News in Radstock

We at Radstock Nub News have been eagerly awaiting this opening.

Now great news - Fillerup - the zero-waste shop next door to the Fromeway pub - is opening tomorrow (October 7).

Applications are now open to the government's new £4.27m scheme aimed at helping the mental wellbeing of communities hit by coronavirus.

The fund, first announced in July by Environment Secretary, George Eustice, is now officially open for funding applications from potential delivery partners.

Full parking charges are set to be reintroduced at Bath's Royal United Hospital in the coming weeks.

The hospital trust suspended the charges in March as it restricted visitor numbers to prevent the spread of coronavirus, giving free access to staff.

Bath's Royal United Hospital is working through a backlog of non-urgent treatments as it prepares for a second wave of Covid-19 this winter.

The hospital has seen a low number of cases – 266 Covid-19 cases and 59 deaths as of last week – but is learning from worse-hit areas in case that picture changes.

Environmentalists have praised Bath for forging ahead with its clean air zone proposals when other cities are holding off or u-turning on their commitments.

Legal action from Client Earth forced the government to commit to improve air quality, the largest known environmental risk to public health in the UK.

Some wonderful photos have been posted showing some of the amazing engineering work on Radstock's County Bridge which was rebuilt in 1981 as part of the Midsomer Norton flood relief scheme.

Villagers in Peasedown St John have taken part in the national 'Keep Britain Tidy' campaign.

The Radstock Mayor Rupert Bevan writes:

Much of my day job involves meetings- Zoom, Skype but occasionally face to face and these latter often mean discussing stuff over a coffee, breakfast or lunch.

With several favourites, like local celebrity Michael Eavis, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Rachel Johnson, Gina Millar and Michael Wood, all sold out at Cedars Hall there is no need to despair! Thanks to our live-streaming of all the events you can watch all your favourites on-line. Don't miss out, register now by clicking HERE: the Wells site

This means a drastic reduction in ticket sales. The result of this, combined with the cost of the live-streaming, means that we will not receive nearly as much money as usual to undertake the educational work in several local communities, for which we are known. In order to continue with this throughout the coming year, we are relying on the goodwill of those live-streaming our many exciting, stimulating and entertaining events to help us by making a donation.

In planning news in and around Radstock this week:

Manor Farm House Nursing Home on Church Street in Radstock (under reference 20/03266/LBA) is proposing installing a lift and extending the first floor corridor, along with the erection of a dormer window.