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The Chew Valley Hoard of 2,584 Norman Conquest coins goes on show at the Roman Baths from 8 January to 14 March 2027. Entry is included in the normal ticket.
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Planning
B&NES Planning Call-In Ends: Who Decides Since 31 October
B&NES councillors can no longer call planning applications in to committee. Since 31 October two people decide which cases go, and most never will.
Food hygiene
Bath Food Hygiene Ratings: October, 32 of 39 Rated 5
32 of the 39 food businesses rated across Bath and North East Somerset in October got a 5, and none scored below 3. Every published rating, by area.
Planning
Batheaston Church Saved: 75-Place Nursery Approved
Batheaston's 1960s Church of the Good Shepherd, approved for demolition last year, will become a nursery for 75 children and offices instead.
Health
RUH Bath: £495k Revamp for Children Having Cancer Care
A charity paid £495,000 to refurbish part of the RUH's Children's Outpatients, mainly for children having cancer treatment. It is now open to patients.
Christmas
The Snowman at Victoria Art Gallery: From 20 Nov, Adults £12
The World of The Snowman opens at Bath's Victoria Art Gallery on 20 November with Raymond Briggs' original drawings. Adults £12, children £5.50, under-6s free.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in Bath 2026: Restaurants and Pubs
9 Bath pubs and hotels with Christmas Day prices, child rates and deposits, from £62.99 at the Talbot Inn to £130 at the Roseate Villa. Checked November 2026.
Keynsham
Keynsham Seals at 50: Disabled Swim Club Has 40 Members
Keynsham Seals Disabled Swimming Club turned 50 on 18 October with a birthday swim. It has about 40 members, and new swimmers get a free first taster session.
Roads
Cleveland Bridge 18-Tonne Limit Could Last to May 2028
A new order keeps vehicles over 18 tonnes off Cleveland Bridge from 16 November for up to 18 months, and keeps lorries over 7.5 tonnes off 38 Bath streets.
Recycling
Bath Tip Stops Taking Tyres and Gas Bottles From 2 Nov
From 2 November tyres cost £4 and gas bottles from £10.65 at the Keynsham and Midsomer Norton tips, and Bath's Midland Road centre stops taking either.
Heritage
Fashion Museum Bath Gets £7m More, Building Work From 2027
The West of England mayoral authority has approved £7m more for Fashion Museum Bath and the Milsom Quarter. Building starts in 2027 for a 2030 opening.
Christmas
Dyrham Park Christmas 2026: 20 Nov to 3 Jan, No Booking
Christmas Unwrapped at Dyrham Park runs 20 November to 3 January, no booking needed: decorated rooms, a present trail, weekend choirs. Adults £23, members free.
Regeneration
Midsomer Norton Town Centre Plan Approved, Toilets Dropped
Midsomer Norton's town centre plan was approved on 28 October without public toilets or a youth cafe at 113a High Street. Here are the eight projects left.
Bath Daily covers Bath and the rest of Bath and North East Somerset. That means the city and its own neighbourhoods, Twerton, Combe Down, Batheaston, Bathford and Bathampton, and it also means Keynsham and Saltford out towards Bristol, the old coalfield towns of Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Paulton and Peasedown, and the Chew Valley villages.
Being a World Heritage city changes what local news is here. Almost nothing can be altered without a planning decision, so the planning register is where a great deal of what happens to Bath is settled, months before anyone sees scaffolding. We read that register along with the council’s committee papers and the rest of the public record, and we publish what is in them with the source linked. The practical pages are the other half of the site.
Every fact carries a link to the document behind it.