News in Radstock

The local housing association Curo has told Nub News that they do not see any structural issues with the homes on Springfield Cres in Radstock - and say that B&NES agrees.

In response to a Nub News report about a young family whose window fell out last week, the association said that they were "very concerned", but that they are sure that the buildings at the top of Radstock do not have engineering problems.

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Twelve months on from the very first local case of Covid-19, health and care leaders in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire have paid a heartfelt tribute to staff who went the extra mile during the pandemic.

Last March saw thousands of NHS workers across the region, along with their colleagues from local councils, voluntary groups and countless other key organisations, rise up to meet the challenge of coronavirus, with many embodying a war-time spirit of helping out wherever help was needed.

Bath has been named as one of the top places in the country to live and do business in, according to a new study.

The annual Vitality Index, carried out by Property company Lambert Smith Hampton, highlights Bath as the third best performing location in the county when assessed against a range of factors including the local economy, health outcomes and the environment.

A father of three has been battling the local housing association to get his Radstock home fixed after a huge back window fell out of his home.

In a sign of what seem to be a systemic structural issue, the homes at the top of Radstock are cracking and moving - which led to a the young father moving his children out for their own safety.

Residents in Bath and North East Somerset will soon be able to pay into a pilot 'good causes' fund to help local charity, community and voluntary groups to reduce inequalities in the area.

The Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Community Contribution Fund will be administered by the council but will not be used to supplement council services. Every penny donated will be used to fund local projects.

All the pupils at Writhlington school are back today (March 8) with the executive head saying he could not be more proud of pupils.

Over 800 coronavirus tests were done over the weekend and thanks to that all pupils are back into normal lessons.

The Radstock Mayor writes:

After my previous diatribe on the subject of litter, I am delighted to announce that we have reached a stage of equilibrium, with very little rubbish on the pavements and most of it deposited in the bins provided. Not so in the hedges surrounding the town. However, one should be grateful for all that effort and will have to hope that the native inhabitants of the hedgerows find the paper useful for their nests!

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A grant scheme in Peasedown St John, that has distributed over £15,000 since it was launched in 2010, has had to suspend it is support for local projects in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Peasedown Party in the Park Grant Fund has been a regular feature of local giving for over a decade, but this year its coordinators say they just do not have the funds to distribute.