News in Radstock

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

The return of thousands of students to Bath's two universities will inevitably lead to an increase in coronavirus cases, the city's public health boss has warned.

Dr Bruce Laurence said he "completely supports" the reopening and noted that a lot of planning had been put in place by the University of Bath and Bath Spa University to ensure they are as safe as possible.

Peasedown St John's new Community Trust has launched a grant scheme to support projects in the village.

B&NES is reminding parents, carers and pupils from across Bath and North East Somerset to walk to and from school or bus stops in groups of no more than six and to maintain social distancing, following the introduction of the new restrictions on social gatherings earlier this week.

The new six -person restriction introduced by the government is designed to reduce the spread of covid-19 and is enforceable by law.

In his latest column, Jacob Rees Mogg writes:

This week, the Government won a vote on its Internal Market Bill, which will give it the authority to override parts of the Brexit agreement with the European Union (EU).