John Wimperis
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Bath could drop 'world heritage' status to build more homes (opens the original)
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Bath could temporarily give up being a UNESCO world heritage site in order to build new suburbs. World-famous for its Roman baths and Georgian architecture, Bath is the only entire city in the UK to be designated as a world heritage site. Now Liberal Democrat-run Bath and North East Somerset Council is considering temporarily giving up the status in order to change the wording. Currently, the world heritage site inscription covers not just the city itself but also its setting in a 'hollow in the
Long-lost 'seaside gem' is a step closer to reopening (opens the original)
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The “first steps” have been taken on Birnbeck Pier as restoration work advances. Councillors and funders became the first people other than the contractors working on the pier to step onto the restored pier deck at an event on Monday (September 28). The new decking now stretches a quarter of the way to Birnbeck Island, with four of the sixteen spans now in place. North Somerset Council leader Mike Bell (Weston-super-Mare Central, Liberal Democrat), who was among those to step onto the pier on Mo
Legendary Bath pub fighting for its future again (opens the original)
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Plans to build a block of flats adjoining a legendary live music pub in Bath have left it fearing for its future and sparked hundreds of objections. The Bell Inn on Walcot Street has been a thriving home for live music since the 1960s. When it faced being sold off 13 years ago, the community bought it in a campaign supported by music icons Peter Gabriel and Robert Plant. Now it is facing another battle for its future. Housing developers want to knock down an industrial unit next to the pub and b
Bus stops along bypass branded 'an obscene waste of money' (opens the original)
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A local councillor says that plans to put bus stops on the Keynsham bypass will create danger and disruption. The 70mph dual carriage way which cuts through the town could soon be reduced to 40mph, under West of England Combined Authority plans. It is also proposed to install a new pelican crossing across the road, an “active travel path” for cyclists and pedestrians alongside it, and two new bus stops where the X39 would stop for Keynshamites. It would mean four more buses an hour to Bath and B
MP casts vote for arrested colleague... but says he won't do it again (opens the original)
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Bristol North East MP Damien Egan cast a proxy vote for arrested MP Dan Norris — but says he would not do it again. Mr Egan cast the North East Somerset and Hanham MP’s first proxy vote in months in a close vote on legalising assisted dying for terminally ill adults on September 11. This was a “free vote” where party whips did not order MPs how to vote. Both Mr Egan and Mr Norris both supported assisted dying, but the legislation was narrowly voted down by just 16 votes. A Labour Party spokesper
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