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Students encouraged to recycle unwanted items at end of academic year
University and student volunteers, officers from Bath & North East Somerset Council and the Student Community Partnership team (SCP), have been knocking on around 3,000 doors in residential areas.
Bath, Delivering for local residents, Waste and Recycling
Top marks for school supporting Hospital Help pack scheme
Students and staff at Hayesfield Girls’ School and Mixed Sixth Form School in Bath, have been praised for their generosity supporting a scheme which helps patients when they are discharged fro
Schools, Colleges and Learning
Employment committee approves council pay and grading structure
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Employment Committee has approved a series of recommendations to modernise the pay and grading arrangements for council staff.
Finance, Preparing for the Future
Remarkable Books: Heritage Treasures from the Bath Record Office collections
A free exhibition at The Guildhall, Bath will showcase, for the first time in decades, a wide range of extraordinary books and fine bindings from the Bath Record Office collection – including beaut
Heritage
Removal of sunken boats completed in Bath
Works to recover five sunken boats from the River Avon in Bath have successfully been completed with the removal of the final boat from the waterway.
Delivering for local residents, Environment and Clean Air, Focusing on prevention, public safety, Tackling the climate and ecological emergency
Have your say on how Keynsham town centre could be regenerated
Residents and businesses in Keynsham are being asked for their views on a shortlist of ideas about how the town centre could be revitalised for the future.
Delivering for local residents, economic development, Giving people a bigger say, Keynsham Area, Leisure, Tourism and Heritage, Regeneration and Development
Council launches new family support network ahead of Foster Care Fortnight
A network of foster carers that offers each other the support and relationships an extended family provides has been launched by Bath & North East Somerset Council.
Children's Services, Focusing on prevention
Keynsham business ordered to close following Trading Standards action over illegal vapes and tobacco
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully secured a Closure Order for the premises in which Keynsham Mini Market has been trading.
Focusing on prevention, Trading Standards
Residents given opportunity to shape council’s climate and nature strategy
Residents are being invited to share their views and experiences around nature loss and climate change in an online survey to shape Bath & North East Council’s new Climate and Nature Strategy, which l
Climate Emergency, Delivering for local residents, Ecological Emergency Action Plan, Giving people a bigger say, Preparing for the Future, Tackling the climate and ecological emergency
New design ideas for Midsomer Norton town centre
Improved public spaces, refurbishment of buildings and the introduction of more trees and planting are among the proposed ideas for the Old Brewery Quarter area of Midsomer Norton.
Giving people a bigger say, Leisure, Tourism and Heritage, Regeneration and Development, Somer Valley
Keynsham recycling centre shortlisted for award
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s state-of-the-art Keynsham Recycling Hub, which was completed in early 2024, has been shortlisted in the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2025.
Delivering for local residents, Focusing on prevention, Keynsham Area, Keynsham Recycling Hub, Waste and Recycling
Council leader welcomes the new Mayor of the West of England
Bath & North East Somerset Council leader, Councillor Kevin Guy has welcomed the new Mayor of the West of England Helen Godwin.
Democracy, WECA