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…
A global campaign to end violence against women and girls has been highlighted by local partners at the first domestic abuse annual stakeholder event in Bath. The B&NES Domestic Abuse Partnership held the event at Bath’s Guildhall on November 19 ahead of the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a campaign supported by…
Bath and North East Somerset Council is advising visitors to plan their trips to Bath Christmas Market in advance and is encouraging people to use public transport, like the city’s Park & Ride service. Bath’s Christmas Market runs from 27 November to 14 December and is expected to bring a large number of people to the…
People are being encouraged to look out for ‘the van with a plan’ when it stops off at more than 50 locations over the coming weeks as part of a significant public consultation on growth plans, which could reshape Bath & North East Somerset over the next 20 years. Locations varying from high streets, garden…
New health and wellbeing courses offering residents the chance to meet people and develop new skills and interests have been launched in Bath & North East Somerset. The Wellbeing Courses programme focuses on health inequalities through a variety of courses run by community providers using local tutors. It is co-ordinated by 3SG (Bath and North East…
Communities across Bath & North East Somerset are being encouraged to find out more about being ready for emergencies such as flooding, severe weather, power cuts or issues on the roads. The council’s Community Resilience initiative, which launches today (16 Oct), will highlight ways in which local groups, business and individual residents can strengthen their…
Three communities: St Catherine’s and Batheaston, Twerton and Whiteway, and Radstock and Westfield will take part in a project exploring the potential for community-owned small-scale renewable energy projects in their area. The communities were selected from 19 organisations that registered their interest in taking part in the Energy in Your Community project, a partnership project…
Residents in Bath are being asked for their views on which of sixteen local projects could benefit from a new round of community funding through the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) fund for Bath. The shortlisted projects include play facilities, sustainable energy and community hall improvements. The council has received an unprecedented number of applications…
An ambitious plan consultation focusing on a transformative 10-year plan to address Bath’s transport network has launched today. The Movement Strategy for Bath sets out our vision for how people and goods will move around Bath over the next decade, supporting the Council’s ambition to improve travel choices and create great places for everyone to live, work…
A programme of potential schemes to regenerate Keynsham town centre which includes shopfront improvements, active travel projects and high street planting has been endorsed by Bath & North East Somerset Council. The Keynsham Town Centre Regeneration Action Plan also includes further public realm improvements to the Upper High Street and Temple Street, more community and cultural events…
