News in Radstock

This photo - posted on the page of the North Somerset Railway & Radstock to Frome Railway Trust - shows the old incline up to Kilmersdon Colliery at Haydon. The rails at the bottom are still there.

The Kilmersdon incline and tramway hauled away coal which was being mined, at its peak, at a rate of 90 trams or 85 tonnes an hour. The track was constructed in 1877 and over the 160 yards travels a gradient of 1 in 4.

Residents and visitors to Kingsmead Square and York Street in Bath will have a traffic-free environment for longer from October.

Following positive feedback and discussions with traders, Bath & North East Somerset Council has agreed to further support social distancing and the evening economy by extending the vehicle access restrictions introduced in response to Covid-19 in both streets. From Monday 5 October access restrictions will apply from 10am until 10pm.

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Bath & North East Somerset Council has welcomed the news that the Trustees of Cleveland Pools have secured additional funding to assist with the impact Covid-19 has had on the project to restore the pools.

A new play initiative at Shoscombe Church School has proven to be a big hit with pupils.

OPAL, Outdoor Play And Learning, makes the use of toys and equipment to enhance children's learning and play.

Work was progressing at pace today (September 24) on the green in Radstock, with trees being felled and foundations marked out for the new medical centre.

Meantime in planning news this week in and around Radstock.

Dementia awareness services in Peasedown St John have received a boost, thanks to the Radstock & Midsomer Norton Lions Club.

The organisation, which has members living in Peasedown, wanted to show its support for the work being done to raise awareness of dementia across the community.

Commuters who use the M4 are being warned that the motorway is currently closed in both directions between junction 17 for Chippenham and 18 for Bath.

It follows two serious accidents that happened earlier this morning and is causing giant queues across the nearby roads as vehicles look to find alternative routes.

Bath's clean air zone is set to be the first to launch outside of London after delays and rethinks in other cities.

A start date is yet to be decided after it was pushed back from November but is likely to be as early as possible next year.

Jacob Rees Mogg writes:

This week, the Prime Minister has unveiled a new set of limitations in light of the rising numbers of Covid-19 transmission rates, warning that "significantly greater restrictions" would be imposed if necessary.