North Somerset Council is launching a new initiative to support low-income residents by offering free refurbished smartphones. The council has received 45 Samsung Galaxy phones donated by the digital inclusion charity Good …
Councillors in Bath and North East Somerset have approved plans for a small but contentious solar farm near the Bath Skyline trail, sparking a fierce debate between renewable energy advocates and local residents. Retired …
Councillors from Bath and North East Somerset Council have approved plans for a small but contentious solar farm near the scenic Bath skyline trail. The project, proposed by retired professor Dr Alyson Warhurst, involves …
Councillors in Bath and North East Somerset are advocating for a cap on the number of political leaflets distributed by local politicians, suggesting a strict limit of two leaflets per year. This motion, driven by Independent …
Tomorrow (March 19), 28 social care managers and deputy managers from Bath and North East Somerset Council will stage a one-day strike, reigniting industrial action previously suspended. The group plans to picket outside …
Frome residents are standing firm in their demand to restore public access to Packsaddle Fields, a beloved green space on the northern edge of the town, amid a contentious legal battle. Owned by Somerset Council since 1973, …
Somerset Council’s ambitious local transport plan, recently approved by the executive committee in Taunton, commits nearly £16 million in capital funding to new active travel projects through 2030. Despite this significant …
Social workers in Bath and North East Somerset are raising urgent concerns over council plans to restructure the children’s social care department, which could lead to significant redundancies and undermine essential support …
Social workers in Bath and North East Somerset have raised urgent concerns about planned council redundancies that they say will severely undermine their ability to support vulnerable families and children. The council’s …
A leading councillor has clarified why the cost to reopen Bath’s new Fashion Museum has risen to £54 million, emphasizing that expenses are under control and funding is firmly in place. Previously estimated at £37 million, …
Somerset Council has disclosed that it cannot specify the locations of over 2,300 empty homes within the county because the system required to map these properties is still under development. This revelation comes as part of …
Somerset Council has reported that it cannot currently provide details on the locations of more than 2,300 empty homes across the county because the system required to generate this data is “still being developed.” In …
Drivers who ignored parking restrictions along the Bath Half Marathon route found their vehicles craned away by Bath and North East Somerset Council. A video shared with Somerset Live captured a dark blue Fiat 500 being …
Drivers who left their cars parked along the Bath Half Marathon route faced swift action as council workers craned vehicles off the streets. Somerset Live captured footage showing a dark blue Fiat 500 being lifted onto a tow …
Plans are underway to transform the long-neglected Grand Central Hotel in Weston-super-Mare into stylish residential apartments. Once a grand hotel facing the iconic Grand Pier, the building has stood empty and deteriorating …