News in Radstock

A new local coronavirus rapid test centre has today (March 10) opened to residents of Radstock and Westfield, up at The Centurion hotel in Midsomer Norton.

Nub News visited the testing site and found a highly efficient and reassuringly easy rapid test process with four testing booths operating from 7am until 7pm six days a week at the location alongside the Westfield industrial estate.

Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) is delighted to announce that entries are now open for this year's competition and exhibition of international contemporary art which is returning to Wells Cathedral, running from Saturday 28 August until Sunday 26 September.

This year the exhibition will also coincide with the installation of a new Antony Gormley work that will be exhibited on the West Front of Wells Cathedral.

Radstock Nub News regularly posts job listing on our site and we have a newly re-designed job board on the right hand side of our page.

We are very happy to promote our JOB of the week which is :

The park toilets adjacent to Tom Huyton park in central Radstock have been earmarked for a building makeover once the town council has the funds.

There has been a lot of discussion about the toilets on social media, particularly as lock down eased and more families were using the park.

In planning news in Radstock this week:

EE has been given the go-ahead to build new 5G masts at the Gasex Centre, in Frome Road.

Inheritance tax is a phrase we might be familiar with. We might have heard it mentioned in the recent budget announcement, or it might be something we have in the back of our mind but aren't really sure how it applies to us.

Here at Thatcher + Hallam thought we would give a very basic overview of this type of tax and how it could affect you – or your family and loved ones in the future.

Householders across Bath and North East Somerset are being encouraged to help show how Covid has affected their communities and help plan for the future by taking part in the census on March 21.

Census 2021 is run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and is key to making sure decisions on the future of hospitals, schools, transport and other public services, following the pandemic and EU exit, are based on the best information possible.

Inspectors have voiced concerns about staffing levels in the Royal United Hospital's A&E and patients waiting out of view of medical staff.

The Care Quality Commission rated the emergency department as "requires improvement" after a focused inspection in January to assess its handling of winter pressures on the NHS.

The Radstock MP writes this week:

Donna Ford, Clerk of Midsomer Norton Town Council, has recently written to tell me that Midsomer Norton Town Council has been given an award as part of the Local Council Award Scheme.

Smokers who want to find out more about quitting and the effect of smoking on stress and mental health are invited to a free online event today - national No Smoking Day (Wednesday March 10).

The B&NES Community Wellbeing Hub's specialist stop smoking team is holding an event to support the national awareness day, which this year has the theme 'Quitting smoking doesn't have to be so stressful'.