News in Radstock

UPDATE:

The £215,000 debt of Bath's loss-making tourist office will be written off as it joins forces with Bristol's and city bosses "reconsider" the role of "traditional mass tourism".

Bath and North East Somerset Council will only have one vote out of eight in the new Visit West partnership, with the others going to neighbouring authorities and the region's chambers of commerce.

In February, the Farmborough Community Shop Management Committee made the decision to launch an initiative to improve the energy efficiency of the shop, raising the funds needed through community pledges and grant applications.

The aims were to replace inefficient electrical equipment alongside the installation of 14 solar photovoltaic (solar PV) panels.

Disabled city centre residents face being "trapped" by "draconian" counter-terror proposals that will severely restrict access in Bath's historic core, a group has warned.

All parking, including for blue badge holders, will be removed from a secure zone and road access will be limited to prevent hostile vehicle attacks.

Churches in Peasedown St John and Wellow will be hosting a range of Christmas services this coming festive season.

St John's Church in Peasedown and St Julian's in Wellow are both part of the St J's Group of Anglican Churches, which are led by Revd Matthew Street.

There has been a great reaction to the special Christmas messages on the Radstock and Midsomer Norton Nub News home page banners this week, especially to the fantastic photographs used to create the banners.

Ever wondered where these photographs came from? They are being used courtesy of the Radstock Museum, community partners of local solicitors Thatcher + Hallam.

Households across Avon and Somerset could have to pay the police an extra £15 next year or see PCSO numbers cut.

Payments to the force are just one part of council tax bills and local authorities are expected to be able to increase their share by up to five per cent after the pandemic squeezed their budgets.

The group of local lads who came together to raise money for the campaign to tackle the huge problem of male suicide, have broken both their fundraising and mileage targets.

The nine, who include a local estate agent, a local footballer and their friends, were raising money for the Campaign Against Living Miserably.

The Radstock MP writes:

This week, the Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, wrote to me outlining the United Kingdom's (UK) new foreign aid spending plans.

Opponents to the closure of a footpath associated with the new medical centre in Radstock have until December 10 to make their views official.

A notice of the proposed closure, part of the national cycle network, need to contact the Department of Transport by midnight.