News in Radstock

You cannot miss the former Fir Tree Inn at the top of Radstock.

The pub is a Grade II listed building and was registered in 1979, so it is protected, and has been at this site for hundreds of years.

Work has begun at The Shambles in Radstock which will see demolition of the old buildings behind the existing front facades to create new residential dwellings and office space.

Midsomer-based Somer Valley FM, the local radio station for North East Somerset has teamed up with Bath College to transform the radio's stations grounds.

The Prince's Trust Team 1, based at Somer Valley Campus will be carrying out a four-week long community project, redeveloping the front and rear gardens at Somer Valley FM.

With just over a month until the Clean Air Zone is imposed in Bath, the British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK have released a report calling for a national health protection plan and for stronger air quality laws.

The charities want the UK to be in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) – the particles in the air from vehicle engines, industrial emissions and other sources.

School children from two popular, rural primary schools are to embark on a virtual European Tour.

Despite the challenges of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, funding has been secured from the European-based Erasmus project for children in Britain to take part.

A high-ranking councillor has apologised to Bath after plans for 80 student flats were approved on appeal without public scrutiny.

Officers refused proposals to redevelop the Plumb Center site in Locksbrook Road but in an "extremely bizarre" move were overruled by a planning inspector.

A planning application to build homes just on the edge of Writhlington - but in Mendip - will be coming before the planning board with a recommendation that they be passed.

Over 70 objections have been listed against the plans to build six houses on land adjacent to Orchid Way in Radstock.

The popular game-based learning programme SplashLearn has announced the first UK edition of its popular SpringBoard Maths Challenge.

The free to enter maths competition is, SpringBoard Maths Challenge 2021 is open to all classes from Year 1 through Year 6 in the UK and will run from March 1 – May 9, 2021.

Mendip District Council have chosen Coleford-based 'Time is Precious' to be their Charity of the Year for the second year in a row.

In 2020, staff raised £820, plus £121 in gift aid, for the cause. Since the March lockdown last year, many Council staff have been working from home, posing significant fundraising challenges when compared to previous years.

A developer claims it can no longer pay towards affordable housing after its plans to scale back a Bath estate were rejected.

Hardrock Developments' revised proposals for former Ministry of Defence land in Warminster Road were thrown out last June amid criticism of the lack of affordable housing and parking, and claims the "incongruous, bulky and overdeveloped" scheme would harm the city's World Heritage Site setting.