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…
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 17th December. 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…
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A brand-new, state-of-the-art endoscopy unit in the heart of Swindon’s community has officially opened its doors, offering thousands of patients the opportunity to receive vital care, which could prove lifesaving, sooner and closer to home. The very first patients were welcomed at the new facility, which is located at the site of the West Swindon…
The importance of ensuring the next generation do not forget stories of genocide will be at the heart of a special commemorative event in Bath marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. The free public event, organised by Bath & North East Somerset Council in partnership with Bath Interfaith Group, takes place at 5.45pm on Tuesday 27 January 2026 at The…
