Plans to create another HMO in Twerton are given approval
Bath disability charity to gift twenty accessible pushchairs
Appeal launched after man assaulted at Bath railway station
Debate resumes as Lidl submits latest plans for new store
Family support network launched for local foster carers
Mayor thanks staff as she acknowledges WECA’s history
Business
First new homes at historic Bath Press site go on the market
The 5.3-acre site became vacant in 2007 and was acquired for redevelopment in March 2024.
Thursday 15th May 2025
Time running out to take advantage of Wessex Water funding
Priority will be given to applications that aim to reduce water usage and improve biodiversity.
Thursday 15th May 2025
Community
Home holds special therapy session with baby farm animals
Residents at the care home were visited by a lamb, chickens and two rabbits.
Friday 16th May 2025
Work to remove five sunken boats from River Avon completed
The sunken boats were posing a hazard to other users of the river and a pollution risk to the water.
Thursday 15th May 2025
Crime
City Marshals chosen to help deliver police hotspot patrols
There will be an extra 112 hours of City Marshal patrols per month across the city centre.
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Shoplifter jailed after breaching suspended prison sentence
The 49-year-old was seen on CCTV taking six items from North Face and then walking out.
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Education
Children become ‘strong and independent learners’ at club
As well as being a pre-school, the club offers a breakfast club and after-school provision.
Wednesday 14th May 2025
Popular Bath junior school keeps its Outstanding reputation
It was the first inspection since the school was taken over by Palladian Academy Trust in 2016.
Friday 9th May 2025
Health
Increase in demand for local perinatal mental health services
Around 70% those who give birth are thought to hide or underplay mental health difficulties.
Wednesday 14th May 2025
Bath hospital introduces support group for heart failure patients
The group gives patients the opportunity to ask clinical staff about heart failure and get advice.
Monday 12th May 2025
Politics
Council workers set to have pay frozen for next three years
The new pay structure will see salaries drop for more than one hundred roles at the local authority.
Thursday 15th May 2025
MP calls for urgent action to address cold and damp homes
Around 1.6 million children in the UK are living in homes that are cold, damp, or mouldy.
Wednesday 14th May 2025