Some of the most popular and successful entertainment acts in the region will be performing at this year’s 16th anniversary Party in the Park festival in Peasedown St John on Saturday 14th June. Since last September bands have been applying to perform – meaning that some of the stage line-up has been in place since…
The Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (MSNP) is excited to announce the launch of a new school library book award for children and young adults. Library staff for the partnership have worked together forming panels of students at each school, who have been busy reading and reviewing the six shortlisted titles for this inaugural MNSP School…
Bath and North East Somerset’s second annual regional dementia awareness conference will be held in Peasedown St John next Tuesday Organised by the Peasedown Community Trust and sponsored by law firm Stone King, the conference will feature keynote speakers, information stalls, networking, a tasty lunch and an opportunity to meet charity leaders and experts working…
An electric recycling collection truck powered by electricity generated from solar panels at Keynsham Recycling Hub is being trialled by Bath & North East Somerset Council. The 16 tonne DAF vehicle currently being used for recycling collections across the district has a larger capacity than the council’s existing fleet, meaning it can collect more recycling…
Independent Councillors across Bath & North East Somerset are encouraging residents to not miss out on the historic opportunity to take part in VE Day Celebrations next week. Thursday 8th May marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the day that in 1945 the guns fell silent, and peace was declared in Europe….
A group of rural churches in the Peasedown St John area are set to welcome a new trainee vicar, who is serving on placement with them for 4 weeks. Rose Patterson-Veira is training to become a priest at Trinity College in Bristol and part of her curricular activities are to spend time ‘on the ground’…
PHOTO: The RUH’s Maternity Triage Team, which won the top award. The team are pictured with Chief Nursing Officer Toni Lynch (in red). Staff who have gone above and beyond to improve the experience of the people they care for at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust have been celebrated at a special…
Research carried out by Age UK* has found that many older people feel their physical and mental health has deteriorated due to isolation and reduced opportunities to socialise with others over the last couple of years. According to the study, many older people have experienced loneliness, low mood, decreased health, increased pain and lack of…
Residents Invited to Help Shape the Future of Radstock Radstock Town Council is pleased to announce that this year’s Annual Town Meeting, to be held on Thursday 8 May, from 6.30pm at Trinity Hub, will feature a key update on the progress of the Radstock Neighbourhood Plan—an important community-led project that will guide the town’s…
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…
