Council acknowledges strong response to Local Plan Options consultation
Bath & North East Somerset Council is continuing work preparing the new Local Plan, following strong public engagement on the options.
Delivering for local residents, Local Plan, Planning, Preparing for the Future
Ambitious new plans for culture and heritage
An ambitious new plan setting out how culture can boost health and wellbeing, strengthen local communities, support the creative economy and enhance the visitor experience across the district.
Delivering for local residents, Heritage , Preparing for the Future
First stage of Bath River Line improvements completed
Bath & North East Somerset Council has completed the first phase of works on the ambitious Bath River Line project, marking a significant milestone in creating a 10km linear park.
Bath, Delivering for local residents, Tackling the climate and ecological emergency
Every home in B&NES offered food waste collection
One hundred per cent of residents in B&NES can now recycle food waste with Bath & North East Somerset Council
Delivering for local residents, Tackling the climate and ecological emergency, Waste and Recycling
Next steps for new special school and support for vulnerable pupils in B&NES
Ambitious council plans for two new schools to benefit children needing specialist education in Bath & North East
Children's Services, Delivering for local residents, Focusing on prevention
Council delivers £5.3m energy-efficient expansion at St Keyna Primary School
More than 200 new school places have been created for local children at St Keyna Primary School in Keynsham following a £5.3m expansion by the council that has doubled the size of the school.
Delivering for local residents, Keynsham Area, Schools, Colleges and Learning
Residents encouraged to visit mobile wellness van for support to quit smoking
Smokers across Bath and North East Somerset are being encouraged to take the first step towards quitting by visiting a new drop-in mobile wellness van.
Delivering for local residents, Focusing on prevention, Health and Care, Public Health
More than 97% awarded one of their preferred secondary schools in B&NES
Nearly nine out of ten children due to start secondary school in Bath and North East Somerset this September have bee
Delivering for local residents, Schools, Colleges and Learning
Victoria Art Gallery records highest visitor numbers since the Pandemic
Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery has welcomed more than 66,000 visitors between April and December 2025 - its highest number since before the pandemic.
Delivering for local residents, Heritage
Sycamore Gap ‘Tree of Hope’ sapling planted in Bath
A rare sapling from the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, which stood at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland before being illega
Bath, Children's Services, Delivering for local residents
