A group of rural churches in the Peasedown St John area are set to welcome a new trainee vicar, who is serving on placement with them for 4 weeks. Rose Patterson-Veira is training to become a priest at Trinity College in Bristol and part of her curricular activities are to spend time ‘on the ground’…
Your safety is Curo’s priority and every year they invest around £6million into fire safety work into their homes. Part of the work that they have been carrying out over the last five years has been their fire safety cavity barrier project. Cavity barriers sit in roof spaces to stop fire from being able to…
A preschool in Keynsham and a childminder in Paulton are the first childcare settings in Bath and North East Somerset to receive a national Mark of Achievement for supporting young children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Bath Opportunity Pre-School, an early years specialist service based at Broadlands Academy in Keynsham, and Bev’s Childminding…
On Tuesday 6 May, residents gathered at Hawthorn Court, for one of three VE Day celebrations organised by the Curo Choice team. The room was dressed for the occasion – with Union Jack bunting, patriotic plates and a striking newspaper print announcing ‘War is over’, just like it did back on 8 May 1945. As…
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…
New funding is available for charities, community groups and voluntary groups in Bath and North East Somerset that are supporting refugees from Ukraine. Bath & North East Somerset Council is opening the fourth round of the Ukraine Support Fund totalling £20,000, to help Ukrainian guests connect with their local communities and to promote their wellbeing,…
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…
More than 99% of families with three and four-year olds in Bath and North East Somerset have been offered one of their overall preferences for a primary school place for the fourth year running. Figures released today (April 16) by Bath & North East Somerset Council also show that more than 95% of children got…
A police officer who deliberately weighed down keys on her laptop to make it appear as if she was working when she wasn’t, has been dismissed without notice. Detective Constable Philippa Baskwill, who was based in Somerset, will be barred from policing and other law enforcement agencies following the accelerated misconduct hearing, held in front…
The amazing work that individuals and organisations do across Bath and North East Somerset to improve the lives of others has been recognised in this year’s Community Awards. The Community Awards 2024/2025 celebrate the positive contributions that people make to communities and the winners were announced at a ceremony at Bath’s Guildhall this week (April 14). The…
