12 short unique plays written by local residents will be performed by professional actors in 15 different locations around the town centre on Saturday 31st May. Bristol based theatre company, ‘Show of Strength’ run the Trading Local project which uses free performance art to entice shoppers into the town centre to explore and discover shops they may not have visited before. Full story: Read More
Get a taste of farming at the Bath & West Show
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to bottle-feed a calf, milk a dairy cow, or watch a chick hatching out of an egg? For most people these opportunities are extremely rare – but at the Royal Bath & West Show visitors from the very young to the extra mature can get hands-on in the Farming for the Family area. This year’s theme is “From Pasture to Plate”, and includes farm animals and machinery, butchery and cooking demonstrations, and cheese tasting. Full story: Read more
Fly-tipping ‘duty of care’ case costs woman £188
A £40 deal to get rid of rubbish cost a Somerset woman £188 in a case highlighting the duty of care every individual and business has over their waste even after it has left their premises. In the latest example of coordinated action by all Somerset councils that is helping drive down figures for illegal dumping, Nicola Watson, aged 34, of Sunnymead, Bridgwater, was fined £73 wth a £20 victim surcharge and £95 costs after her waste was fly-tipped. Full story: Read more