Unfortunately there are problems with the following public toilets:
- The Podium, Bath: closed until further notice
- Shaftesbury Road, Bath: ongoing vandalism issues, awaiting repair
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Service updates
The following services are experiencing service disruption.
These messages also appear on relevant pages about individual services.
Please check our waste disruptions page for details of any disruptions to waste services.
Last updated: 16 hours ago
Current toilet closures
Last updated: 6 days ago
Christmas Memorial Service
Our Christmas Memorial Service to honour loved ones that are no longer here takes place on Sunday 8th December at 3pm.
Last updated: 1 week ago
Textiles update
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to accept textiles for reuse at any of our recycling centres.
Please consider donating good quality textiles to your local charity shop or using a textile bank at your local supermarket. We expect to have recycling containers for textiles back in place with a new provider shortly.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Last updated: 2 weeks ago
Emission-based parking charges (Find parking page)
All charges in Bath and Keynsham car parks are based on the emissions of your vehicle.
Last updated: 2 weeks ago
Introduction of emission-based parking charges
All charges in Bath and Keynsham car parks are based on the emissions of your vehicle.
Last updated: 2 weeks ago
Christmas Market update
During the Christmas Market the operational times of the city centre bollards will be changed to make sure the sites footprint is safe.
Cheap Street, Upper Borough Walls, Lower Borough Walls and Hot Bath Street bollards will be closed between 10am and 9pm, Wednesday 27th November, and then between 9am and 9pm, Thursday 28 November to Sunday 15 December.
York Street bollards will be closed 24/7 with managed access by event security, with no access between 9am and 10pm, Wednesday 27 November to Sunday 15 December. If you have any questions about access during those times, please contact Christmas_market@bathnes.gov.uk.
You can view all road closures associated with the Christmas Market here (as of 5 November).
Last updated: 2 weeks ago
Update on the Lower Lansdown and The Circus area
A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in the full business case (FBC) for the programme.
The purpose of the FBC is to secure funds to develop and install this LN by March 2027 subject to further engagement and detailed designs.
Three experimental through-traffic restriction trials in this area are due to start this Autumn under our pilot programme and will progress separately.
Later in the year, when we have formally secured the necessary funds, we will update this page with details on the proposed measures and how you can share your views.
Last updated: 2 weeks ago
Consultations now live
Use this web page to have your say on the Catharine Place, Gay Street, and Winifred's Lane trials. We recommend you experience the trials for several weeks before you submit your feedback.
To respond to the individual consultations, please use the links in the 'Have your say' section of this web page.
The consultation runs until 30 April 2025.
Last updated: 3 weeks ago
This consultation has closed
This consultation closed on 8 August 2024.
You can read the final TRO report here.
The results and recommendations from the public consultation are contained within Appendix 3 of the final TRO report. The breakdown of charges for vehicles parking in Midsomer Norton and Radstock can be found within Appendix D of the results and recommendation report.
Last updated: 3 weeks ago
Consultation survey now live
You can have your say on this trial on the Lower Lansdown ETRO Trial consultation page. We recommend that you experience it for several weeks before submitting your feedback.
The consultation runs until 30 April 2025.
Last updated: 1 month ago
Day closures
From 7 October 2024 Bath Recycling Centre will be closed on Tuesdays and Midsomer Norton Recycling Centre will be closed on Thursdays, opening hours for Keynsham Recycling Centre will remain unchanged.
Last updated: 1 month ago
New Sydney Place and Sydney Road consultation update
This public consultation is now closed.
The trial will remain in place until we have reached a decision on whether to make it permanent or not. We hope to reach a decision in early 2025. See ‘what happens next’ at the bottom of this page.
Last updated: 1 month ago
This scheme is now closed
The current scheme is now closed. We will update this page once we have confirmation on future funding.
If you need support in the meantime, please call Welfare Support on 01225 477277.
Last updated: 2 months ago
Update on the Lyme Road ETRO trial
The one-way experimental trial for the Lyme Road and Charmouth Road area is postponed until we have engaged the community on a wider package of measures for this LN area.
We have submitted a full business case (FBC) to the West of England Combined Authority to secure approval and funds to deliver a package of measures in 11 LN areas by March 2027.
Last updated: 2 months ago
Progress report on this Liveable Neighbourhood area
We have submitted a full business case (FBC) for the Liveable Neighbourhood Programme and, in discussion with ward councillors, agreed not to pursue funds to develop a Liveable Neighbourhood in this area in 2024.
This is due to budgetary constraints. Should further funding opportunities arise next year, we will engage the community.
For more information on how we reached this decision, please read our press release on the submission of the FBC.
Last updated: 2 months ago
Update on the progression of this LN area
A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN) area, based on community feedback and to complement the through-traffic restriction already in place, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in the full business case (FBC) for the LN programme.
The purpose of the FBC is to secure the funds required to develop and install this LN by March 2027, subject to further engagement and detailed designs.
Later in the year, we have formally secured the funds, we will update this page with full details of the proposals and how you can share your views.
Last updated: 2 months ago
Update on the Lyme Road area
A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in the full business case (FBC) for the programme.
The purpose of the FBC is to secure funds to develop and install this LN by March 2027 subject to further engagement and detailed designs. A one-way trial in this area was due to start this summer under our pilot programme. This is postponed until we have engaged on the full package of measures proposed in the FBC.
Later in the year, when we have formally secured the necessary funds, we will update this page with details on the proposals and how you can share your views.
Last updated: 2 months ago
Update on the Sydney Road area
A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in the full business case (FBC) for the programme.
The purpose of the FBC is to secure funds to develop and install this LN by March 2027, subject to further engagement and detailed designs.
An experimental through-traffic restriction trial on Sydney Road is already being trialled under our pilot programme and will progress separately.
Later in the year, when we have formally secured the necessary funds, we will update this page with details of the proposals and how you can share your views.
Last updated: 2 months ago
Update on this Liveable Neighbourhood area
A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in a full business case (FBC) for the programme.
The purpose of the FBC is to secure funds to develop and install this LN by March 2027 subject to further engagement, detailed designs and, if appropriate, experimental trials.
Later in the year, when we have formally secured the funds, we will update this page with details of the proposals and how you can share your views.
Last updated: 2 months ago
Update on Lower Lansdown ETRO trials
We have temporarily paused the installation of this ETRO. We will update this webpage when more news is available.
Last updated: 3 months ago
Replacement wheeled black bins
From Monday 1 April 2024, you will need to pay £22.40 for a replacement wheelie bin for your rubbish if it is lost or stolen.
Please note that the charge for replacement wheeled black bins was agreed in our 2022/23 budget to help offset the purchase and delivery costs associated with providing a replacement bin.
Last updated: 3 months ago
Accessing the Reuse shop
Our recycling centres are only open to B&NES vehicles. However, anyone can visit the Reuse shop on foot or by bike, regardless of where you live.
Our depot staff car park is open on Saturdays to customers who don't live in B&NES.
The car park entrance is just after the recycling centre on Worlds End Lane, and will be open to the public every Saturday from 9.30am and will close at 3pm promptly.