News in Radstock

The Tyning Inn, which was still being advertised as a going concern for potential licensees has now been boarded up.

In the sales pitch looking for people to take on the Inn, which is at the top of Radstock close to the Walnut Buildings, the pub was described as " An attractive, historical stone built building and is known as a traditional drink focused community local pub."

The local Wombles, as they call themselves, were out picking up litter across Norton Batch - and putting into good use some new grabbers donated by Ryan Church of Riverside Cleaning.

There were ten litter pickers out (March 5) and alongside 17 bags of recycling and normal rubbish, they also picked up some knives.

A teacher who endured "harrowing" racism growing up in Westfield has said never he could have dreamed black history would be taught in schools.

Marvin Richardson-Grubb joined a boxing club at just five years old to learn to defend himself from regular verbal and physical abuse.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal collision on the A367 at Dunkerton Hill near Peasedown St John on Wednesday (March 3).

A 64-year-old woman from the Peasedown St John area, who was driving one of the vehicles involved, sadly died at the scene from her injuries.

A duo getting people cycling at Bristol's Ashton Court said it was a dream come true to be able to create a bike park in Bath.

Pedal Progression has now been revealed as the successful bidder for Entry Hill after a tendering process, promising to make it carbon neutral and boost biodiversity.

A retrospective application has been put in for the building of an outbuilding on land at Mill Road, in Radstock. Details under

21/00875/FUL for a single story rear flat roof extension.

Bath's £23million scheme to cut air pollution is about to launch.

From March 15 the worst polluting vans, private hire vehicles and taxis will be charged £9 a day to enter the city centre's clean air zone.

The Walnut Buildings, already earmarked to be demolished were shown in a survey to have significant fire safety defects.

The Walnut Buildings were built in the 1960s and refurbished in 1995, when external cladding was installed.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A367 at Dunkerton Hill near Peasedown St John at around 10.45am today (Wednesday 3 March).

A woman driving one of the cars involved in the collision sadly died as a result of her injuries. The driver of a second car was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Local residents who have been asked by the government to shield at any time over the past year are invited to find out about the support available, listen to experiences from others and ask questions in an online event on Tuesday (March 9).

Bath & North East Somerset Council is hosting the online event for clinically extremely vulnerable people, featuring a panel of medical experts and people from the Community Wellbeing Hub.