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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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
Lower Bristol Road - 27.10.2026 - BANES - Tree Felling, two way lights in place
West Close - 27.10.2026 - 29.10.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair Service leak near number 15, give and take boards in use
Woodview Terrace - 27.10.2026 - 29.10.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair Service leak at side of number 6
Redland Park - 27.10.2026 - 29.10.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair Service leak outside number 165
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
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
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
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
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 |
This week we have no new planning application for Twerton and Whiteway.
We have only one application this week that should not be controversial.
Address of Proposal
19 Eleanor Close, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1QL
Proposal
Installation of new solar panels and air source heat pump.
Type of Application
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
Twerton
Planning Portal Reference Number
PP-15220326
Applicant Name
Mr Christopher Hewings
Agent Name
Value Optimised Retrofit Limited
Agent Address
Office 7 North Bristol Baths Gloucester Road Bristol BS7 8BN
Case Officer Name
Kirsty Pratt
To see more about this application or make a comment please follow this link.
https://app.bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/planning/details.html?refval=26/03732/FUL#details_Section
We are pressing the council to remove the spilled cement from the carriageway on Pennyquick Hill.
It seems that every day another Lorry gets stuck looseing traction whilst going uphill despite the fact they shouldn’t be using the road as it has an 18 ton weight limit.
Cllr Sarah Moore who has been chasing this matter said: ‘We have fought hard to get the weight limit in place which will become enforceable when the new signs go up in the next few weeks”.
The Cement still needs to be removed despite matters that will improve once the heavy Lorries are removed from this road.
The best time to have your flu vaccine is in the autumn or early winter before flu starts spreading. Therefore, it is important to receive a flu jab.
On an average year the flu virus kills 11,000 people and hospitalises many thousands more. The flu vaccine is your best protection. The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It's offered through the Council every year in autumn and winter to all staff to help prevent serious illness from flu.
Am I eligible for a flu jab?
The NHS eligibility criteria is clear and lists high-risk groups, including those aged 65 and over. If you are in a high-risk group, you will be invited to attend your flu jab appointment by your GP.
The NHS flu vaccine is given to people who:
Need to book a flu jab follow this link https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/book-flu-vaccination/
Is this a job for you ?
Community Energy Network Coordinator; Twerton and Whiteway
Location: Bath Hybrid – working from home, BWCE office in Bath, or on site in the community partners’ location.
Reporting to: Head of Community Engagement at BWCE
Hours: Part-time (15 hours per week worked flexibly)
Rate of pay: £150 /day or £20/ hr. The individual will be self-employed and responsible for arranging their own tax and NI payments.
BANES Community Energy Network is working with local community partners in Twerton and Whiteway to enable local residents to reduce energy bills, improve home energy efficiency and explore options for community-owned renewable energy projects.
The Community Energy Network Coordinator will carry out community engagement activities to enable local residents and community organisations to both participate in and benefit from BANES Community Energy Network activities in the area. The Community Energy Network Coordinator will display significant knowledge and understanding of the local community.
Working with the Community Energy Network (CEN) and local community partners, the coordinator will organise events, recruit and deploy local Energy Champions, raise awareness, and ensure the project’s activities are inclusive, practical, and aligned with the goals of embedding energy advice into everyday local services to help lower energy bills and improve energy efficiency, connecting community members to work together, and empowering communities to explore and build their own renewable energy projects.
Follow this link to find out more or to apply for the role
The new National Scheme of Delegation for planning decisions, which becomes mandatory from31 October 2026. There are no transitional arrangements, so this is a hard deadline. For B&NES. This means less planning applications that residents care about being able to be determined by councillors in committee reducing democratic accountability.
Bath and North East Somerset council are asking you to help us decide which of these shortlisted projects should receive funding from the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for Bath. The CIL is a charge which is payable for some new building developments, to be spent on projects which benefit the community.
Public consultation on which projects you think most deserve funding is a required part of the decision-making process when allocating CIL money.
Given the significant interest generated in this funding round, the requests for funding exceed the current availability. When the recommendations are submitted, it is likely that some projects will be placed on a waiting list for future funding opportunities.
Please follow this link to see the applications noting there are specific ones for Twerton and Whiteway that you might want to support.
https://haveyoursay.bathnes.gov.uk/bathcilfunding/
Please follow this link to give your response.
https://haveyoursay.bathnes.gov.uk/bathcilfunding/index.php?contentid=8
Proposal
Conversion of existing dwelling to 2no self contained one-bed flats (retrospective).
Type of Application
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
Twerton
Applicant Name
Mr Neci Irvine
Agent Name
Mr D Bissex
Agent Address
10 Meadow View Radstock BA3 3QT
Case Officer Name
Ed Allsop
To comment on the application or for more details follow this link
https://app.bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/planning/details.html?refval=26/03737/FUL#details_Section
Address of Proposal
Bath City Football Club , High Street, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1DB
Proposal
T1 - Western Red Cedar - Fel. lRecent increased lean over car park, huge amounts of deadwood and broken branches.
Type of Application
Tree Works Notification in Con Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
Twerton
Planning Portal Reference Number
PP-15263996
Applicant Name
Debbie King
Agent Name
No Agent
Case Officer Name
Jane Brewer
To comment on this application follow this link
https://app.bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/planning/details.html?refval=26/03804/TCA#details_Section
We are pleased to support Pride in Place an Independant board free from political interference that has received £20 million government funding over ten years to make Twerton and Whiteway a better place to live for all its residents.
The board is made up of residents from Twerton and Whiteway from various backgrounds and abilities all keen to work to make this project work.
It is important that residents all have their say in this important process as this is a once in a lifetime chance to shape the area for the future.
Please follow the link below to see more of how this works.
https://bathnesplaces.co.uk/prideinplace/
You can help further by filling in the short survey below
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.
Haycombe Drive - 09.10.2026 - 13.10.2026 - Wessex Water - repair outside number 60, Give way boards in place
Pennard Green - 06.10.2026 - 11.11.2026 - BANES, Skip outside number 6, some carriageway incursion
Windrush Close - 12.10.2026 - 13.10.2026 - VirginMedia - Utility Asset Works, Footpath incursion
Freeview Road - 12.10.2026 - 14.10.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair of domestic leak outside 29, some carriageway incursion
Redland Park - 13.10.2026 - 15.10.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair outside number 49
Freeview Road - 13.10.2026 - 15.10.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair of leak outside number 13, some carriageway incursion
Freeview Road - 13.10.2026 - 15.10.2026 - Wessex Water - Repair of leak outside number 35, some carriageway incursion
Wedgwood Road - 14.10.2026 - 16.10.2026 - Wessex Water - Domestic leak repair near number 41, footpath closed
The Hollow - 14.10.2026 - 04.11.2026 - National Grid - Utility Asset Works, two way traffic lights
Haycombe Drive - 20.10.2026 - BANES - Remedial works following resurfacing, road closed
Lower Bristol Road - 27.10.2026 - BANES - Tree felling next to Highway, two way traffic lights in place
Lower Bristol Road - 02.11.2026 - 03.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Utility Section 81/defect near Rackfield Place, traffic lights in place
The Hollow - 09.11.2026 - 10.11.2026 - Wessex Water - Section 81/Defect, outside Southdown Methodist Church, two way traffic lights in place
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
Kelston View/North Way - 16.11.2026 - 25.11.2026 - National Grid - New service connection, 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 |