Saturday, 28 February 2009
Lidl proposed development Lower Bristol Road.
Lidl have now held 2 open days to show off their plans for the development of the former Herman Miller site on the Lower Bristol Road the first on was held at Twerton Village Hall last week which over 400 local residents visited. A second open day was held on Wednesday 25th February at the Guildhall in Bath where hundreds more people attended.
Lidl have described the open days as a great success with the vast majority of visitors welcoming their plans. We understand that if their latest planning application is approved they will be in a position to develop and open a new store by the end of the year.
The issue of travellers on site is still causing concern and Lidl have told us that they are now taking legal action to have them removed.
Lidl have described the open days as a great success with the vast majority of visitors welcoming their plans. We understand that if their latest planning application is approved they will be in a position to develop and open a new store by the end of the year.
The issue of travellers on site is still causing concern and Lidl have told us that they are now taking legal action to have them removed.
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Travellers on Former Herman Miller Site Bath
Councillor Sharon Ball has published more information on this matter on her personal blog at www.readmyday.co.uk/sharonball
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Lidl Open Day
Lidl have submitted plans for the development of The former Herman Miller site on the Lower Bristol Road they are now about to hold an open day so residents can look at their plans.
If you want to know what is going on then please go along and talk to Lidl and their agents at the open day at Twerton Village Hall Landseer Road 19th February 2009.
Please go along and see what is going on and let us know what you think.
If you want to know what is going on then please go along and talk to Lidl and their agents at the open day at Twerton Village Hall Landseer Road 19th February 2009.
Please go along and see what is going on and let us know what you think.
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Bath Press site open day
An open day to look at what is being proposed for the Bath Press site on the Lower Bristol Road is being held on Wednesday & Thursday this week at Hedley Hall Denmark Road near to Oldfield Park Infant School.
If you want to have a look or have your say then why not go along doors are open from 9.30am.
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
NEWS OF FLOOD RISK AND BIG FREEZE UPDATE – Council update, afternoon 10th February (4.20pm)
Weather Forecast
Due to recent heavy rain and snow melt, the River Avon in Bath is expected to reach a peak level at around 7pm this evening. The Environment Agency advises that the river levels will not result in significant flooding in Bath or settlements up and down stream.
If people are concerned about flooding, the Environment Agency website contains more information. The general weather forecast is that weather conditions are expected to improve over the next 3 to 4 days with dry and sunny weather, although cold nights will continue.
Bath and North East Somerset Council continues to monitor the forecast so that it can make any plans necessary, and will work alongside NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Fire, and Police services if needed.
Flooding – Impact on local area
Bath and North East Somerset Council has liaised with its partners, e.g. Police, Environment Agency, and NHS Bath and North East Somerset, in assessing the risk of disruption as the result of localised flooding. The situation is under control. Sandbags have been made available to those homes that are close to localised flooding. If anyone is concerned about their property flooding they can contact the Environment Agency Floodline on 0845 988 118.
Highways update
There are three roads closed in the area because of flooding – Love Hill, Timsbury; Carlingcott, Wick Lane; Farmborough, Priston Lane. Bath and North East Somerset Council continues to monitor the road conditions very closely.
The Council will continue to monitor road conditions and will provide additional salting and gritting when required. Aside from road closures due to flooding the road network is running well, there remains the risk of icy patches, so motorists are advised to use caution on side roads and untreated roads.
Highways Inspectors are inspecting the condition of the roads following the atrocious weather conditions. Snow and ice can potentially damage the highway service. The Council will seek to repair these as soon as possible. Residents are asked to bear with the Council given the appalling weather.
Pedestrians should be careful on pavements where ice may still remain in some places. This particularly applies to areas on higher ground where the snowfall was heavier and there is less footfall than cities, where a greater number of pedestrians and vehicles have circulated any salt used by the Council.
The Council continues to prioritise its use of salt stocks. This will ensure that sufficient stocks are conserved should the weather deteriorate to ensure that all principal routes continue to be salted through to our next anticipated delivery of salt.
Public space and Car Parks
All car parks are open. Park and Ride sites are open and operational. Motorists are asked to use the sites with care due to settled snow and ice in some places of the parking areas. The Park and Ride sites were operational on Wednesday morning.
Public Transport
For First Bus services, residents are urged to check their Twitter website which is regularly updated: http://bathcsc.info/
Waste and Recycling
Collections are being picked up Wednesday Thursday, Friday - there will be double collections with additional staff on hand to cope with the demand where needed. Residents are asked to put out their refuse, recycling, and garden waste as normal.
Contact Numbers
All other enquiries should be made to Council Connect on 01225 394041. Further information will be on the Council’s website www.bathnes.gov.uk
The Council’s out of hours telephone number is 01225 477477.
Enquiries about Adult care transport should call 01225 394371. Saturday, 07 February 2009
BIG FREEZE – Council update 7th Feb
The latest update from Bath and North East Somerset Council about the impact of the winter conditions.
Updated 10am, 7.2.09 – PLEASE NOTE THIS UPDATE WILL COVER THE WEEKEND PERIOD.
Weather forecast update
The weather remained dry and cold overnight. As expected, road temperatures plummeted in the early hours of Saturday morning which made road and pavement conditions hazardous. Road temperatures are likely to fall below freezing throughout the weekend. The weather is predicted to remain dry and cold throughout the weekend. If people need to make essential journeys we would advise that they try as far as possible to make these in the afternoon periods when temperatures are higher. If residents have to travel, the Council advises anybody to plan carefully for any journeys and keep a close eye on the weather forecast. The Council is liasing with partners such as police, fire and the PCT to co-ordinate efforts.
Highways update
Bath and North East Somerset Council continues to monitor the road conditions very closely. The Council’s Highways team has been working 24 hours a day to manage the situation. Salting runs were undertaken during the early hours of Saturday morning. Gritting vehicles will continue to treat problem spots. Inspectors were checking the road network throughout the night. The Council will continue to monitor road conditions over the weekend and will provide additional salting and gritting when required.
All main roads and treated routes are passable with care, although side roads, minor roads, and untreated roads should be avoided. As of Saturday morning, there were no road closures or notifications of any recent accidents. The Council has made a concerted effort to treat hospital access routes and continues to monitor these roads.
The Council recognises that it is important to prioritise its use of salt stocks throughout the weekend. This will ensure that sufficient stocks are conserved to ensure that all principal routes continue to be salted through to next week.
If freezing rain falls following salting, and traffic levels are low, the salt can be ineffective. This means that despite salting and gritting, roads and car parks can remain treacherous. Therefore the Council is advising all members of the public to take great care when driving or walking under these conditions.
Public space and Car Parks
Street cleansing teams will be re-deployed on Saturday to attempt to keep all car parks open. Council staff will monitor the situation in ALL Council car parks and apply salt when necessary.
Similar action will be undertaken in an attempt to keep the Park and Ride sites remain open.
This action includes redeploying staff that would normally carry out street cleansing to assist motorists at the site. However, the operation of the Park and Ride buses is dependent on First Bus – please note these buses operate Mondays to Saturdays only. Residents can find out more information about all First Bus operated services. The First Bus update line is 01225 494907 or call 0845 606446 - service updates also available at: http://bathcsc.info/
For other operators contact details: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/transportandstreets/travel/buses/Operators.htm
Waste and Recycling
Collections on Tuesday 3rd February, Thursday 5th February, and Friday 6th February were cancelled. There was a limited service on Wednesday 4th February. Residents are asked to take any uncollected materials back off the pavements and to store their refuse, recycling, and garden waste until their next collection day. The Council now anticipates collecting two weeks of waste on the next scheduled collection day subject to weather conditions. As usual, there will be no collections over the weekend. The Council will endeavour to open Recycling Centre’s today as normal.
Other Services
1. Adult Services; There were no major problems reported with adult social services. The Council and its contractors are keeping in regular contact with clients to keep them updated and, when necessary, their carers;
Contact Numbers
The Council will be operating a staffed Out of Hours telephone number for emergencies: 01225 477477 on Saturday and Sunday. The normal business Council Connect telephone contact number will resume on Monday.
Friday, 06 February 2009
BIG FREEZE – Council update, evening 6th February (4pm)
The latest update from Bath and North East Somerset Council about the impact of the winter conditions.
Weather forecast update
Weather conditions will continue to be treacherous during the early evening and overnight. There are likely to be some isolated showers during the early part of the afternoon. Road temperatures are likely to fall below freezing from 4pm onwards.
It is likely to remain dry and cold overnight. There is an expectation that road temperatures will continue to plummet in the early hours of Saturday morning to -6c by 6am making road and pavement conditions hazardous.
This represents extremely difficult conditions and the public are advised only to make essential journeys. If residents have to travel, the Council advises anybody to plan carefully for any journeys and keep a close eye on the weather forecast. The Council is liaising with partners such as police, fire and the PCT to coordinate efforts.
Highways update
Bath and North East Somerset Council continues to monitor the road conditions very closely. The Council’s Highways team have been working 24 hours a day to manage the situation.
To prevent any salt being washed away, the Council will treat the roads as soon as the afternoon’s predicted showers have passed. At present, main roads remain clear. There is a strong expectation of widespread ice on all untreated roads throughout the night and tomorrow morning. Side roads, minor roads, and untreated roads should be avoided. The Council has treated hospital access routes and continues to monitor these roads.
The Council is advising residents not to use the roads unless essential. In response to the worsening forecast the Council recognises that it is important to prioritise its use of salt stocks throughout the weekend. This will ensure that sufficient stocks are conserved to ensure that all principal routes continue to be salted through to next week.
The Council will continue to monitor road conditions overnight and will provide additional salting and gritting when required.
If freezing rain falls following salting, and traffic levels are low, the salt can be ineffective. This means that despite salting and gritting, roads and car parks can remain treacherous. Therefore the Council is advising all members of the public to take great care when driving or walking under these conditions.
Public space and Car Parks
All car parks remained open on Friday. The street cleansing teams will be redeployed on Saturday to attempt to keep all car parks open. Council staff will monitor the situation in other Council car parks and apply salt when necessary.
Similar action will be undertaken in an attempt to keep the Park and Ride sites remain open.
This action includes redeploying staff that would normally carry out street cleansing to assist motorists at the site. However, the operation of the Park and Ride buses is dependent on First Bus. The Council will keep residents updated about the status of these sites and will remain in close contact with First Bus.
Waste and Recycling
Collections on Tuesday 3rd February, Thursday 5th February, and Friday 6th February were cancelled. There was a limited service on Wednesday 4th February. Residents are asked to take any uncollected materials back off the pavements and to store their refuse, recycling, and garden waste until their next collection day.
The Council now anticipates collecting two weeks of waste on the next scheduled collection day subject to weather conditions.
The Council will endeavour to open Recycling Centre’s tomorrow as normal.
Other Services
1. Adult Services; Community Meals were cancelled on Friday 6th February. The Council has rung round clients to inform them. Bath and North East Somerset Council is encouraging carers or neighbours to those who they know receive a community meal to see whether that person needs a meal, and to help them if possible.
2. Libraries; running normal operating hours today EXCEPT Moorland Road, Oldfield Park; Paulton Library (both closed), and Keynsham Library that will close at 5pm on Friday evening.
3. Heritage Services; All heritage facilities will be open as usual. These include the Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Records Office, Roman Baths, and Pump Room, the Assembly Rooms and Fashion Museum.
4. Leisure centres; all Council-managed leisure centres were open as usual.
NHS Bath and North East Somerset
Paulton Minor Injuries Unit has reopened following a short break in services this morning due to adverse weather conditions.
Contact Numbers
The Council will be operating a staffed Out of Hours telephone number for emergencies: 01225 477477 on Saturday and Sunday. The normal business Council Connect telephone contact number will resume on Monday.
Friday, 06 February 2009
BIG FREEZE – Council update, morning 6th February (0800hrs)
Weather forecast update
There was another change in forecast late last night. Weather conditions were significantly worse than expected. Snow was continuous throughout the night and is predicted to continue until lunchtime. This has resulted in treacherous conditions. There is likely to be a small rise in temperature above freezing during the day. The road temperature is likely to plummet overnight making road and pavement conditions hazardous.
Residents are urged not to travel unless absolutely necessary. If residents have to, the Council advises anybody to plan carefully for any journeys and keep a close eye on the weather forecast. The Council is liaising with partners such as police, fire and the PCT to coordinate efforts.
The latest weather forecasts for the weekend indicate that the bad weather will continue.
The forecast for the weekend is for continuing waves of snow showers together with temperatures as low as -7c. This represents extremely difficult conditions and the public are advised only to make essential journeys.
Highways update
Bath and North East Somerset Council continues to monitor the road conditions very closely. The Council’s Highways team have been working 24 hours a day to manage the situation.
Overnight, snow ploughing was undertaken in places. Snow levels in some places were as deep as 30 cm. Local farmers have been drafted in to help with snow plough efforts.
Most of the main roads are struggling to cope with weather conditions. The Council is advising residents not to use the roads unless essential. A salt run was undertaken last night before the snow came down. Another salt run was undertaken this morning. The gritting and snow plough fleet are currently out working to mitigate the impact of the atrocious weather conditions.
In response to the worsening forecast the Council recognises that it is important to prioritise its use of salt stocks throughout the weekend. This will ensure that sufficient stocks are conserved to ensure that all principal routes continue to be salted through to next week. A further delivery of salt is anticipated on Monday.
Side roads, minor roads, and untreated roads should be avoided. The Council has treated hospital access routes and continues to monitor these roads.
The Council will continue to monitor road conditions and will provide additional salting and gritting when required. If necessary this pattern of salting and gritting will continue throughout the weekend. Public salt bins have been restocked so that these can be used when necessary.
If freezing rain falls following salting, and traffic levels are low, the salt can be ineffective. This means that despite salting and gritting, roads and car parks can remain treacherous. Therefore the Council is advising all members of the public to take great care when driving or walking under these conditions.
Public space and Car Parks
The street cleansing and waste teams have been redeployed to attempt to keep the three primary car parks in Bath open – these are Charlotte Street, Avon Street and Manvers Street. However, adverse weather conditions will make this extremely difficult. Council staff will monitor the situation in other Council car parks and apply salt when necessary.
Similar action will be undertaken in an attempt to keep the Park and Ride sites open. However, adverse weather conditions will make this extremely difficult.
This action includes redeploying staff that would normally carry out waste collection and street cleansing to assist drivers at the site. However, the operation of the Park and Ride buses is dependent on First Bus. The Council will keep residents updated about the status of these sites and will remain in close contact with First Bus.
Waste and Recycling
Collections on Friday 6th February are cancelled. Residents who normally receive a collection on a Friday are asked not to put their refuse, garden waste, and green boxes out. This should be stored until your next collection day.
Collections on Tuesday 3rd February and Thursday 5th February were cancelled. There was a limited service on Wednesday 4th February. Residents are asked to take any uncollected materials back off the pavements and to store their refuse, recycling, and garden waste until their next collection day.
The Council now anticipates collecting two weeks of waste on the next scheduled collection day subject to weather conditions.
Schools
All School are closed in response to the unsafe weather conditions.
Other Services
Further updates on other Council Services, such as adult care and libraries will be issued during the day.
Contact Numbers
Enquirers about Adult care transport should call 01225 394371. All other enquiries should be made to Council Connect on 01225 394041. Further information will be on the Council’s website www.bathnes.gov.ukThursday, 05 February 2009
BIG FREEZE – Council update, evening 5th February
The latest weather forecasts for this evening, tomorrow, through until Monday indicates that the bad weather will continue throughout the weekend. This is a change from the previous forecast that indicated there would be improvements from Friday onwards.
Tonight, there is forecast to be 2cm-5cm of snow accompanied by falling rain and plunging temperatures, which are expected to fall as low as -2c resulting in dangers of ice lying beneath a thick covering of snow. These are especially treacherous conditions.
The forecast for the weekend is for continuing waves of snow showers together with temperatures as low as -7c. This represents extremely difficult conditions and the public are advised only to make essential journeys.
Residents are urged to plan carefully for any journeys they wish to make and keep a close eye on the weather forecast. The Council is liaising with partners such as police, fire and the PCT to coordinate efforts.
Highways update
The work undertaken by the Council so far has kept principal routes open. Bath and North East Somerset Council continues to monitor the road conditions very closely. The Council’s Highways team have been working 24 hours a day to manage the situation.
In response to the worsening forecast the Council recognises that it is important to prioritise its use of salt stocks throughout the weekend. This will ensure that sufficient stocks are conserved to ensure that all principal routes continue to be salted through to next week. A further delivery of salt is anticipated on Monday.
Side roads, minor roads, and untreated roads should be avoided. Gritting vehicles will be out on the network following the evening rush hour but prior to freezing conditions starting. The Council has treated hospital access routes and continues to monitor these roads.
The Council will continue to monitor road conditions throughout the night and will provide additional salting and gritting when required. If necessary this pattern of salting and gritting will continue throughout the weekend. Public salt bins have been restocked so that these can be used when necessary.
If freezing rain falls following salting, and traffic levels are low, the salt can be ineffective. This means that despite salting and gritting, roads and car parks can remain treacherous. Therefore the Council is advising all members of the public to take great care when driving or walking under these conditions.
Public space and Car Parks
The street cleansing and waste teams will be redeployed to attempt to keep the three primary car parks in Bath open – these are Charlotte Street, Avon Street and Manvers Street. However, adverse weather conditions will make this extremely difficult. Council staff will monitor the situation in other Council car parks and apply salt when necessary.
Similar action will be undertaken in an attempt to keep the Park and Ride sites remain open. However, adverse weather conditions will make this extremely difficult.
This action includes redeploying staff that would normally carry out waste collection and street cleansing to assist drivers at the site. However, the operation of the Park and Ride buses is dependent on First Bus. The Council will keep residents updated about the status of these sites and will remain in close contact with First Bus.
Waste and Recycling
Collections on Friday 6th February are cancelled. Residents who normally receive a collection on a Friday are asked not to put their refuse, garden waste, and green box out. This should be stored until your next collection day.
Collections on Tuesday 3rd February and Thursday 5th February were cancelled. There was a limited service on Wednesday 4th February. Residents are asked to take any uncollected materials back off the pavements and to store their refuse, recycling, and garden waste until their next collection day.
The Council now anticipates collecting two weeks of waste on the next scheduled collection day subject to weather conditions.
Schools, Home to School Transport, and Adult Services
The decision to close a school is an individual matter for the school, which would contact parents directly. Home to School transport will not run where schools are closed. If weather conditions became extreme the Council would advise all schools to close. The Council anticipates adult care services will be affected by the weather conditions, however the service is continuing where safe to do so.
Contact Numbers
Anybody that has enquiries about Home to School transport should contact the school in question. Enquirers about Adult care transport should call 01225 394371. All other enquiries should be made to Council Connect on 01225 394041. Further information will be on the Council’s website www.bathnes.gov.uk
