Fridge and Freezer disposal update

As UK treatment facilities have gradually resumed accepting fridges and freezers for recycling, Bath and North East Somerset Council have confirmed that residents will be able to bring these items to Keynsham Recycling Centre from Monday 16th November.  

For the time being, fridges and freezer will only be accepted at Keynsham Recycling Centre. The Council will not be able to accept them at Midsomer Norton, nor as part of our large waste item collection service until further notice. 

Bath’s new recycling centre on Locksbrook Road, will not accept fridges and freezers. Residents will be advised to use other sites when services return to normal. 

We will keep you updated and provide further information as soon as the Council are able to accept fridges and freezers at Midsomer Norton Recycling Centre again.

Scheduled Road Works in our area - November 2026 - January 2027

Below are details of all planned roadworks that affect our immediate area, some may be just outside the ward but could impact your daily travel. These are shown in date order.

Pennard Green - 06.10.2026 - 11.11.2026 - BANES, Skip outside number 6, some carriageway incursion

How Hill - 20.10.2026 - 15.11.2026 - BANES, Skip outside number 1, some carriageway incursion

The Hollow - 11.11.2026 - 18.11.2026 - National Grid - Disconnection or Alteration of supply near Southdown Methodist Church, two way traffic lights in place

Pennyquick View - 12.11.2026 - 16.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair cover and frame near number 33, no carriageway incursion

Freeview Road - 12.11.2026 - 16.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Domestic repair near number 35, footpath closed

Pennyquick Hill/Whiteway Road - 13.11.2026 - 14.11.2026 - BANES, Road resurfacing between junction of Poolemead Road and Newton Road, full road closure between 19:00 until 07:00

The Hollow - 13.11.2026 - 17.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair near number 20. some carriageway incursion

Connection Road - 16.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Repair and Maintenance works, road closed

Clyde Gardens - 16.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Repair and Maintenance works, road closed

How Hill - 16.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility repair and maintenance, multi-way traffic lights in place

High Street - 16.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility repair and maintenance, multi-way traffic lights in place

Bristol Road - 16.11.2026 - 17.11.2026 - BANES - Cyclical works, lane closure

Poolemead Road - 16.11.2026 - 17.11.2026 - National Grid - Remedial Repairs, some carriageway incursion

Lower Bristol Road - 16.11.2026 - 17.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Utility Section 81/defect near Rackfield Place, traffic lights in place

Kelston View/North Way - 16.11.2026 - 25.11.2026 - National Grid - New service connection, two way traffic lights in place

Kelston View - 19.11.2026 - 20.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Asset Works, footpath closed

Lower Bristol Road - 23.11.2026 - 24.11.2026 - Network Rail - work near Connection Road, two way traffic lights in place

Shophouse Road - 23.11.2026 - 25.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Repair and Maintenance, Footpath closed

The Hollow - 30.11.2026 - 11.12.2026 - National Grid - Utility Asset Works, two way traffic lights

Alec Ricketts Close - 02.12.2026 - 04.12.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair services to the side of 32 Poolemead Road, road closed

Springfield Close - 07.12.2026 - Openreach - Utility Asset works, road closed

Whiteway Road - 06.01.2027 - Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure - Utility Asset Works - two way traffic lights in place, near junction with The Hollow

Whiteway Road - 14.01.2027 - Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure - Utility Repair and Maintenance works, footpath closed, near the junction with The Hollow

Where roads are closed, we will provide full details of impacts on bus services (if applicable) closer to the date of the works. 

Some work is added to this list at short notice and we will endeavour to let residents know as soon as we have been made aware

BANES Planned road resurfacing works in our area

Location	Ward	Proposed date
Haycombe Drive (phase 1)	Twerton	Completed
Highland Road	Twerton	Completed
Lansdown View	Southdown	Completed
Sladebrook Road & Lytton Gardens	Southdown	Completed
Triangle North & Stanley Road West	Westmoreland	Completed

Planning Applications for Twerton and Whiteway ward w/c 9.11.2026

This week we have no new planning application for Twerton and Whiteway. 

Security Alert

It has been bought to our attention that several properties in Whiteway have been burgled over the past week.

Please take the time to review your window and door locks and make sure you property is secured and keep an eye out for your neighbours.

If you see anything suspicious, please report it.

Christmas Trees for Twerton and Whiteway

Following a request from Councillors Sarah Moore and Tim Ball, the Pride in Place board have agreed to fund 2 Christmas Trees for our communities this year.

One will be erected on Twerton High Street at the junction of Clyde Gardens and the other will be put on the grassed area at the end of Wedgwood Road, at the junction with Poolemead Road.

The trees are due to be put in place mid-November ahead of the lights being "turned on" towards the end of November.

Scheduled Road Works in our Area - November 2026 - January 2027

Below are details of all planned roadworks that affect our immediate area, some may be just outside the ward but could impact your daily travel. These are shown in date order.

Pennard Green - 06.10.2026 - 11.11.2026 - BANES, Skip outside number 6, some carriageway incursion

How Hill - 20.10.2026 - 15.11.2026 - BANES, Skip outside number 1, some carriageway incursion

The Hollow - 14.10.2026 - 04.11.2026 - National Grid - Utility Asset Works, two way traffic lights

Lower Bristol Road - 02.11.2026 - 03.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Utility Section 81/defect near Rackfield Place, traffic lights in place

Freeview Road - 02.11.2026 - 04.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Domestic repair near number 35, footpath closed

High Street - 04.11.2026 - BANES - Replace damaged signpost (signpost 4), some carriageway incursion

West Close - 05.11.2026 - 09.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair Service leak near numbers 8 and 31, footpath closed

Poolemead Road - 05.11.2026 - 09.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Repair and maintenance services, some carriageway incursion

Eleanor Close - 05.11.2026 - 09.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Repair and maintenance services, some carriageway incursion

Kelston View - 05.11.2026 - 09.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Repair and maintenance services, some carriageway incursion near junction with Wedgwood Road

Haycombe Drive - 05.11.2026 - 09.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Domestic repair near number 108, footpath closed

The Hollow - 09.11.2026 - 10.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Section 81/Defect, outside Southdown Methodist Church, two way traffic lights in place

The Hollow - 11.11.2026 - 18.11.2026 - National Grid - Disconnection or Alteration of supply near Southdown Methodist Church, two way traffic lights in place

Pennyquick Hill/Whiteway Road - 13.11.2026 - 14.11.2026 - BANES, Road resurfacing between junction of Poolemead Road and Newton Road, full road closure between 19:00 until 07:00

Connection Road - 16.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Repair and Maintenance works, road closed

Clyde Gardens - 16.11.2026 - Openreach - Utility Repair and Maintenance works, road closed

Bristol Road - 16.11.2026 - 17.11.2026 - BANES - Cyclical works, lane closure

Kelston View/North Way - 16.11.2026 - 25.11.2026 - National Grid - New service connection, two way traffic lights in place

Lower Bristol Road - 23.11.2026 - 24.11.2026 - Network Rail - work near Connection Road, two way traffic lights in place

Alec Ricketts Close - 02.12.2026 - 04.12.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair services to the side of 32 Poolemead Road, road closed

Springfield Close - 07.12.2026 - Openreach - Utility Asset works, road closed

Where roads are closed, we will provide full details of impacts on bus services (if applicable) closer to the date of the works. 

Some work is added to this list at short notice and we will endeavour to let residents know as soon as we have been made aware

BANES Planned road resurfacing works in our area

Location	Ward	Proposed date
Haycombe Drive (phase 1)	Twerton	Completed
Highland Road	Twerton	Completed
Lansdown View	Southdown	Completed
Sladebrook Road & Lytton Gardens	Southdown	Completed
Triangle North & Stanley Road West	Westmoreland	Completed

New birth registration service launches at Best Start Family Hub

 

Parents of babies born in Bath and North East Somerset can register their child's birth in Twerton for the first time, at the new Best Start Family Hub.

The new registrations service was opened by Bath & North East Somerset Council on October 8 to offer local families a convenient location to register their babies closer to home. Appointments are available every Thursday between 9am and 1pm.

The Best Start Family Hub, which opened in September, brings together a range of support for children, young people and families under one roof. 

Alongside the new birth registration appointments, families can access information and advice services, as well as groups and drop-in sessions designed to help children get the best possible start in life.

Councillor Manda Rigby, Cabinet Member for Communications and Community, said: "We are committed to making services as accessible and convenient as possible for local families. Registering a birth is one of the first important milestones for new parents, and offering appointments at the Best Start Family Hub means families can access this service closer to home – alongside a range of other support they might need to help children thrive from the very beginning. The new service also means that parents have five places where they can choose to register their baby in B&NES,”

The launch follows the successful introduction of the Registration Service's office within the Royal United Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which has enabled parents of sick or vulnerable babies to register their child without needing to leave them.

During 2025/26, the Registration Service registered approximately 4,500 births across Bath and North East Somerset at the existing locations in The Guildhall in Bath, the One Stop Shop in Keynsham, The Hollies in Midsomer Norton and the Royal United Hospital NICU. 

The new Twerton service supports the council's commitment to bringing services closer to the communities it serves, providing families with a convenient alternative to travelling into Bath city centre and helping to reduce travel time and costs.

Parents and carers can book an appointment online at: www.bathnes.gov.uk/register-birth or contact the Registration Service on 01225 477234 to arrange an appointment.