Sunday 4 October

1. 

   First, today

   3 road closures start this morning

   Morford Street in Lansdown closes from 8.52am, Midland Road in Westmoreland from 8am and Cork Street in Lower Weston from 7.09am. No end time is given, so check the links before you set off.

   B&NES traffic orders and closuresChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0

2. Today and tonight

   7 films at the Little Theatre Cinema

   The day starts with National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope at 10.15am and ends with Bad Apples at 8.40pm. Sense and Sensibility (2026) has a Craft Club showing at 12.30pm and a regular one at 3.10pm.

   Little Theatre CinemaChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0

3. Today and tonight

   Bath Folk Festival events across town

   The Complications play at The Grapes, and Burdall's Yard hosts the Bowreed Ceilidh. Both are listed as all day.

   The GrapesBurdall’s YardChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0

4. Today and tonight

   Services at Bath Abbey from 9am

   There are 5 through the day, including Sung Eucharist at 12.30pm, Choral Evensong at 4.30pm and an Informal Service at 7.30pm.

   Bath AbbeyChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0

5. Planning

   2 new HMO applications to comment on

   They cover 28 Elliston Drive in Southdown and 42 Sheridan Road in Twerton, a 5-bed home. Comments close on 21 Oct for both.

   B&NES planning registerChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0

6. Reported

   40 problems reported in the last 24 hours

   They include a tall dead tree in woodland on Lansdown Road, a used needle near the old railway bridge path and blocked drains on Camerton Hill.

   FixMyStreetChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0

7. News

   Council consultations are open

   You can comment on the Draft Local Plan, traffic orders and a call for sites that could support nature recovery.

   B&NES consultationsChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0

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