Work to support Twerton and Whiteway ward communities to benefit from £20 million Government Pride of Place money will take significant steps forward in the New Year. Pride in Place funding aims to help communities make long-term improvements that residents want through community-led Neighbourhood Boards. Government guidance says the boards must be made up of…
People living in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who find the sometimes-overwhelming nature of the festive season hard to bear are being reassured that rapid help is available, and it’s only a telephone call away. For many, the Christmas and New Year period can be difficult, with feelings of stress, loneliness and…
Bath & North East Somerset Council is consulting on draft spending proposals for 2026/27, including ways to invest in care, generate income, make savings and balance its budget to deliver services for residents. The council faces significant financial pressures due to increasing demand and costs in adult and children’s care as well as uncertainty because…
Five consecutive days of strike action planned for later this month has prompted the already-busy NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to issue an urgent plea for public support. Resident doctors at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, the Great Western Hospital in Swindon and Salisbury District Hospital, along with their…
The maternity team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) has once again been recognised for delivering supportive and respectful care, following the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) 2025 Maternity Survey. Feedback from women and birthing people who gave birth at the RUH earlier this year shows the Trust performing…
Families can ease the pressure on the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire this festive season by helping when friends and relatives are well enough to leave hospital. With this year’s Christmas and new year period being preceded by industrial action, the region’s hospitals are calling for additional support as they…
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…
Churches in Peasedown, Wellow and Shoscombe will be hosting a range of Christmas services this coming festive season to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. St John’s Church in Peasedown, St Julian’s in Wellow and St Julian’s in Shoscombe are all part of the St J’s Group of Anglican Churches, which are led by Revd…
Peasedown St John’s village-wide campaign to raise awareness of dementia and create a dementia-friendly community got into the festive spirit this week! Three organisations teamed up to host a very special dementia-friendly carol service last Monday. St John’s Church, ReMind UK and Dementia Friendly Peasedown welcomed the public to the event on Monday 8th December, 3pm,…
Dear Editor, We’d like to take this opportunity to wish your readers, and in particular those living in Peasedown St John, a Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. 2025 has been another challenging year for us all. The cost-of-living crisis has meant that we’ve all had to tighten our belts and watch what we…
