News in Radstock

A new charity in Peasedown St John has been working hard over the Christmas holidays to support those in need.

The Peasedown Community Trust, set up just after the first lockdown in June 2020 to champion civic pride and celebrate good causes, launched an initiative on December 1st to feed vulnerable families in Peasedown St John.

Thank you to Chairman Simon Wilkinson for this cracking photo from The Miners' Boxing Day against local rivals Welton Rovers.

The Green Army, playing at home in Midsomer Norton were described as completely lacking in quality and decision making in a match which all went Radstock's way.

The pitch at Welton Rovers is ready for their annual Boxing Day local Derby against RadstockTown FC.

In spite of recent downpours, a dry crisp Christmas Day means the pitch is perfect for the match their traditional Boxing Day clash with a 1:30pm kick off.

Smokers across Bath and North East Somerset are being urged to make 2021 the year they quit.

Despite the stresses of Covid-19, 2020 saw the highest rates of successful quitting on record. It's estimated that during the first lockdown a million people across the country quit with hundreds of thousands remaining smoke-free.

Residents are being asked for their views on plans to renew street drinking restrictions introduced to reduce anti-social behaviour in Bath and Midsomer Norton.

The Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) were introduced by Bath & North East Somerset Council in 2017 in response to concerns raised by residents.

An eight-week public consultation on making it mandatory for pet owners to microchip their cats has launched today (23 December).

A police chief is being given a vote on the Avon Fire Authority after months of concerns about her role and influence.

Sue Mountstevens' spell on the body that oversees the fire and rescue service will only be brief as she is not standing for re-election in May.

A Bath hotel has kept its licence despite a "difficult" neighbour's attempt to have it stripped away.

Arthur Dyer complained of constant noise, disruption and intimidation from hundreds of people congregating at The Bird, metres from his Pulteney Road home, where he has self-catering accommodation.

Pupils at Shoscombe Church School and St Julian's School in Wellow were treated to Christmas lunch, gifts, and a visit from Santa.

A short and if councillors can manage the budget, a sweet possibility of keeping the precept unchanged, was the outcome of the regular Radstock Town Council meeting.

Councillors discussed the on-going transfer of the Tom Huyton play park, which could be completed in 2021, and how this could be one of the places chosen to be part of what is going to be a national tree planting project.