Friday 9 October

1. 

   First, today

   Power cut: BS30, BS15, INCD-76518-m (72 postcodes)

   In Progress · 1126 properties off

   National Grid power cutsChecked 1 hour agoPhoto: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0

2. Today and tonight

   20 things on today

   Little Theatre Cinema: 6 · The Grapes: 2 · Bath Abbey: 2 · The Bell Inn: 2

   Little Theatre CinemaVisit Bath what’s onBath AbbeyChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0

3. Planning

   24 South Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3PY

   Confirm an existing use is lawful: use of property as Student HMO. Comments close on 29 Oct (26/03785/CLEU).

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

4. Planning

   40 Audley Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, BA1 3BL

   Turn an HMO into a house. Comments close on 5 Nov (26/03745/FUL).

   B&NES planning registerChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0

5. Planning

   Approved: 40 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6LD

   Listed building: turn a two homes (40 Bathwick Hill and The Wing, 40 Bathwick Hill) into a single home (26/02628/LBA).

   B&NES planning registerChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0

6. Planning

   8 tree works applications

   Received in the last 7 days.

   B&NES planning registerChecked 2 hours agoPhoto: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0

7. Roads

   Road closure: Upper Church Street, City Centre, Bath

   4 Oct 6.52am

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

8. Worth a wander

   Persephone Books

   A shop that reprints forgotten women writers in dove-grey covers, with the books stacked round the room.

   PlacesChecked 1 hour agoPhoto: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0

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