New investment is set to boost the country’s efforts to tackle the housing crisis across regions including the West of England. £6.55 million has been secured for the region to lead a national scheme making the most of smaller plots of council-owned land, thanks to funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government…
From bold Victorian designs to striking modern graphics, Poster Power! explores 200 years of British posters at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath. Opening on 23 January, the exhibition brings together an exceptional selection of 19th- and 20th‑century advertising posters, with many from the collections of the Victoria Art Gallery and Bath Record Office. Reflecting the changing…
A woman who was treated for cervical cancer at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is calling on others to make sure they take up the offer of a ‘lifesaving’ cervical screening test. Carly Brown made the appeal during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2026 (19 – 25 January), a national campaign to highlight…
Councillors are being asked to agree a public consultation on changes to parking charges, based on vehicle-size, for residents’ parking permits in Bath and North East Somerset. Other proposed changes to parking charges are also going before councillors for a decision. Recommendations to approve the public consultation as part of the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO)…
Peasedown St John’s Mini-Police team of 2026 have taken part in their first active call of duty… with a visit to Kingswood Fire Station! The partnership initiative between Peasedown St John Primary School and PCSOs from Avon & Somerset Police sees children from Year 5 each year being given the opportunity to learn new skills…
Community Leaders in Peasedown St John have heavily criticised the leadership at Bath & North East Somerset Council after it was announced that the plans to build a roundabout at the southern end of the village have been shelved! B&NES has pulled the plug on plans to create a much-needed roundabout at the junction between…
A brand-new partnership based in Peasedown St John has made a groundbreaking ‘dementia-friendly’ sweet available to the general public for the very first time… for free! Jelly Drops are an innovative sugar-free treat, made up of 95% water with added electrolytes and vitamins, designed to increase fluid intake. They are ideal for people living with…
Visitors to Bath can enjoy free Park & Ride travel from 19 to 24 January, thanks to the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. From 5pm each night, all return services from Landsdown, Newbridge, and Odd Down Park & Ride sites will be free to use. And with services running until 11.30pm, it’s an ideal…
Look out for key Bath locations which provided the backdrop for the latest Agatha Christie adaptation, Seven Dials set in 1925 and premiering on Netflix on Thursday 15 January. The production company spent two days filming in the city – initially in and around Abbey Green in June and then in Great Pulteney Street in…
January marks a milestone for Kids Go Free, the popular regional offer providing free bus travel for under-16s in the West, with nearly 1.1 million free journeys now taken in total. Kids Go Free returned for the Christmas school holidays between 20 December and 4 January, with 182,351 free journeys taken despite bank holidays and reduced…
