspired a playful, puzzle-packed adventure full of storytelling and hands-on fun, offering 2,000 years of history in one legendary day out. Running throughout the school holidays from…
Independent Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Councillor for Peasedown St John, Cllr Karen Walker, will be holding a Street Surgery in the village on Wednesday 15th July. Each month over the next year Cllr Walker will be visiting every street to meet residents, hear any concerns and to find out about what issues matter…
The Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust has supported promising earlystage research aimed at improving how endometriosis is diagnosed. Endometriosis affects around 1 in 10 women and people with a uterus in the UK, yet diagnosis takes eight – nine years on average. Currently, confirmation often requires a laparoscopy (keyhole surgery), as MRI…
Community groups across the West will soon be able to access a share of £25,000 to bring local nature and green space projects to life through the Mayor’s Community Nature Fund. Alongside the new fund, a new crowdfunding initiative developed by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority in partnership with community fundraising platform Spacehive…
