News in Midsomer Norton and Radstock

Midsomer Norton councillors have all been advised on how they can act locally in the climate emergency, with advice, and possible sources of money, published online by Bath & North East Somerset Council.

The council's guide highlights actions that councils and communities can take to reduce emissions and energy consumption as well as where they can go to get financial help for local projects.

It is a traditional martial arts study that you may never have heard of, but if you have been to see any film that involved any stylised fight scenes, then you would have seen it in action.

It is called NINJUTSU, it has been taught for over 900 years and remarkably there is a class, or Dojo, in Midsomer Norton every week.

He was the first mayor of Radstock, forced to step down for health reasons, but Keith Tyrrell is still actively campaigning for the town, hoping that the best is yet to come.

Nub News interviewed Keith about his vision for Radstock when he was in office, about what needed to be done back then and is still critically important for the town today.

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Planning news from in and around Midsomer and Radstock this week include:

An application to build on the car park, between numbers two and four on Silver Street, in Midsomer Norton has been withdrawn. The application had been for a three storey apartment building with five self-contained flats with associated parking and landscaping.

Planning news from in and around Radstock this week include:

An application has been put into BANES planning to build a weatherproof link at Manor Farm House Nursing Home, Church Street in Radstock, to connect up five detached bedrooms and the care home.

Drivers of dirty vehicles could pay more for parking permits in the Bath area – on top of a new 'clean air zone' for the city – in another bid to change behaviours.

Bath and North East Somerset Council is considering introducing higher parking charges based on carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions, as part of its commitments to clean air and the climate emergency.

The SWAN charity, which helps driving older and infirm residents to appointments in and around Radstock, has been given a small boost from the nearby council to upgrade its computers.

The charity, based at Wells Road offers advice as well using volunteer drivers to take the elderly to appointments and out for visits.

The river running through the centre of Midsomer Norton is getting a major overhaul, councillors decided last night (January 14).

By unanimous vote they agreed to pay the contractor who looks after the much-maligned water, which stretches through the town, a lump sum to upgrade, replant and redesign the water way.