A community transport scheme run by Radstock based charity, SWAN Transport, is transforming everyday life for residents across BANES. New figures have shown the scale of the charity’s impact in reducing isolation, connectingcommunities, and providing access to essential services, social activities, and healthcare. In the first three months of 2026, SWAN’s volunteer drivers undertook 916…
Manvers Street, Bath, is built above vaults, cellars and concrete slabs that were laid during the 1940s and have deteriorated over time along with the road’s foundations. They are now being replaced to ensure the road’s long-term safety and resilience. Contractors will excavate the road to reach the top of the vaults and cellars below…
An eight-week consultation on whether North Somerset Council should join the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority has found that people and businesses across the West back the proposal. The headline results show 56.7% of those who responded are in favour of the expansion, with 37.6% opposed, and 5.7% not sure. Detailed analysis of the…
Children from Peasedown St John Primary School have taken part in a special visit to Bordeaux, France! The five-day trip was an opportunity for pupils to find out more about French culture, cuisine, to visit local historical sites and to even spend a day at a local primary school in the region. School Headteacher, Ruth…
Peasedown St John’s longest running community festival has been cancelled due to the huge increase in event costs. Party in the Park, which was first launched in 2009, attracted crowds of up to 3,000 people each summer. Known for its community spirit and focus on supporting local organisations, it’ll be the first time since the…
A Bath‑based builder has been sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment after defrauding a vulnerable resident out of more than £166,000. Bryan Adams, 36, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court after an investigation by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Trading Standards team uncovered that Adams had taken advantage of the client for…
A £5 million programme of road improvements across Bath & North East Somerset is rolling out as the council kicks off its 2026 resurfacing schemes. The council is investing in highway maintenance and will also spend £950,000 resurfacing footways, alongside maintaining and making improvements to other assets like street lights, drains, public rights of way…
Bath & North East Somerset Council has launched a new online webpage to help residents quickly identify reliable information and spot misleading claims circulating online. The digital world is changing fast, and with it the spread of false or confusing information. Often this happens unintentionally, but it can also be shared deliberately to mislead. The…
Bath & North East Somerset Council is offering financial support to residents on a low income who are struggling with rising heating oil costs. Recent increases in the price of heating oil are putting pressure on households across the district, particularly those who rely on oil to heat their homes. To help, the council is…
Today’s announcement that the government is capping the interest rates applied to student loans taken out since 2012 has been welcomed by the Mayor of the West of England. Helen Godwin leads a region which four universities call home, and has among the highest levels in the country of graduates choosing to stay after they finish…
