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    Preparing for soaring energy bills

    Preparing for soaring energy bills

    Gas and electricity bills are due to rise sharply in April when the energy price cap goes up. The background to this is that shortages of...
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    Deputy Mayor quits the local Lib Dems, complaining of bullying and racism

    Deputy Mayor quits the local Lib Dems, complaining of bullying and racism

    A former Liberal Democrat councillor has dramatically quit the party, stating publicly on social media that for the past three years he...
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    Liveable Neighbourhoods and the Mount Road scheme

    Liveable Neighbourhoods and the Mount Road scheme

    The first fifteen proposed Liveable Neighbourhoods for Bath and North East Somerset have been announced by the council, with a fanfare of...
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    What is going on with Bath this Christmas? asks city trader

    What is going on with Bath this Christmas? asks city trader

    The owner of Bath Aqua Glass, Annette Dolan, is critical of the council's lack of clear communication over Christmas stall arrangements...
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    First council houses to be built in BANES for two decades

    First council houses to be built in BANES for two decades

    A proposal to build 58 council houses in eight locations around Bath and North East Somerset was passed with unanimous support at the...
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    Ring of Steel: The latest twist

    Ring of Steel: The latest twist

    Conservative leader accuses the council of twisting the words of the police A new page in the story of Bath's notorious 'Ring of Steel'...
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    Pushing Oldfield's parking problems onto other communities?

    Pushing Oldfield's parking problems onto other communities?

    News has emerged of a plan to unroll a huge Resident Parking Zone (RPZ) across Oldfield Park and Westmoreland, which could have an impact...
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    Local tree planting will honour Holocaust refugees who fled to Britain

    Local tree planting will honour Holocaust refugees who fled to Britain

    A network founded in 1941 to support refugees escaping Nazi-occupied Europe, is launching a new campaign called 80 Trees for 80 Years....
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    Council to investigate loss of freshwater habitat at Foxhill

    Council to investigate loss of freshwater habitat at Foxhill

    News that a much-loved freshwater habitat at Foxhill may have been lost to nearby construction work, has prompted Bath and North East...
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    Has Mulberry Park building work caused Foxhill spring to dry up?

    Has Mulberry Park building work caused Foxhill spring to dry up?

    A familiar stream on the Foxhill estate has suddenly dried up, leaving just a moistureless stony bed where there was once flowing water....
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    Impact of Clean Air Zone on Twerton, Whiteway & Southdown had been predicted, local councillor says

    Impact of Clean Air Zone on Twerton, Whiteway & Southdown had been predicted, local councillor says

    An increase in heavy vehicles using roads in Twerton, Whiteway and Southdown to avoid Bath's Clean Air Zone charges has become an issue...
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    Council cabinet to consider 'Ring of Steel' to protect crowded streets

    Council cabinet to consider 'Ring of Steel' to protect crowded streets

    But Conservatives call for the plan to be scrapped On Thursday 20th July the council cabinet will consider steps it says are aimed at...
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    Council's 'affordable homes' announcement meets with less than ecstatic response

    Council's 'affordable homes' announcement meets with less than ecstatic response

    Bath and North East Somerset Council has made some progress on its commitment to build more affordable housing. Today the council...
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    A curious East Twerton gravestone inscription recalls a man who regained his life

    A curious East Twerton gravestone inscription recalls a man who regained his life

    Strolling into the tranquil cemetery at Bellotts Road, visitors are likely to spot a graceful Victorian headstone set against the glossy...
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    The issue of HMOs in Bath

    The issue of HMOs in Bath

    Do neighbourhoods targeted by HMO landlords need stronger measures to preserve family housing? Twerton and Whiteway are seeing many new...
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    Covid-19 impact forcing council to "think about doing things differently" in budget plans

    Covid-19 impact forcing council to "think about doing things differently" in budget plans

    Bath and North East Somerset Council historically relies on income streams that are now severely undermined by the Covid-19 pandemic, the...
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    A street in time: Roundhill Park in the Second World War

    A street in time: Roundhill Park in the Second World War

    Roundhill Park at Southdown is a late 1930s housing estate and an example of the communities that were abruptly planted by the council on...
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    Residents react to plans to use Twerton Mill as a temporary hotel

    Residents react to plans to use Twerton Mill as a temporary hotel

    News that a high-end student accommodation complex in Twerton could be used as a temporary hotel has prompted reactions from Bath...
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    Students Organise Collection for Bath's Foodbank

    Students Organise Collection for Bath's Foodbank

    Thoughtful students who responded to a call for donations to the Bath Foodbank, have been praised by University of Bath chaplain Nigel...
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    Bath Community Orchestra brought Festive Cheer to the Alice Park Café

    Bath Community Orchestra brought Festive Cheer to the Alice Park Café

    Visitors to the café at Alice Park on the eastern side of Bath, were treated to festive tunes played by a community orchestra on Sunday...
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