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Residents in Bath & North East Somerset are being encouraged to take part in a nationally-run satisfaction survey on the quality of roads and the transport network in the area.

Following the expiry of the development agreement between Bath & North East Somerset Council and L&G for Bath Quays North, the council and the University of Bath have announced a new partnership to develop a vision for the future of this key site.

The Gainsborough Bath Spa is delighted to offer a new ‘History & Heritage Afternoon Tea’, available from 22 July in the elegant setting of The Gainsborough Brasserie. 

Popular ITV detective series McDonald & Dodds returns this weekend after filming at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bath & Bristol with assistance from both cities' Film Offices last year.

Bath Assembly Rooms will shortly be kicking off a six-week partnership with Brick Galleria to bring LEGO® Brick Paintings to visitors and families in Bath this summer.  

Signs advising swimmers of hidden dangers and how to follow safety advice when using local rivers and canals have gone up at popular open water swimming hotspots in Saltford and Bath.

A ‘Shop, Dine and Visit Local’ campaign has been launched in Midsomer Norton with backing from businesses and Bath & North East Somerset Council.

The Tartan Titan will be at the park from Saturday 27th July, with businesses, schools, gyms and parties challenged to take on the Titan.

Bath is in the running for a prestigious national award for being the best small city in the UK, Europe and beyond thanks to its ambitious regeneration and place improvement projects.

Six of Bath’s much-loved parks and Haycombe Cemetery have once again been recognised as among the best green spaces in the country with awards of Green Flags for excellence.

After three sell out years, our ‘After Dark -nights to die for’ event returns this October with new psychological twists and terrors.

Three new through-traffic restriction trials in the Lower Lansdown area of Bath will be installed from 5 August as part of Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Liveable Neighbourhoods programme.