The opening of a brand-new dental practice in Swindon has coincided with the news that thousands of extra appointments have been made available for people needing urgent help with their teeth. Abbey Meads Dental Practice, located in the north of the Wiltshire town, celebrated opening to patients on Friday 16 January, having first been visited…
A £55.6 million increase in capital investment is set to see the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority invest an unprecedented £416 million in the region in the 2026/27 financial year – a nine percent increase from the current year. This enhanced investment, to be considered at the Mayor and council leaders’ meeting on 30…
Designed to inform future policy and funding approaches with content curated for national policymakers, researchers, funders and community leaders, Local Trust is launching Learning from Big Local – a website that brings together 15 years of research, stories and learning from the Big Local programme, set up by The National Lottery Community Fund. The site,…
Bus fare offers such as the child fare cap, free travel for care leavers until they turn 25, and Kids Go Free are set to continue, to further embed sustainable travel choices for people and support families, in plans before the Mayor and council leaders at their next meeting on 30 January. These proposals follow the…
Plans for a landmark new food and essentials distribution hub are set to be approved by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority as part of a new regional partnership with Bristol Charities, to help provide support to more families across the West. The all-in-one site is likely to be a multimillion-pound warehouse space in…
New investment is set to boost the country’s efforts to tackle the housing crisis across regions including the West of England. £6.55 million has been secured for the region to lead a national scheme making the most of smaller plots of council-owned land, thanks to funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government…
From bold Victorian designs to striking modern graphics, Poster Power! explores 200 years of British posters at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath. Opening on 23 January, the exhibition brings together an exceptional selection of 19th- and 20th‑century advertising posters, with many from the collections of the Victoria Art Gallery and Bath Record Office. Reflecting the changing…
A woman who was treated for cervical cancer at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is calling on others to make sure they take up the offer of a ‘lifesaving’ cervical screening test. Carly Brown made the appeal during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2026 (19 – 25 January), a national campaign to highlight…
Councillors are being asked to agree a public consultation on changes to parking charges, based on vehicle-size, for residents’ parking permits in Bath and North East Somerset. Other proposed changes to parking charges are also going before councillors for a decision. Recommendations to approve the public consultation as part of the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO)…
Peasedown St John’s Mini-Police team of 2026 have taken part in their first active call of duty… with a visit to Kingswood Fire Station! The partnership initiative between Peasedown St John Primary School and PCSOs from Avon & Somerset Police sees children from Year 5 each year being given the opportunity to learn new skills…
