With just weeks to go until Bath and North East Somerset Council meets to debate the next financial year’s budget, community leaders in Peasedown St John have released details of funding requests they’ve made for their community. Councillors Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote (Independents) have been in discussions with council leaders since November in a…
A political movement founded last year has launched a brand-new website to showcase how local people can get involved across Bath and North East Somerset. The political group, Independents for B&NES was set up in 2025 with a key focus on ensuring that local people are at the centre of B&NES council’s decision-making processes. The group not…
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 February. 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…
Plans to protect community spaces, support local events and invest in the town’s future have been backed by Midsomer Norton Town Council with a £741,004 budget for the year ahead. On Monday, 2nd February, the budget took longer than usual to agree as the council responded to significant challenges around community buildings, including taking on…
B&NES Council is currently considering controversial plans to reduce the opening hours of the well-used tip at Old Welton, Wheeler’s Hill. As part of its budget planning for 2026-2027 the council is reviewing capacity and usage at its household waste recycling centres. The council is looking at a rotating closure of the Midsomer Norton site….
The Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote (Independents), will be holding their next Advice Surgery on Saturday 7th February, 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…
Community Leaders in Peasedown St John have heavily criticised the leadership at Bath & North East Somerset Council after it was announced that the plans to build a roundabout at the southern end of the village have been shelved! B&NES has pulled the plug on plans to create a much-needed roundabout at the junction between…
A political movement launched last year has outlined its campaign priorities for the year ahead, with renewed calls for local people to be at the centre of B&NES council’s decision-making processes. Launched in 2025, Independents for B&NES is a political cause that not only wants to put local people first, but wants to provide a…
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…
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…
