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Practical local information for Bath: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Keynsham Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Keynsham
Keynsham roadworks: Dapps Hill (now, until 7 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
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Keynsham Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Keynsham weather today: light drizzle, 11°C by day and 6°C overnight, with a 61% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph.
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Bath Roadworks This Week: Beckford Road and Morford Street
A36 Beckford Road tunnel repairs could run into 2027, Morford Street is shut for six weeks and Manvers Street stays closed until about 20 November.
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Bath Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Bath today: unleaded from 136.8p and diesel from 143.8p a litre, across 11 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the...
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Bath Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Bath weather today: light drizzle, 11°C by day and 7°C overnight, with a 69% chance of rain and winds up to 6 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Bath Christmas Bin Collections: Last Year's Moved Days
Bath's 2026 Christmas bin dates are due in late November. Last year every weekday round moved, three onto Saturdays, and garden waste paused 7 Dec to 19 Jan.
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Bath School Term Dates 2026-27: Christmas Break From 18 Dec
B&NES schools are on October half term 26 to 30 October and break up for Christmas on 18 December. Every 2026-27 holiday, plus the Bath schools that differ.
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Bath Bin Collection Days: Tip Shut Tuesdays, £75 Bins
Find your Bath bin collection day with the council's postcode finder, then what it leaves out: which tip shuts on which day, garden waste and bulky items.
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Parking in Bath: The Free Hour, and £3.90 Streets
Bath's on-street bays are free after 7pm and Royal Victoria Park after 6pm, but council car parks charge overnight. Every free option and tariff in the city.
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Bath Council Tax Bands 2026-27: Band D Is £2,325.27
Every band A to H for Bath, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and Radstock. Bath band D is £2,325.27, up £110.73. Radstock pays £228 more for exactly the same band.
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Bath House Prices 2026: £406,169 Average, Up 0.9%
What homes in Bath and North East Somerset sell for on average, from Land Registry sales: why city figures run higher, prices by type and the dearest streets.
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Bath to London Train Times: 1h16 Best, xx:13 and xx:43
Trains from Bath Spa to London Paddington leave twice an hour, the fastest in 1h 16m. Every weekday departure, the first and last trains, and the fares.
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Things to Do in Bath: 15 Days Out, Prices Checked
Fifteen Bath days out with prices checked this week: Roman Baths from £29, free Mayor's Guides tours, the £44 spa session, and what stays shut until 2027.
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B&NES Local Plan: 27,000 Homes, Draft Out 14 September
Bath's new Local Plan must find 27,000 homes by 2043, nearly double the old target. The draft goes out for consultation on 14 September; what it proposes.