News in Radstock

Avon and Somerset Police pays out around £65,000 a year to "handfuls" of informants to help crack crimes.

Chief constable Andy Marsh said the sum was a "minuscule" part of the force's £328.5million budget and is the right thing to do.

Local solicitors and sponsors of Nub News Thatcher + Hallam LLP are looking to hire a part-time administrator. The appointment will be for 2.5 days per week and will include working at the busy reception desk on a job share basis.

The successful candidate must work under pressure, be highly organised, efficient, and able to confidently relate to the firm's clients both face to face and over the telephone. The successful candidate will also be expected to hold IT skills including the use of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

Mayor Rupert Bevan writes:

We have been fortunate, here in Radstock, to have escaped the ravages of Corona virus. Yes, there have been minor outbreaks but they were traceable and contained.

Clients of local solicitors Thatcher + Hallam will be well aware of their annual Autumn Will Month scheme.

Over the years it has helped raise many thousands of pounds for some great local charities.

Not everyone is that keen to see work start on the new health centre in Radstock.

Two posters against the work have been attached close to the site along with an anti-building message chalked on the ground.

Chef Olia Hercules will let you into the secrets of Ukrainian food in her new book 'Summer Kitchens', where she shares some of her favourite recipes. In conversation with Caroline Waldergrave, Olia will transport you to summers spent with parents, grandparents and friends in the Ukraine.

After this mouthwatering session why not take advantage of our dining offer? We are fortunate to have the support of restaurants in Wells. You will be able to get 10% off your total bill in participating restaurants, having booked beforehand to avoid disappointment and showing your Festival tickets on arrival. The restaurants supporting us are: The Crown, Ensemble, Goodfellows, Nosh-Stalgia, Rugantinos and The Swan. Please look at their websites to view their menus and make your visit to Wells Festival of Literature an event to remember!

A £1.1m cash boost to help refresh Keynsham High Street, enhance its historic identity and retain its status as conservation area has been formally agreed by Bath & North East Somerset Council.

The council's cabinet members accepted a slice of the £95m High Streets Heritage Action Zones fund from Historic England in a joint member decision.

Avon & Somerset Police is the second worst force in the country for officers and staff failing to take days off, research has revealed.

Employees racked up almost 90,000 hours – equal to 10 years – of unused annual leave in 2018/19, according to data released under a Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request.

A temporary mortuary set up as Bath prepared for the worst during the coronavirus crisis has not been used.

The makeshift resting place was created in Haycombe Cemetery in April to provide extra capacity to funeral directors and the Royal United Hospital.

Grants of up to £1000 are available from Westfield Parish Council to support charitable or voluntary activities operating in - or for - Westfield.

Visit the website for more information and details of how to apply click HERE: the Westfield council site