The Supreme Court gender ruling could lead to trans prisoners getting “seriously hurt”, a trans woman who was moved from a men’s to a women’s prison a decade ago to serve a sentence has said. Her comments come as a solicitor also warned the judgment by the UK’s highest court on Wednesday, that the definition…
Charity, voluntary and community organisations in Bath and North East Somerset are being invited to apply for funding to run new projects which benefit people aged over 55. Bath & North East Somerset Council has opened applications for the Community Contribution Fund offering grants of £500 or £1,000 to help organisations run new community activities…
As the region prepares for the next WECA Mayoral election on Thursday 1st May, the woman who wants to be elected to the top job has laid out her aims and ambitions for our local area. Mary Page, who is standing for the Green Party, says she wants to be a voice for ‘ordinary, everyday people’….
Bath & North East Somerset Council has started its annual highway resurfacing programme for 2025-26 which will see 27 schemes completed this year. The full programme can be seen on the council’s website: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/find-planned-street-works The council has increased its investment into highway maintenance and is spending almost £10million in 2025/26, that’s £760,000 more than last year…
The Bath and North East Somerset Faith Foundation has been organising events for several years in response to antisemitism and the need to raise awareness of it. Pictured is the Chair of B&NES Council, Cllr Karen Walker, with faith leaders in Bath at the Holocaust Memorial Day event organised by the Faith Foundation earlier this…
Following on from the success of previous Dog Shows in the village of Peasedown St John at the popular Party in the Park festival, organisers have announced it will return again this year! Local animal rescue charity, Funding Animal Futures will be coordinating and facilitating an afternoon of activities for dogs at the Peasedown festival…
A new independent chair has been appointed to the Future Ambition Board for Bath and North East Somerset – a partner organisation that is helping make the area a fair, green, creative and connected place. Sonya Chowdhury will chair the Future Ambition Board (FAB) which is a partnership of the Royal United Hospitals, Bath; Curo;…
Several streets around Peasedown St John have been given a spring clean, thanks to the village’s mini-police team. The team of junior police officers spent an afternoon last week picking litter and tidying up pathways and public open spaces around and near to Peasedown St John Primary School. The partnership initiative between the school and…
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 Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker (Independents), will be holding their next Advice Surgery on Saturday 3rd May, 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…
