From today, books of condolence will be available for residents in B&NES to sign in honour of Her Majesty. The details are here 👇

The current Chair of B&NES Council, Cllr Stephenson-McGall, has issued a statement in tribute to Her Majesty on behalf of the council. Thank you, SA Stephenson-McGall 🇺🇦🔶🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈🇺🇳🌍, for such lovely words. Read here 👉 bit.ly/3DgRJlx

Books of condolence for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II are open in Bath, Keynsham and Midsomer Norton until 5pm on 20th September and are also available on our mobile library from today. More details: beta.bathnes.gov.uk/hm-queen-eliza… Mobile library timetable: beta.bathnes.gov.uk/mobile-library…

Today we said a final farewell to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Thank you, ma’am, for a lifetime of service. 📸: A new picture of The Queen published today by The Royal Family. #QueenElizabethII 🇬🇧

The B&NES Council administration wants to raise parking charges in Keynsham to stop people using their cars. This is a bad idea. "The job of a councillor isn't to save the planet but to champion the interests of local people." 🗣️ Cllr Brian Simmons Story 👉 bit.ly/3ByI6w3

We approve of this message 👍 Happy birthday, Mark!

Six months after Keynsham High Street was upgraded, the poor road design is still causing injuries. Enough is enough. Today we're calling on the Lib Dems to sort it out once and for all. Full story 👉bit.ly/3rbMVGY 📸: Keynsham's Daniel Condick and Cllr Alan Hale

In October 2019, the current B&NES Council administration promised to plant 100,000 trees by May 2023. To date, almost 64,000 have been planted. That means we need a further 36,000 in just eight months. Hopefully it can be done as it's an easy win for the environment. 🌳🌴🌿

In a nutshell, Graham Pristo has summed up what local politics should be about. Our candidates next May are all local people who wish to help the city and its residents as best they can, and who are alarmed by the Lib Dems’ poor record. #BathNeedsAGraham

NEWS | It’s 11 months overdue, but Cleveland Bridge is now open to two-way traffic. We’re yet to see an apology from Cllr Rigby for the administration’s inept handling of the project. #BANESDeservesBetter

We’re pleased to see progress being made on a new footbridge in Keynsham Memorial Park. “I’m excited to see the plans for the new bridge, which will breathe life into the park and improve safety for walkers.” 🗣 Keynsham’s Cllr Lisa O’Brien Story 👉 bit.ly/3RwJVjh

"While this renovation project has been necessary to ensure the long-term survival of the bridge, it has been handled appallingly by the Liberal Democrat administration." 🗣️Cllr Vic Pritchard, our group leader, on the Cleveland Bridge fiasco. 👇👇👇 somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-new…

It's a B&NES Council Full Council meeting tonight. On the agenda: 🚌 Bus cuts from West of England Mayoral Combined Authority 💰 Local government pay 💡 Nuclear energy Watch here from 6.30pm 👉 bit.ly/3EEdhZX

At last night’s B&NES Council Full Council meeting, we were happy to support a motion condemning the recent cuts to bus services across the district. We were clear, however, that the Lib Dem administration needs to do more to hold West of England Mayoral Combined Authority to account. Full text of motion 👇

“LTNs were a bold experiment in urban planning. They have proved an expensive and infuriating failure.” We hope the current B&NES Council administration is listening. ✍️: The Times and The Sunday Times

Next week, we’ll be tabling a number of questions for the B&NES Council administration ahead of November Cabinet. We’ll be asking about: 🌳 Entry Hill 🚑 The HCRG contract ♻️ Waste and recycling Anything else we should ask about?

“Our role as a local authority is to serve and provide benefit to the local community, it is not to put danger in their way and cause them serious injuries”. 🗣 Cllr Alan Hale, Conservative Councillor for Keynsham South. 👉 bathnes-conservatives.com/keynsham-high-…

Local #democracy should be about bringing ALL voices to the conversation - that includes those of #women. We should be encouraging members of the public to become more involved in #localpolitics, not shutting them down. This week, BathNES Liberal Democrats 🔶 let women down abysmally.

Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Tim Morgan, Green Party candidate for Paulton, who has sadly passed away. May he rest in peace.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the recent passing of Malcolm Hanney OBE. Malcolm was a Councillor of Bath & NE Somerset Council from 1995 to 2012 and served variously as Executive Member for Resources, Deputy Leader, and Co-Leader of the Council. Statement: