Inspiring and supporting residents as part of a Compassionate Community-
Bath & North East Somerset Council has become the 50th organisation to sign up to a new campaign which aims to create a more compassionate society, empowering people to look after each other and their community...
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First cross-border ‘powerhouse’ the Western Gateway / Porth y Gorllewin launches new website and prospectus -
A new economic partnership across south Wales and western England which aims to boost local economies by working together launches a new website and prospectus today. The Western Gateway, launched by Cabinet Ministers in November 2019, is the UK’s third powerhouse after the Northern Powerhouse and the Midlands Engine...
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Council invests in clean green transport for dog warden-
Bath and North East Somerset’s dog warden has taken delivery of a new clean, green electric van to patrol the district.
As part of its commitment to becoming a carbon neutral authority, Bath & North East Somerset Council has invested in the new electric dog warden van to replace its ageing diesel vehicle....
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Food waste collections expanded to encourage residents to recycle more
More residents from across Bath & North East Somerset will be able to recycle their food waste as the council expands its collection service to flats in the BA1 and BA2 postcodes...
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Bath takes centre stage in new ITV production - Bath will play a starring role in the new contemporary detective drama McDonald & Dodds, which premieres on ITV on Sunday 1 March at 8pm. 
The drama, which is set in Bath, is filmed in locations all over the city including Abbey Churchyard, Queens Square, Parade Gardens and the Bell Inn...
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Library visitors set to benefit from new flooring -Installation of a whole new floor at Bath Central Library begins next week and the works have been planned to minimise disruption to residents.
Fitting of new carpeting and ‘acoustic’ noise-reducing vinyl will start on Monday 24 February and is being managed in stages so that only parts of the library will be closed at any one time... read more

Council spreads the word on EU Settlement Scheme -Bath & North East Somerset Council is supporting EU citizens across the district with their applications to a scheme which will allow them to continue living in the UK... read more

Hundreds of trees to be planted in Rush Hill
A group of volunteers from Bathscape’s Community Action for Nature group is teaming up with Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Parks team to plant hundreds of new trees in Rush Hill Open Space...
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