A series of award winning new videos outlining key commitments that support care experienced young people until they reach the age of 25 has been launched by Bath & North East Somerset Council during national Care Leavers’ Month. The Care Leavers’ Pledge is the council’s promise to children and young people in care and those leaving care in…
Children at Peasedown St John Primary School were treated to a special afternoon recently when representatives from the RSPCA visited their school. The staff led interactive sessions with pupils from Year 5 and Year 6. School Headteacher, Ruth Noall, said: “We’re very grateful to the RSPCA, one of the most respectable and well-established animal welfare…
A new community magazine has been launched to keep people updated and informed about what’s going on at their local churches. ‘This is Us’ is a new publication produced by the St J’s Group – the group of Anglican churches comprising St John’s Peasedown, St Julian’s Wellow, St James’ Foxcote and St Julian’s Shoscombe. Celebrating…
Veterans, members of the Armed Forces, The Royal British Legion, the Mayor of Bath, council, community and faith leaders, together with members of the public, paid their respects at Remembrance Sunday ceremonies across Bath & North East Somerset. Many are pictured here at the War Memorial in Bath where wreaths were laid.
As resident doctors across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire plan for industrial action, patients and the public are being reassured that help will remain available for those in need, but that disruption to normal service is likely. The latest round of strikes by junior doctors, including many working at the Royal United…
From today, parents of babies who are receiving care on the neonatal unit at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust will be able to register their baby’s birth at the hospital. This means they don’t need to travel off site and leave their babies to visit a register office. The first babies…
Staff at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust have conjured up a frightfully fun Halloween display to celebrate National Casting Day on 6 November. National Casting Day is an annual initiative that shines a spotlight on the incredible skills and services provided by those who work in fracture clinics and cast rooms….
Dear Editor, We have now had time to come to terms with the implications of the updated B&NES Local Plan. I am assuming that many of you have seen the jolly little piece of propaganda put out by B&NES proclaiming ‘Hi! Welcome to the Local Plan’, as if it’s someone greeting you at a social…
Pharmacies across the region are on hand to help people stay well this winter, with pharmacists able to offer advice on a range of illnesses and treatment options, as well as prescribe prescription medicine for a range of common health conditions. Pharmacy First means people feeling under the weather from one of the seven conditions…
Nearly 400 local residents came to visit the 3SG Volunteer Fair, a large scale exhibition-style event at Bath’s Apex Hotel on 17th October, intending to do good for their local community. Run by Bath & North East Somerset Third Sector Group (3SG), this is the third year that the charity has organised the event to…
