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Politics

WECA hit with "best value notice" to tackle issues including leadership spats

WECA warned over strained relationships and unclear narratives

Bishop of Bath and Wells visits  Peasedown St John

Bishop of Bath and Wells visits Peasedown St John community

Planning

£100k of WECA money to be spent investigating the potential of reopening Saltford station

Saltford station could reopen, if £100k investigation deems it feasible 

Saltford and Bristol stations

Ofsted states Bath College ‘requires improvement’

Bath College Somer Valley Campus 'requires improvement'

Somer Valley Campus faces challenges

New bus schemes help the rich and those who ‘exploit the system’

WECA's BSIP task and finish group has warned birthday buses are benefiting the rich

Jacob Rees-Mogg urges government to cut WECA bus funding

Dan Norris £10K bus wrap fiasco "clearly unlawful" but no formal finding made

Council Leaders call Metro Mayor's £10,000 bus wrap spending "unlawful" 

 Bus wrap decision

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"Unlawful" images of Metro Mayor and dog on bus wrap fiasco continues

Metro Mayor says photos of himself had to be 3 metres tall because "it's a big bus"

Bus fiasco latest

Bath and North East Somerset Council pledge inclusivity amongst staff

Bath and North East Somerset Council tackle workplace discrimination and promote inclusive leadership

Council pledges inclusive leadership

B&NES Council pledge to be 'inclusive' and to tackle workplace discrimination 

An attempt by Council leaders to overhaul the use of bus funding in the West of England has been vetoed

Council leaders attempting to overhaul the use of bus funding has been vetoed

Council leaders bus proposal vetoed

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WECA spent £435K of taxpayers' money to part company with chief exec

£453K severance costs

Education

Keynsham school congratulate Year 11s on fantastic results

Staff at Keynsham secondary school, Broadlands Academy, praise students on GCSE results 

Broadlands Academy Keynsham

Students and staff at Broadlands Academy, Keynsham, celebrate top GCSE grades

Councillors raise alarm that WECA is paying for two chief executives

WECA's interim chief executive paid £124,467 over four months

Two chief executives pay row

Community in Kindness

Could you reinstate the Girlguiding group in Blagdon?

Could you reinstate the Girlguiding group in Blagdon? Brownies need your help

Could you help lead girls in Blagdon?

Girlguiding in Blagdon: could you help a group of young girls?

Thirty three Somerset Just Stop Oil supporters take to the streets of London for a week of slow marching  

71-year-old Frome resident joins Just Stop Oil protest in London

Just Stop Oil supporters take to the streets of London

Glowing report from inspectors

Longvernal Primary School are "one family", glowing Ofsted report deems

Bath and North East Somerset Council are closing gender pay gap, according to new figures

Bath and North East Somerset Council are closing gender pay gap, according to new figures published

B&NES makes progress on addressing the gender pay gap

Figures show that Bath and North East Somerset Council are addressing gender pay gap

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Ofsted – It’s Official! Westfield School and Nursery rated ‘Good with Outstanding features’!

Ofsted deem Westfield Primary School 'inclusive and welcoming' following 'good' report

 Westfield School and Nursery rated ‘Good with Outstanding features’!

Ofsted deem Westfield Primary School 'inclusive and welcoming' following 'good' 

Peasedown Community leaders secure over £250,000 for village in B&NES budget talks

Peasedown Community leaders secure over £250,000 for village in B&NES budget talks for community projects