A new Vice Lord-Lieutenant has been appointed for Somerset. Robert Drewett, who lives in the Mendips, above the Chew Valley, has been serving as a Deputy Lieutenant for the past 20 years. Mr Drewett replaces Ted Allen as Vice Lord-Lieutenant. Mr Allen had held the position for three years and has reached the retirement age, for the…
Fresh from managing the disruption caused by the latest round of industrial action byresident doctors, the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshireis calling for continued public support ahead of the busy Christmas period. Services across the region, particularly those dealing with urgent and emergencycare, such as hospital emergency departments, are expected…
The Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker (Independents), will be holding a Street Surgery in the village on Wednesday 14th January. Each month over the next year the councillors will be visiting every street to meet residents, hear any concerns and to find out about what issues…
A funding appeal run by the Bath and North East Somerset Faith Foundation has raised £3,000 for a new campaign to tackle and raise awareness of antisemitism across the local area. The organisation, which promotes and encourages social cohesion and dialogue between religious groups, launched a fundraising campaign last year. Director of the Faith Foundation,…
A new teaching programme in a group of rural churches has been put together to encourage parishioners to think about the significance of animals in the Bible, and what the stories about them can teach us in 2026. Churches in Peasedown St John, Foxcote, Shoscombe and Wellow over the next year will look at the…
A dozen community pharmacies across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are to remain open on Christmas Day this year, meaning people living in every part of the region should be able to access in-person help for minor illness and injury. Community pharmacies do much more than just handle prescriptions, with the 12…
The Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote (Independents), will be holding their next Advice Surgery on Saturday 3rd January, at Peasedown St John Community Library, located in The Hive Community Centre. It will be an opportunity for residents to discuss issues and any concerns they have about the community….
Councillors are being asked to decide on whether to make an experimental traffic restriction in central Bath permanent. A report has been published detailing the outcomes of the trial scheme in the Lower Lansdown and The Circus Liveable Neighbourhood (LN) area. In it Bath & North East Somerset Cabinet Members Councillor Joel Hirst, Cabinet Member…
Work to support Twerton and Whiteway ward communities to benefit from £20 million Government Pride of Place money will take significant steps forward in the New Year. Pride in Place funding aims to help communities make long-term improvements that residents want through community-led Neighbourhood Boards. Government guidance says the boards must be made up of…
People living in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who find the sometimes-overwhelming nature of the festive season hard to bear are being reassured that rapid help is available, and it’s only a telephone call away. For many, the Christmas and New Year period can be difficult, with feelings of stress, loneliness and…
