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.
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.
The trees are due to be put in place mid-November ahead of the lights being "turned on" towards the end of November.
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 |
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.
A plan that will improve early support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and ensure services are easier for families to navigate has been approved for Bath and North East Somerset.
The Local SEND Reform Plan has been approved by the Department for Education, marking an important milestone in Bath & North East Somerset Council and its partners’ shared ambition for children and young people with SEND.
The plan has been developed through a co-design approach involving children and young people, families, schools, colleges, health services, voluntary sector organisations and parent carer representatives.
The reforms aim to help more children and young people to thrive with support at the right time and in the right place. The plan is designed to improve outcomes, build confidence in the system, reduce the need for crisis interventions and ensure services are delivered in a cost-effective way.
Councillor Paul May, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, said: “The approval of our Local SEND Reform Plan is a significant step forward for children, young people and families across Bath and North East Somerset.
“This plan has been shaped through genuine co-design with families, education settings, health colleagues and young people themselves. It’s a shared vision for a more inclusive system that helps children and young people to achieve and thrive.
“It also builds on the recent Ofsted and Care Quality Commission inspection of SEND services in Bath and North East Somerset, which recognised our strong partnership working, effective early help services and significant work already under way to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.”
SEND support in mainstream schools will be enhanced alongside additional inclusion bases. A recruitment drive will increase the number of educational psychologists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists working in mainstream education settings who are ‘Experts at Hand’.
Alongside this, the programme will be supported by existing plans to increase specialist educational placements, including plans for a new 120-place special free school at Culverhay, a new special school at Charlton House, and an Alternative Provision School at the Abbot Alphege Academy.
The Local SEND Reform Plan was developed and submitted jointly by Bath & North East Somerset Council, NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, education providers, the B&NES Parent Carer Forum and other local partners through the Local Area Inclusion Partnership Board.
Read more about SEND support and reform plans in Bath and North East Somerset
This week we have no new planning applications for Twerton and Whiteway.
Follow a number of emails and conversations with Highways Officers, we were pleased to see an officer visited Pennyquick Hill/Whiteway Road to look at the extent of the spilt concrete on the steepest part of the hill.
Follow the visit, we have now had confirmation that the road will be resurfaced.
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