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A shake up of on-street parking arrangements is aimed at improving air quality and protecting public health, and will lead to reduced carbon emissions, say B&NES Lib Dems.

Bath Christmas Market will be extended for an additional week as part of the council’s commitment to support stall holders and traders as they recover from the impact of Covid-19.

B&NES Lib Dems are committed to tackling the climate emergency and delivering real improvements for residents. Our Cabinet took great strides this week by approving the first strategic Active Travel Scheme routes and 15 schemes for the first phase of Liveable Neighbourhoods.

The first 15 Liveable Neighbourhoods projects have been signed off by B&NES Cabinet members and will now move ahead to the co-design and consultation stage.

Active Travel Schemes to deliver improved cycling and walking infrastructure on Upper Bristol Road and Beckford Road are the first of many strategic routes, say Lib Dems.

A Community Asset Transfer (CAT), securing the future of Bath’s celebrated Mission Theatre, will go ahead after a Council watchdog panel rejected a challenge to the decision.

Proposals to move ahead with Active Travel Fund Schemes will boost sustainable transport options and enable more people to walk and cycle safely in Bath, say B&NES Lib Dems.

Liveable Neighbourhoods will “breathe new life” into residential areas, creating fairer, healthier connected communities and reducing the dominance of motor vehicles, say B&NES Lib Dems.

Designs for Liveable Neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset will be developed with ward Councillors and communities, to ensure they have support before being put in place, a Council panel heard today.

B&NES Council Leader, Kevin Guy, has announced that the Lib Dem administration is putting on hold the proposed charges for rubble, plasterboard and tyres at recycling centres.