Parents of Bath’s most vulnerable young people are overjoyed after a critical respite care home, Newton House, was saved from closure. As the only facility in Bath and North East Somerset offering short-term care for young …
Zoe Plumley, a mother from Bridgend, South Wales, thought she was simply worn out during a family outing enjoying the Christmas light trail. Pushing her newborn daughter Larna’s pram, Zoe felt a creeping exhaustion and …
Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, has initiated a campaign advocating for the development of a new NHS health centre in Twerton, designed to operate twelve hours a day, six days a week. This centre aims to alleviate pressure on …
A coroner has criticised the behavior of a carer who argued with Jamie Cole, a 25-year-old autistic man, hours before he tragically died from a fall off a hotel balcony in Tenerife. Jamie, from Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, …
A public hearing on granting an alcohol licence to a Somerset arts centre has been postponed for the second time in a week after a councillor failed to attend. The New Cross Arts Centre and tea room, located on the outskirts …
The New Cross Arts Centre in Somerset faces another delay in obtaining its alcohol licence after a councillor failed to attend a scheduled public hearing—marking the second cancellation within a week. Located on the edge of …
Bath and North East Somerset Council has revealed it spends a staggering £8 million annually on the care of just ten children, highlighting a severe financial strain on local services. This revelation has fueled calls from …
Thousands of Somerset’s most vulnerable residents have experienced significant increases in their council tax bills due to recent changes in both central and local government policies. Before setting its annual budget in …
Thousands of vulnerable Somerset residents are grappling with significant hikes in their council tax bills following recent policy changes at both central and local government levels. Somerset Council revised its council tax …
A disabled nurse in Somerset is facing significant challenges accessing public car parks following the installation of new height barriers. Chloë Hammond, 34, who uses a wheelchair and drives a specialised van equipped to …
Chloë Hammond, a 34-year-old nurse who uses a wheelchair and drives a specialised van to accommodate her powered wheelchair, finds herself excluded from several parking facilities in Somerset due to new height barriers. Her …
A tense and emotional debate unfolded at County Hall in Trowbridge as Wiltshire councillors narrowly voted to reinstate free parking for Blue Badge holders, a decision reversing charges introduced in 2022 by the Conservative …
At a fitness centre in Yeovil, an inspiring story of courage, resilience, and determination is unfolding. Ryan Wilt Zen, 30, who has lived with quadriplegic cerebral palsy and has been wheelchair-bound since birth, is defying …
The vital hydrotherapy pool at Compass Wellbeing in Taunton, a lifeline for dozens of disabled children and adults each week, faces closure without urgent repairs costing £35,000. Since opening in 2017, this much-valued …
Ivy Amos, a once healthy and active nine-year-old from Bath, found her life turned upside down in early 2024. After weeks of mysterious illness initially thought to be a virus, Ivy was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a …