News in Midsomer Norton and Radstock

Bath & North East Somerset Council is working on 1,600 applications from businesses needing urgent Government grants due to coronavarius, and is reassuring companies that payments are on their way.

The council's Invest in Bath business support team launched an online form last week to speed up the process for businesses to access financial support from the Government.

In weekly planning news in and around Midsomer Norton from B&NES this week

An application has been made to build two homes at Four Winds, on Monger Lane in Welton, Midsomer Norton. This is a resubmission of an earlier application. That is under planning portal reference PP-08394552

In weekly planning news in and around Norton Radstock this week

An application has been made to build two homes at Four Winds, on Monger Lane in Welton, Midsomer Norton. This is a resubmission of an earlier application. That is under planning portal reference PP-08394552

Jacob Rees Mogg MP writes:

On Sunday, around 24 million people in the United Kingdom watched the Queen deliver a televised speech in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Throughout her sixty-eight year long reign, she has only ever spoken on television to the nation on four occasions excluding her Christmas speeches. This undoubtedly highlights the seriousness of the situation that we face.

RADSTOCK BRIEFING: Wednesday April 8

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MIDSOMER NORTON BRIEFING: Wednesday April 8

The local MP writes:

On Sunday, around 24 million people in the United Kingdom watched the Queen deliver a televised speech in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Throughout her sixty-eight year long reign, she has only ever spoken on television to the nation on four occasions excluding her Christmas speeches. This undoubtedly highlights the seriousness of the situation that we face.

Bath & North East Somerset Council is closing Haycombe Crematorium to visitors, except close family attending funerals, from today (April 7) as required by law to help prevent the spread of coronavirus .

Haycombe will now only be accessible to those attending a funeral up to a maximum of 10 people, or by appointment for those needing to meet with office staff. The site is otherwise closed to visitors.

Plans for a new cancer treatment at Bath's Royal United Hospital (RUH) have been given the green light.

The Dyson Cancer Centre will cost £10 million.

Plans for a new cancer treatment at Bath's Royal United Hospital (RUH) have been given the green light.

The Dyson Cancer Centre will cost £10 million.