Concern has been raised about the huge increase in the precept (tax) that residents in Midsomer Norton are having to pay from April 2026. At its meeting on 2nd February, Midsomer Norton Town Council voted to increase the amount of money it asks of local taxpayers by an incredible 20%. That’s an extra £128,000 in…
Calls are continuing to grow for the Mayor of Bath to resign today after he shared support on social media platform ‘X’ for antisemitic conspiracy theories following the arson attack on the Jewish ambulances in London. Cllr Bharat Pankhania, who represents the Combe Down ward on Bath & North East Somerset Council, shared a post…
Fresh questions are being raised about the cost and delay of the refurbishment of Midsomer Norton Town Hall as the total estimated project cost reaches £2,380,034. The latest figures provided by Midsomer Norton Town Council show that the estimated main construction cost now stands at £1,966,603, with an expected opening date of May 2026. When…
The new Chief Executive of Bath & North East Somerset Council has visited Peasedown St John, after receiving an invitation from the village’s local councillors. Sophie Broadfield, who is head of the Local Authority’s Paid Service, was invited to spend a morning in the community by Peasedown St John’s Independent Councillors, Karen Walker and Gavin…
A lot of concern has been voiced over the last couple of weeks about the huge increase in the precept (tax) that residents in Midsomer Norton are having to pay from April 2026 onwards. At its meeting on 2nd February, Midsomer Norton Town Council voted to increase the amount of money it asks of local…
The manager of the Midsomer Norton Community Trust has been made redundant after more than a decade helping to set up and organise many of the town’s best-known and popular events. Alex Davis, who had worked full-time for the Trust for 12 years, announced his redundancy last week. Mr Davis was instrumental in setting up…
The Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker (Independents), will be holding a Street Surgery in the village on Wednesday 18th March. Each month over the next year the councillors will be visiting every street to meet residents, hear any concerns and to find out about what issues…
Midsomer Norton’s community events are entering a new phase following a series of significant funding decisions taken by Midsomer Norton Town Council that have fundamentally altered how events will be delivered in the town. For over a decade, the independent Midsomer Norton Community Trust received an annual grant from the Town Council to organise and…
The region’s housing crisis was under the spotlight, as more than 150 policymakers, activists and industry figures came together recently at the second annual Bath and North East Somerset Housing Summit. The summit saw leaders from across the political spectrum commit to improve the supply of affordable homes in the area. Their signing of a…
Peasedown St John is to see a further £269,000 invested in it over the next 12 months – thanks to successful lobbying from the village’s councillors. Independent Councillors Cllr Karen Walker and Cllr Gavin Heathcote submitted a series of requests to the council’s leadership before last Tuesday’s annual budget meeting. Cllr Karen Walker and Cllr…
