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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Education
Keynsham SEND School: Work Starts on £6.76m Charlton House
Work began on 19 October to turn Charlton House in Keynsham into a 30-place SEND school and two children's homes, a £6.76m scheme due to open for 2027/28.
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Burnett Solar Farm Allowed on Appeal Despite Landscape Harm
A 28-hectare solar farm at Burnett, near Keynsham, won on appeal on 19 August. The inspector found significant landscape harm and still allowed it for 40 years.
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Keynsham Winter Festival 2026: Stage Times for 28 November
Keynsham Winter Festival runs noon to 6pm on Saturday 28 November, with Father Christmas at Riverside Square. The tree is lit at St John's at 6pm the night before.
Planning
Bath Gas Works Co-Living Refused, Keynsham 200 Homes Pass
Councillors refused 272 co-living studios at Bath's Old Gas Works against officer advice, 5-4. Keynsham's 200 homes passed 5-4 and Bath Press won 9-0.
Bath
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.
Housing
Keynsham council homes: 10 ready, 6,423 on the register
Ten new council flats at Great Barn Court, Keynsham are ready to let. The district's housing register stands at 6,423 households, an eleven-year high.
Bath
Santa in Bath 2026: Grotto Dates and Santa Train Prices
Father Christmas dates for Bath 2026: the Holburne grotto from 27 November, Avon Valley Railway Santa Specials from £18, and the Keynsham grotto that is new this year.
Bath
Bath Halloween 2026: Half Term Over, What Ran by Age
Bath half term ran 26 October to 1 November. Halloween near Bath by age: FEAR strictly 16+, Frankenstein After Dark 15+, the city pumpkin patch free to 4pm.
Bath
Bath Fireworks 2026: Avon Valley 5 Nov, The Rec 7 Nov £12
Fireworks on the Rec is Saturday 7 November, adults now £12, roads shut from 4.30pm. Racecourse 6 Nov £12, Roof Garden sold out; Avon Valley 5-7 Nov £12.99.
Planning
Bath Local Plan: 22,000 Homes, Green Belt Cut at Nine
Draft Local Plan reaches cabinet on 10 September: around 22,000 homes to 2043, 8,900 in the Keynsham corridor, and Green Belt released at nine settlements.
Bath
Bath hosepipe ban started 18 August; Keynsham 27 August
Both hosepipe bans covering Bath and North East Somerset are still in force in late October. Which company supplies you, what is banned and the fine.
Keynsham
Keynsham 200 Homes: 99 Objections, Officers Say Permit
Persimmon's Charlton Road scheme reaches committee on 2 September with 45 per cent affordable homes. Keynsham Town Council objects twice; officers recommend approval.
Bath
Bath and Keynsham traffic cameras go live 24 August
Cameras start enforcing six existing restrictions on 24 August, at four Bath junctions and one in Keynsham. A first offence brings a warning, then a fine of up to £70.
Keynsham
Keynsham Memorial Park play area: £250k rebuild in September
Work on the upper play area at Keynsham Memorial Park starts in mid-September and takes up to 12 weeks: a climbing wall, group rope swing, wheelchair carousel and play mounds, funded by S106 money and the town council.
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Keynsham care home is the only outstanding one in B&NES
Charterhouse in Keynsham is the only care home rated outstanding in Bath and North East Somerset, out of 51 the CQC has rated. The visit that earned it was prompted by a complaint.