Bath Council Allocates £1.85m for Hydropower Plant Proposal Near Pulteney Bridge Monday, February 9, 2026 hydropower bath renewableenergy hydroelectric environment sustainability decarbonisation infrastructure avon climateaction Bath and North East Somerset Council is moving forward with an ambitious plan to develop a small hydroelectric power plant located just in front of Pulteney Bridge in the heart of Bath. The council has earmarked £1.85 million … Read More
‘High levels of misogyny’ in responses to Somerset police budget survey Sunday, February 8, 2026 misogyny policing budget survey somerset counciltax publicresponse crimecommissioner consultation avon Avon and Somerset’s police and crime commissioner, Clare Moody, has condemned the “high levels of misogyny” evident in public feedback during the force’s recent annual budget consultation. The Avon and Somerset Constabulary’s … Read More
Policing Somerset: Balancing Rising Demands with Budget Constraints Friday, February 6, 2026 somerset policing crime budget counciltax avon constabulary publicsafety crimereduction lawenforcement Meeting the escalating demands of policing in Somerset has become increasingly challenging, likened by Chief Constable Sarah Crew to “trying to cover a king-sized bed with a single duvet.” At a recent meeting in … Read More
Armed Police Respond to Firearm Alert on Taunton Estate Tuesday, January 13, 2026 taunton avon somerset police armed firearms halcon estate operation deployment Armed officers were dispatched to the Halcon estate in Taunton early Monday morning following a report of a suspected firearm at a local property. Avon and Somerset Police received the tip-off at 7:15 a.m. on January 12 and … Read More
Will 2026 See the Return of the County of Avon? Sunday, January 11, 2026 avon devolution localgovernment westofengland northsomerset combinedauthority bristol unitary mayoral politics The West of England may be facing a revival of the long-defunct County of Avon, a county dissolved nearly three decades ago amid widespread unpopularity. Created in 1974 and abolished in 1996, Avon was a county centered on … Read More
Will 2026 Mark the Return of the County of Avon? Sunday, January 11, 2026 avon devolution localgovernment westofengland combinedauthority northsomerset unitaryauthority bristol mayoralelection regionalpolitics The West of England is once again facing a familiar debate—the possible revival of the County of Avon, a regional authority created in 1974 and abolished just 22 years later due to unpopularity and local opposition. Avon was … Read More