First Bus Bristol, Bath & West reports South Yorkshire finalists as Taunton restaurant marks five-year award run
News of award recognition has appeared in First Bus Bristol, Bath & West service updates and the Somerset County Gazette within two days, but the honours are for successes in different places.…
Essex links Somerset cricket week with First Bus route changes
Essex appears as the shared opponent in Somerset's cricket schedule and as the location of bus service changes announced by First Bus Bristol, Bath & West this week, the sources show.…
Care groups line up autumn inspections, fundraising and transport across Bristol and surrounding counties
Health and community organisations across Somerset, Bristol and Worcestershire have announced a cluster of care-related activity for the coming weeks, ranging from nursing-home inspections and hospice fundraising to…
GCSE students in West Country face new bus ticket choices from 30 August
Students at schools including West Somerset College, Castle School in Taunton and Taunton School received their GCSE results on 20 August, with each reporting strong outcomes.…
Bristol left reading national figures as insolvency, road and planning datasets drop in three days
Four separate sets of official statistics released within three days give a broad national picture of individual insolvencies, company insolvencies, road congestion and performance against ministerial measures, but they…
Bristol and Somerset community events tie health fundraising, remembrance, and youth creativity together
Bristol Water has opened applications for its second annual Chew Valley Reservoir Run, to be held on Sunday 20 September 2026, with proceeds going to The Grand Appeal, the official charity for Bristol Children’s…
Thornbury churchyard lets grass grow as Clevedon tree faces crown reduction
Two local decisions on vegetation management show contrasting approaches to summer conditions.…
Bath and Bristol groups line up events on repair, wellbeing and graduate theatre
Dorothy House said it will partner with BRLSI and Share & Repair Bath for Fixfest, a family-friendly repair and reuse event, on Saturday 10 October from 10am to 4pm.…
West of England bus ticket changes overlap with Somerset-Essex cricket fixtures
First Bus is introducing new ticket options across Somerset and the wider West of England, including Bristol and Bath, from 30 August, the operator said, just as Somerset cricket hosts Essex in Taunton this week.…
Bath tunnel closure and Somerset urgent-care questions highlight regional service strain
Bath and North East Somerset Council has approved repairs to the Twerton Short Tunnel that will close the Great Western Railway line, Bath Echo reported. The works are on the 40-metre tunnel, according to the report.…
Extensions outnumber new-build homes in latest Bristol and South Gloucestershire planning lists
Bristol City Council’s latest planning applications weekly list includes six residential proposals, of which five are extensions and one is a new-build home, the council list shows.…
Long Ashton named in both National Grid safety checks and September transport revamp
Long Ashton has been named in two separate contractor programmes, according to reports this week.…
Week of official statistics links insolvency, road congestion, nature access, planning and health
A cluster of official statistical releases published between 18 and 20 August covers issues from individual insolvency to public health.…
Gloucestershire and Worcestershire both in regional spotlight over community welfare
Gloucestershire and Worcestershire both featured in regional news on 19 August around community welfare, and their county cricket teams met the following day, according to reports.…
Housing commission launch and traveller encampment removals put South Gloucestershire housing issues in focus
Gloucestershire County Council has announced a new countywide Housing Commission that it says could improve housing planning, strengthen communities and improve links between housing, health and wellbeing.…
National statistics released over 48 hours cover insolvency, roads, nature, planning and mortality
The Insolvency Service said the individual insolvency release includes monthly tables and commentary on the numbers and rates of individual insolvencies, including bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual…
GCSE results day arrives in the West of England days before new student bus fares begin
The BBC said pupils across the West country reacted to getting their grades.…
South Gloucestershire in the spotlight across housing, planning, music and a 'perfect' bench
South Gloucestershire has surfaced repeatedly in recent local reports, covering development proposals, a music booking and a social media bench review.…
Bath's BRLSI lines up heritage talk and repair festival two months apart
The Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI) is due to hold two public events in Bath this autumn, according to separate announcements from Bath Voice and Dorothy House Hospice.…
GCSE results day coincides with Somerset and West of England bus ticket changes for students
Students across Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire received their GCSE results on 20 August, BBC Bristol reported.…
Somerset Council: asbestos payouts, by-election and Roman replica project alongside 12-year dementia care milestone
Somerset County Gazette and Bridgwater Mercury reported that Somerset Council has paid £369,882 in relation to asbestos-related claims over 12 years and that hundreds of its buildings contain asbestos-containing…
Bristol Water promotes reservoir charity run and water-wise plea while burst main affects over 1,000 properties
Bristol Water has opened applications for the second annual Chew Valley Reservoir Run, which will take place from 9am on Sunday 20 September 2026 and raise money for The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital…
First Bus child-travel curfew in Stoke announced alongside wave of national transport and health data
First Bus has said that from 6:00pm on Friday 21 August children aged 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult on its services to and from Hanley Bus Station in Stoke-on-Trent.…
Bus ticket changes across Somerset and West of England take effect days after GCSE results day
Students across Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire received their GCSE results on 20 August, the BBC reported.…
Two major Bristol schemes move through post-approval phase with multiple condition applications
Bristol City Council's latest weekly planning list shows two of the city's larger developments advancing through post-approval compliance, with multiple applications filed to discharge conditions set when the original…
Rail usage, NHS 111 and Stoke bus child-travel updates issued on same day
The Office of Rail and Road announced annual regional rail-usage figures covering April 2025 to March 2026, providing passenger-journey data for each region of Great Britain and saying the statistics will be…
South Gloucestershire planning records show patchwork of housing, leisure and small-scale change
Rate This Bench founder Sam Wilmot says his favourite bench is in a South Gloucestershire churchyard, the BBC reported.…
Countywide housing commission launches as Gloucestershire councils advance sports facilities alongside development
A new countywide Housing Commission has been launched to help shape better housing outcomes for Gloucestershire residents, including improved housing planning, stronger communities and better links between housing,…
GCSE results issued across the West as Somerset bus fares set to change for new term
Thousands of pupils across Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire received their GCSE results on 20 August, BBC Bristol reported.…
Bristol licensing hearings part of busy week of council regulatory panels across West of England
Bristol City Council listed a Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee for 10.00 am on Thursday, 20 August 2026, with supplementary agenda documents for 35 Union Street, the former Odeon Cinema, and for El Rincon 3.…
Somerset Council announces heritage and access projects while asbestos claims near £370,000
Somerset Council announced a set of public-access and heritage initiatives within three days, at the same time that the authority's long-running asbestos liabilities were reported to have cost almost £370,000.…
Old Bristol Royal Infirmary site lined up for flats and student beds as new scan capacity announced
A Bristol City Council planning entry for the Old Bristol Royal Infirmary site and a BBC News Somerset report on a new diagnostic centre reveal two concurrent changes in the area's health-related development.…
Retrospective applications and rural works feature in latest South Gloucestershire planning lists
Recent planning applications submitted to South Gloucestershire Council include a mix of retrospective regularisations and new development across the district's rural parishes, according to Gazette Series and the…
Bristol’s neighbours roll out housing, planning and rural travel changes
Three neighbouring local authorities around Bristol have introduced new housing, planning and travel initiatives over the past two days.…
Bristol-linked employers feature in latest wave of employment tribunal decisions
Among the cases are two decisions involving Bristol Waste Company Ltd, one involving Somerset Passenger Solutions, and one involving Wiltshire College and University Group.…
Official statistics released over three days cover Bristol-relevant roads, rail, insolvencies and nature
The Insolvency Service said it published monthly tables and commentary on individual insolvencies — including bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements — for July 2026 on 18 August.…
Bristol area covered by same-day batch of transport and health statistics
The Department for Transport said the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate statistics for January to December 2026 would cover the supply of sustainable aviation fuel under the mandate.…
Bristol bus diversion joins flurry of late-August transport and children’s-nature data
A one-day closure of Gill Avenue in Fishponds will divert First Bus services 16 and 47x on Friday 21 August 2026, First Bus Bristol, Bath & West said.…
Bristol licensing hearings join a packed regional calendar of planning and licensing panels
Bristol City Council's Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee met on Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 10:00 am and is scheduled to meet again on Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 10:00 am, according to council meeting papers.…
Bristol universities and neighbouring councils move health and wellbeing into housing, travel and lifestyle policies
The University of Bristol press office said a molecular epidemiologist who led a major University of Bristol study to help schools develop systems to prevent and cope with a potential COVID-19 outbreak has been…
From Air BnB studios to 450-home plans: South Gloucestershire planning register spans wide range of August bids
South Gloucestershire made headlines this week for a proposed development of up to 450 homes and primary school facilities in Coalpit Heath, with the Gazette Series noting planning applications had also been submitted…
Bristol-linked employers named among latest tribunal decisions released by HMCTS
Bristol Waste Company Ltd and YTL Construction (UK) Ltd are among the employers named in the latest round of employment tribunal decisions published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), according to the service's…
South Gloucestershire housing growth spurs sports facilities and a new countywide planning commission
A wave of housing proposals in South Gloucestershire is being accompanied by community-infrastructure spending and a new countywide planning body, council documents show.…
Old Bristol Royal Infirmary site set for flats and student rooms as new scan capacity opens
A reserved-matters application for the Old Bristol Royal Infirmary site on Marlborough Street seeks approval for a scheme that will convert part of the building into 62 residential flats, retain and refurbish Fripps…