Bath & NE Somerset Labour Group
@bneslabourgroup.bsky.social
Official Opposition on Bath & North East Somerset Council. We're here, & we used to be 'there'. We like live-posting from council/cabinet/scrutiny meetings when possible. We also live at https://www.facebook.com/BANESCllrs.
Remember our campaign to get all eligible children automatically enrolled for free school meals in Bath & NE Somerset? We have numbers! 139 children have been brought into the system, who'd otherwise have fallen through the net - shorturl.at/gaji6
Bath and North East Somerset Labour Councillors
MASSIVE FREE SCHOOL MEALS WIN FOR LOCAL CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS - THANK YOU!
Remember when we asked for your support, to get every eligible child auto-enrolled for free school meals last...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Remember our campaign to get all eligible children automatically enrolled for free school meals in Bath & NE Somerset? We have numbers! 139 children have been brought into the system, who'd otherwise have fallen through the net - shorturl.at/gaji6
Buses buses buses... shorturl.at/cXoj9 - timetable updates, handy links, strike info...
Bath and North East Somerset Labour Councillors
BUS CHANGE TIMES, HANDY LINKS & POSSIBLE FIRSTBUS STRIKE
The bus timetables are updated twice a year (Apr/Sep) - here's what's ahead.
There's also a potential First Bus strike in early Sept....
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August 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Buses buses buses... shorturl.at/cXoj9 - timetable updates, handy links, strike info...
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🗞 The BBC reporting on our successful campaign for the "better provision of clean, accessible public toilets" in Bath.
Great to see the work of local Labour Councillors from @bneslabourgroup.bsky.social recognised.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great to see the work of local Labour Councillors from @bneslabourgroup.bsky.social recognised.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bath public toilets are 'few and far between', council told
The lack of facilities across Bath is also driving customers away, one local business claims.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🗞 The BBC reporting on our successful campaign for the "better provision of clean, accessible public toilets" in Bath.
Great to see the work of local Labour Councillors from @bneslabourgroup.bsky.social recognised.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great to see the work of local Labour Councillors from @bneslabourgroup.bsky.social recognised.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My first 100 days, in under 100 seconds.
In this new chapter for the West, together we’re rolling out new green buses, have secured record transport funding, and launched a Youth Guarantee for jobs and training.
We’ve turned the page, and we’re only just getting started!
In this new chapter for the West, together we’re rolling out new green buses, have secured record transport funding, and launched a Youth Guarantee for jobs and training.
We’ve turned the page, and we’re only just getting started!
August 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
My first 100 days, in under 100 seconds.
In this new chapter for the West, together we’re rolling out new green buses, have secured record transport funding, and launched a Youth Guarantee for jobs and training.
We’ve turned the page, and we’re only just getting started!
In this new chapter for the West, together we’re rolling out new green buses, have secured record transport funding, and launched a Youth Guarantee for jobs and training.
We’ve turned the page, and we’re only just getting started!
"Lack of toilets leaving elderly people 'in tears'" - BNES Labour Group's success in getting a Lib Dem commitment to public loos last week has caught the eye of the BBC - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Bath #NorthEastSomerset #tourism #disability #publicLoos
#Bath #NorthEastSomerset #tourism #disability #publicLoos
www.bbc.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"Lack of toilets leaving elderly people 'in tears'" - BNES Labour Group's success in getting a Lib Dem commitment to public loos last week has caught the eye of the BBC - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Bath #NorthEastSomerset #tourism #disability #publicLoos
#Bath #NorthEastSomerset #tourism #disability #publicLoos
🚽 FLUSHED WITH SUCCESS! Thank you!
Labour proposals for a better public loo strategy passed unanimously at B&NES Council last night, seconded by Lib Dem Economic Development lead Paul Roper. Next? Solid action, so this motion doesn't just go down the pan...
#BNES #Labour #PublicLoos
Labour proposals for a better public loo strategy passed unanimously at B&NES Council last night, seconded by Lib Dem Economic Development lead Paul Roper. Next? Solid action, so this motion doesn't just go down the pan...
#BNES #Labour #PublicLoos
July 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🚽 FLUSHED WITH SUCCESS! Thank you!
Labour proposals for a better public loo strategy passed unanimously at B&NES Council last night, seconded by Lib Dem Economic Development lead Paul Roper. Next? Solid action, so this motion doesn't just go down the pan...
#BNES #Labour #PublicLoos
Labour proposals for a better public loo strategy passed unanimously at B&NES Council last night, seconded by Lib Dem Economic Development lead Paul Roper. Next? Solid action, so this motion doesn't just go down the pan...
#BNES #Labour #PublicLoos
BNES full council vote tonight, after hearing from councillors and members of the public. Kick off is 6:30: papers and web streaming here- democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
July 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
BNES full council vote tonight, after hearing from councillors and members of the public. Kick off is 6:30: papers and web streaming here- democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
Labour's call for BNES to have a better public loo strategy goes to Thu night's Council meeting - and asks for public involvement - www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
'Frankly ridiculous' and 'not enough' public toilets in Bath
"I find the lack of public toilets embarrassing and frankly ridiculous.”
www.somersetlive.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Labour's call for BNES to have a better public loo strategy goes to Thu night's Council meeting - and asks for public involvement - www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
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Only 20 public loo sites for the whole of Bath & NE Somerset. Local? Ask your councillor if they're voting to sort out the out of date public loo strategy on Thu 17th. Contact them here - democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgFindMember... and read the Labour Group motion here - shorturl.at/W6Gdi
July 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Only 20 public loo sites for the whole of Bath & NE Somerset. Local? Ask your councillor if they're voting to sort out the out of date public loo strategy on Thu 17th. Contact them here - democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgFindMember... and read the Labour Group motion here - shorturl.at/W6Gdi
Only 20 public loo sites for the whole of Bath & NE Somerset. Local? Ask your councillor if they're voting to sort out the out of date public loo strategy on Thu 17th. Contact them here - democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgFindMember... and read the Labour Group motion here - shorturl.at/W6Gdi
July 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Only 20 public loo sites for the whole of Bath & NE Somerset. Local? Ask your councillor if they're voting to sort out the out of date public loo strategy on Thu 17th. Contact them here - democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgFindMember... and read the Labour Group motion here - shorturl.at/W6Gdi
Real improvements for local children and their families are happening *now*, here in B&NES and across the WECA region. Here's the view from B&NES - tinyurl.com/5ahvpnhh - and, below, the bigger picture from WECA Mayor Helen Godwin:
July 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Real improvements for local children and their families are happening *now*, here in B&NES and across the WECA region. Here's the view from B&NES - tinyurl.com/5ahvpnhh - and, below, the bigger picture from WECA Mayor Helen Godwin:
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Bath Voice News: Bath Record Office to exhibit some of the city’s most remarkable and historic books from Friday 27 June to Saturday 28 June bathvoice.co.uk/2025/06/26/b...
Bath Voice News: Bath Record Office to exhibit some of the city's most remarkable and historic books from Friday 27 June to Saturday 28 June - Bath Voice.
From the Bath Record Office: A free exhibition at The Guildhall, Bath will showcase, for the first time since 1923, a selection of extraordinary books and fine bindings from the Bath Record Office collection. The exhibition will run from Friday 27 June to Saturday 28 June, 10am to 4pm, and will include beautifully illustrated tomes, […]
bathvoice.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Bath Voice News: Bath Record Office to exhibit some of the city’s most remarkable and historic books from Friday 27 June to Saturday 28 June bathvoice.co.uk/2025/06/26/b...
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💑A free wedding or vow renewal worthy of Austen awaits!
❤️We hope it won't take much persuasion for romantics to enter our competition for a Regency-style ceremony in Bath's stunning Parade Gardens on 13 Sept.
📧Tell us the name of your love story here:
tinyurl.com/4meb8fjv
❤️We hope it won't take much persuasion for romantics to enter our competition for a Regency-style ceremony in Bath's stunning Parade Gardens on 13 Sept.
📧Tell us the name of your love story here:
tinyurl.com/4meb8fjv
June 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
💑A free wedding or vow renewal worthy of Austen awaits!
❤️We hope it won't take much persuasion for romantics to enter our competition for a Regency-style ceremony in Bath's stunning Parade Gardens on 13 Sept.
📧Tell us the name of your love story here:
tinyurl.com/4meb8fjv
❤️We hope it won't take much persuasion for romantics to enter our competition for a Regency-style ceremony in Bath's stunning Parade Gardens on 13 Sept.
📧Tell us the name of your love story here:
tinyurl.com/4meb8fjv
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📌 Odd Down Sports Ground consultation closes 5pm today
Let us know what you think about our plans for the extension and refurbishment of Odd Down Sports Ground.
Take part online: www.bathnes.gov.uk/odd-down...
More information on our newsroom:
👉 newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk/new...
Let us know what you think about our plans for the extension and refurbishment of Odd Down Sports Ground.
Take part online: www.bathnes.gov.uk/odd-down...
More information on our newsroom:
👉 newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk/new...
June 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
📌 Odd Down Sports Ground consultation closes 5pm today
Let us know what you think about our plans for the extension and refurbishment of Odd Down Sports Ground.
Take part online: www.bathnes.gov.uk/odd-down...
More information on our newsroom:
👉 newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk/new...
Let us know what you think about our plans for the extension and refurbishment of Odd Down Sports Ground.
Take part online: www.bathnes.gov.uk/odd-down...
More information on our newsroom:
👉 newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk/new...
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Want to unlock your team's full potential? Join Cool Ventures Leadership & Management Workshop and learn practical strategies to boost performance, motivation, and results.
Wednesday 2nd July, 10am-1pm at The Studio in Bath.
Reserve a free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lead...
Wednesday 2nd July, 10am-1pm at The Studio in Bath.
Reserve a free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lead...
June 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Want to unlock your team's full potential? Join Cool Ventures Leadership & Management Workshop and learn practical strategies to boost performance, motivation, and results.
Wednesday 2nd July, 10am-1pm at The Studio in Bath.
Reserve a free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lead...
Wednesday 2nd July, 10am-1pm at The Studio in Bath.
Reserve a free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lead...
If you get an invitation through the post, don't delay - have your say!
From theatre to festivals, sports to cinema – culture in the West knows no limits. Everyone in our region deserves to make the most of the best of life here.
A new Citizens’ Assembly will put local people centre stage to shape our plan for the future: tinyurl.com/WestCultureCA
A new Citizens’ Assembly will put local people centre stage to shape our plan for the future: tinyurl.com/WestCultureCA
Citizens to take centre stage on culture - West of England Combined Authority
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June 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
If you get an invitation through the post, don't delay - have your say!
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Free bus travel for under 16s? Sounds right up everyone's street! #WestOfEngland #Buses
Families are set to have have busloads of fun this summer with free travel for under-16s – inspiring the next generation of passengers.
Together, in a new chapter for the West, we’re building the kind of bus service that local people deserve: tinyurl.com/KidsGoFreeWest
📺 BBC
Together, in a new chapter for the West, we’re building the kind of bus service that local people deserve: tinyurl.com/KidsGoFreeWest
📺 BBC
June 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Free bus travel for under 16s? Sounds right up everyone's street! #WestOfEngland #Buses
Free bus travel for under 16s? Sounds right up everyone's street! #WestOfEngland #Buses
Families are set to have have busloads of fun this summer with free travel for under-16s – inspiring the next generation of passengers.
Together, in a new chapter for the West, we’re building the kind of bus service that local people deserve: tinyurl.com/KidsGoFreeWest
📺 BBC
Together, in a new chapter for the West, we’re building the kind of bus service that local people deserve: tinyurl.com/KidsGoFreeWest
📺 BBC
June 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Free bus travel for under 16s? Sounds right up everyone's street! #WestOfEngland #Buses
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Big win for BNES families - from Sept 25, all eligible families will be auto-enrolled for #FreeSchoolMeals, thanks to @BNESLabour. From Sep '26, all families on Universal Credit qualify - almost 6,000 local families. Labour locally, working with Labour nationally. #LabourDelivers
June 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Big win for BNES families - from Sept 25, all eligible families will be auto-enrolled for #FreeSchoolMeals, thanks to @BNESLabour. From Sep '26, all families on Universal Credit qualify - almost 6,000 local families. Labour locally, working with Labour nationally. #LabourDelivers
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Brilliant from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social, Mayor Helen Godwin & the west of of England combined authority. Kids are free to explore their local countryside and towns over the holidays rather than festering, with nothing to do, over the summer holidays. Brilliant initiative! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️
Children to have free bus travel in west of England during summer holidays
Children to have free bus travel in west of England during summer holidays
About 150,000 under-16s will benefit across West of England combined authority and North Somerset
Children under the age of 16 will be able to travel for free on buses in the west of England during the school summer holidays in a move benefiting about 150,000 young people.
The West of England combined authority (Weca) – covering Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire – plus North Somerset will allow children aged from five to 15 to travel for free with no bus pass or registration required. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Brilliant from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social, Mayor Helen Godwin & the west of of England combined authority. Kids are free to explore their local countryside and towns over the holidays rather than festering, with nothing to do, over the summer holidays. Brilliant initiative! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️
Big win for BNES families - from Sept 25, all eligible families will be auto-enrolled for #FreeSchoolMeals, thanks to @BNESLabour. From Sep '26, all families on Universal Credit qualify - almost 6,000 local families. Labour locally, working with Labour nationally. #LabourDelivers
June 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Big win for BNES families - from Sept 25, all eligible families will be auto-enrolled for #FreeSchoolMeals, thanks to @BNESLabour. From Sep '26, all families on Universal Credit qualify - almost 6,000 local families. Labour locally, working with Labour nationally. #LabourDelivers
🚆 Big news for the West of England!
Labour Metro Mayor Helen Godwin is working with the new government to deliver £800m for better #transport—buses, trains, trams & more.
“It’s time for a mass transit system people can rely on.”
🔗 www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Labour Metro Mayor Helen Godwin is working with the new government to deliver £800m for better #transport—buses, trains, trams & more.
“It’s time for a mass transit system people can rely on.”
🔗 www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
June 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🚆 Big news for the West of England!
Labour Metro Mayor Helen Godwin is working with the new government to deliver £800m for better #transport—buses, trains, trams & more.
“It’s time for a mass transit system people can rely on.”
🔗 www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Labour Metro Mayor Helen Godwin is working with the new government to deliver £800m for better #transport—buses, trains, trams & more.
“It’s time for a mass transit system people can rely on.”
🔗 www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
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🚨 Historic day in #BATHNES!
👏 Cllr Liz Hardman - 1st ever Chair from Paulton, she'll focus on mental health.
🎉 Cllr Robin Moss 10y as leader + 2y of big impact as Official Opposition: free school meals auto-enrolment; night-worker safety; S106 clarity; plus..... 1/2
📸Cllr Liz Hardman
👏 Cllr Liz Hardman - 1st ever Chair from Paulton, she'll focus on mental health.
🎉 Cllr Robin Moss 10y as leader + 2y of big impact as Official Opposition: free school meals auto-enrolment; night-worker safety; S106 clarity; plus..... 1/2
📸Cllr Liz Hardman
May 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🚨 Historic day in #BATHNES!
👏 Cllr Liz Hardman - 1st ever Chair from Paulton, she'll focus on mental health.
🎉 Cllr Robin Moss 10y as leader + 2y of big impact as Official Opposition: free school meals auto-enrolment; night-worker safety; S106 clarity; plus..... 1/2
📸Cllr Liz Hardman
👏 Cllr Liz Hardman - 1st ever Chair from Paulton, she'll focus on mental health.
🎉 Cllr Robin Moss 10y as leader + 2y of big impact as Official Opposition: free school meals auto-enrolment; night-worker safety; S106 clarity; plus..... 1/2
📸Cllr Liz Hardman
🚨 Historic day in #BATHNES!
👏 Cllr Liz Hardman - 1st ever Chair from Paulton, she'll focus on mental health.
🎉 Cllr Robin Moss 10y as leader + 2y of big impact as Official Opposition: free school meals auto-enrolment; night-worker safety; S106 clarity; plus..... 1/2
📸Cllr Liz Hardman
👏 Cllr Liz Hardman - 1st ever Chair from Paulton, she'll focus on mental health.
🎉 Cllr Robin Moss 10y as leader + 2y of big impact as Official Opposition: free school meals auto-enrolment; night-worker safety; S106 clarity; plus..... 1/2
📸Cllr Liz Hardman
May 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🚨 Historic day in #BATHNES!
👏 Cllr Liz Hardman - 1st ever Chair from Paulton, she'll focus on mental health.
🎉 Cllr Robin Moss 10y as leader + 2y of big impact as Official Opposition: free school meals auto-enrolment; night-worker safety; S106 clarity; plus..... 1/2
📸Cllr Liz Hardman
👏 Cllr Liz Hardman - 1st ever Chair from Paulton, she'll focus on mental health.
🎉 Cllr Robin Moss 10y as leader + 2y of big impact as Official Opposition: free school meals auto-enrolment; night-worker safety; S106 clarity; plus..... 1/2
📸Cllr Liz Hardman
So - it’s the Council annual meeting at BNES from 6:30. When - not if - exciting things happen, we’ll pop a wee note here… Meanwhile, democracy lovers, the agenda & webcast link are here - democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
Councillors and how the Council works | Bath and North East Somerset Council
democracy.bathnes.gov.uk
May 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
So - it’s the Council annual meeting at BNES from 6:30. When - not if - exciting things happen, we’ll pop a wee note here… Meanwhile, democracy lovers, the agenda & webcast link are here - democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...