This year’s drive to protect the most vulnerable people against the winter flu virus has started, with pregnant women and young children living in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire among the first to be called forward. Women who are pregnant, along with children aged either two or three years old, are particularly…
A couple from Hampshire have returned to Bath to reaffirm their love against a splendiferous backdrop of bonnets, breeches and flowing Regency gowns after winning Bath & North East Somerset Council’s wedding ceremony competition – one year after they married in the city with the same registrar and exactly one year after their first date. Lydia and…
Children at Peasedown St John Primary School are celebrating this week after being the recipients of £2,000 worth of new musical instruments. A fundraising drive by the school’s Parent and Staff Association has meant that the music department has been able to purchase a full class set of recorders, enough xylophones and metallophones for every child…
A community activist who has spent years campaigning to clean up his local area is to stand as an Independent candidate in the upcoming Widcombe & Lyncombe by-election. Voters will go to polls on Thursday 9th October in what will be the third by-election in Bath & North East Somerset this year. Casey Nolan has…
The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is looking for six public governors and two staff governors to help shape its services and plans for the future – and nominations are now open. There are public governor vacancies across the City of Bath, North East Somerset, Mendip, North Wiltshire and South Wiltshire constituencies where…
Work on an award-winning sustainable housing scheme aimed at transforming the lives of adults with learning disabilities is being considered by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s cabinet. The council’s Englishcombe Lane Supported Housing Scheme which received planning permission last year will see 16 specialist units providing a calm, sensory-friendly environment with care and support…
Health leaders in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are encouraging parents to refresh their knowledge of local NHS services, so they know the right service to use at the right time when their child becomes unwell. They’ve created a useful family planner, which signposts where to go for everything from self-care to…
Residents in Bath are being invited to the latest in a series of Community Conversations events to hear about local services and share their views about what matters most to them. The events being held by Bath & North East Somerset Council are informal drop in sessions at local venues and form part of the Connecting Communities programme, which…
A new community engagement project – with a special focus on interfaith dialogue – is being launched across Bath and North East Somerset with the aim of bringing a diverse range of groups and faith traditions together. Run by the B&NES Faith Foundation, the initiative will see a variety of events and activities being organised…
Leaders at Bath & North East Somerset Council have backed a campaign being led by the group ‘Independents for B&NES’ to introduce Small Business Saturday across the district later this year. Councillors in the Independents for B&NES group on the council want the Local Authority to recognise the important role that many businesses perform, not just economically,…
