Pupils and staff at Peasedown Primary School are celebrating this week after achieving the highest possible accreditation in a recent inspection. The school has been re-awarded, for the second time in a row, a Platinum Award for their Outdoor Play and Learning curriculum (or OPAL). School Headteacher, Ruth Noall, said: “OPAL, Outdoor Play And Learning,…
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board is today announcing that Chief Executive Officer, Sue Harriman, will leave the organisation at the end of September 2025 to take up the post of Chief Executive of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT). Speaking about Sue’s departure, ICB Chair, Stephanie Elsy said:“I would…
A Bath-based kitchen fitter has been fined £5,000 and ordered to repay more than £29,000 to two Bath and North East Somerset residents following a successful prosecution brought by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Trading Standards Team. John Upson, 50, trading as Kitchens of Bath Ltd, was sentenced at Bath Magistrates’ Court on 2…
Signs are going up at Bath’s popular Royal Victoria Park by the empty pond advising visitors about the dried-up feature – which in the hot weather, is now waterless. The regular water source to the pond was cut off a number of years ago by Wessex Water because the condition of the pipes had resulted…
Council leaders representing two of England’s key visitor destinations have jointly written to Angela Rayner, urging the Government to convene a roundtable on support for sustainable tourism across heritage cities. In the letter, Bath & North East Somerset Council and Cambridge City Council highlight the growing pressures faced by destination cities. These include strains on…
Work to improve footways in Chew Magna will start later this month as Bath & North East Somerset Council continue to deliver on its ambitious footway improvement programme. Over the last two years the council has doubled its investment into footway improvements to make it easier and safer for those walking and wheeling and to…
Combe Down Allotment holders are being asked to contact Bath & North East Somerset Council to explore options for plots on other sites following the landowner’s intention to end the lease of the land occupied by the council. A letter has been sent to allotment holders making the offer and reminding them they will need…
Bath & North East Somerset Council has revealed the full line-up for the first-ever Summer Lates music series at The Roman Baths, introducing a new cultural offer to one of the UK’s most iconic heritage sites. Running from 21 July to 31 August, the historic site will open after hours, giving visitors the rare chance…
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s flagship scheme to provide much-needed accommodation for adults with learning disabilities, picked up an award at a national awards ceremony that showcases outstanding work in the field of planning and placemaking. The plans to build 16 units of community housing on land to the rear of 89-123 Englishcombe Lane…
People living in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being urged to enjoy the sun safely over the coming days, as local temperatures look set to exceed 30 degrees. Extremely warm weather is expected to hit the region at the end of this week, with the high temperatures, which forecasters say could…
