Local organisation renews call on Government to make Holocaust Denial a crime in the UK

A Bath and North East Somerset based organisation has renewed its call on the government to make Holocaust Denial a crime in the UK. This is in response to the heightened increase in antisemitic hate crimes and violence against Jews, both here in the UK and around the world. Denial of the Holocaust is currently…

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‘Independents for B&NES’ group call on council to invest in Community Libraries

Councillors from the group Independents for B&NES are calling on Bath & North East Somerset Council to do more to support and financially aid the Local Authority’s 11 community libraries. The 11 community spaces, all located around the district, provide vital lifelines to many people who live in rural and isolated communities. They do so without any…

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Independent Councillors raise concerns about cost of electrification of refuse collection vehicles

Councillors from the Independents for B&NES movement have raised concerns about B&NES Council’s plans for the electrification of its fleet of refuse trucks. The council’s leadership is currently considering proposals to spend £2.6million on replacing several of their RCV’s (Refuse Collection Vehicles) at a time when staff working out ‘on the front line’ are receiving a pay…

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Meet Your Councillors in Peasedown St John at Monthly Advice Surgery

The Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker (Independents), will be holding their next Advice Surgery on Saturday 4th October, at Peasedown St John Community Library, located in The Hive Community Centre. It will be an opportunity for residents to discuss issues and any concerns they have about the community….

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