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Bath City Farm hits halfway milestone for ongoing £40,000 fundraiser
The charity has thanked members of the public and farm supporters for their help so far. …

Buyers being put off £1.75m converted church over lack of parking
There are plans to demolish part of a wall to create access to provide parking for two cars. …

Plans for new community space within Theatre Royal Bath are unveiled
The new venue will be created by carefully re-organising internal space within the current buildings. …

Approval granted for expansion of Bath Ales’ brewery in Warmley
The proposals will enable the already successful business to optimise its processes at the site. …

National award recognition for workers at the Royal United Hospital
All three workers were celebrated for being role models for their profession. …

Community asset protection granted for Combe Down allotments site
B&NES Council has now added the site in Bath to its list of Assets of Community Value. …

Bath children’s centre upgraded by Ofsted to Good after inspection
The latest report, which was published last week, judges the childcare setting to be Good in all areas. …

Canal charity undertakes repairs to lock along the River Avon in Bath
Dating back nearly 300 years, the lock in Bath required repairs to one of the ‘paddles’. …

Stairs and walkways behind Jolly’s are deemed ‘Health & Safety risk’
The council recently secured permission to carry out repair and alteration work to five skylights. …

City’s bikers set to be hit with “disproportionate” parking charges
Bikers have warned they will end up paying more than drivers of more polluting cars. …

Pair banned from Waitrose area for two years for anti-social behaviour
The pair discarded drug paraphernalia in and around Waitrose and the car park. …

Almshouse resident knits historical mice for charity’s 850th anniversary
Joan spent five months on the project, using knitting patterns from the late 90s to create the mice. …

Residents had ‘no choice’ but to launch legal action over LTN plan
B&NES Council had planned to close three roads around the lower Lansdown area of the city. …

Moped rider receives life-changing injuries in crash on A36 near Bath
Police were called to a single-vehicle collision on Warminster Road involving a grey moped scooter. …

Locals invited to explore Bath’s historic Guildhall at wedding event
Couples can look around the Guildhall including the register office room and ceremony rooms. …

CCTV appeal launched by police after safe stolen from Bath business
Investigating officers would like to speak to the two men following the incident. …

Bathscape Walking Festival to return next month with over 60 events
For those keen on walking, there are a variety of events to suit all interests during the festival. …

Padel court plans refused over impact of potential noise on neighbours
There were concerns the noise from the proposed courts would have a serious impact on neighbours. …

Local home care company celebrates 38 years of helping residents
Featherbed Homecare and its sister company Featherbed Care started life as an agency for nannies. …

Former parkour world champion welcomed to Bath for fundraisers
Kolmakov visited Bath to discuss arrangements for several parkour events he will be running later this year. …

Bath choir announces new leader as Grenville Jones steps down
Tanya Davidson will be taking over from founder Grenville Jones, who has stood down from the role. …

City’s hospital launches new strategy to develop research studies
The RUH runs approximately 200 active studies at any one time, recruiting 3,000 patients annually. …

Performing arts students take part in event at Disneyland in Paris
More than 1,000 people from 28 Stagecoach Performing Arts schools attended the Paris event. …

Council won’t contest legal action against Bath’s latest traffic trials
The council said it had missed its slot with contractors to install the new restrictions. …