Measures to ensure dogs are kept on leads and dog mess is cleaned up in the grounds of Bath & North East Somerset Council-owned cemeteries are being consulted on. The move is a last resort in response to repeated reports of dogs off leads which in some cases have led to visitors and staff facing…
The Midsomer Norton Community Trust are back after the festive break with their ‘First Thursday Afternoon Social’ at Welton Rovers Football Club with the wonderful Niteshift. Pop along and see them. They’d love to see you there. Full details are on the poster
Peasedown St John’s Community Library has launched a recruitment campaign to sign-up more volunteers. The library, which is located in the Hive Community Centre, is part of B&NES Council’s network of community services. Library Operations Manager, Cllr Karen Walker (Independent, Peasedown) said: “For a small community library with just 700 books we’re definitely punching above…
The NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is calling for vital public support as it braces itself for what is expected to be the busiest week of the calendar year. Health and care services across the region always see a significant rise in demand during the first week of January, and…
Pre-loved clothes, books and kitchen utensils that might otherwise have been thrown away have helped raise a staggering £1m for the British Heart Foundation. The annual Student Moving Out Campaign, an initiative led by the Student Community Partnership (SCP), encourages students who are leaving their homes at the end of the academic year to recycle…
The NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire needs localpeople to continue to choose the most appropriate health and care service ahead ofthe new year celebrations, as frontline teams remain stretched following a busyChristmas weekend. Demand for care is expected to rise over the coming days, as many health and careservices, such…
Musician in Residence at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Frankie Simpkins, has been sharing the joy and connectedness that music brings to the hospital’s patients and staff this festive period.It’s through her understanding of the special role that music has which helps Frankie really make a difference at this special time of…
A new Vice Lord-Lieutenant has been appointed for Somerset. Robert Drewett, who lives in the Mendips, above the Chew Valley, has been serving as a Deputy Lieutenant for the past 20 years. Mr Drewett replaces Ted Allen as Vice Lord-Lieutenant. Mr Allen had held the position for three years and has reached the retirement age, for the…
Fresh from managing the disruption caused by the latest round of industrial action byresident doctors, the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshireis calling for continued public support ahead of the busy Christmas period. Services across the region, particularly those dealing with urgent and emergencycare, such as hospital emergency departments, are expected…
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 14th January. 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…
