Bath & North East Somerset Labour Group

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Official Opposition on Bath & North East Somerset Council. We're here, & we used to be 'there'. We like live-posting from council/cabinet/scrutiny meetings when possible. We also live at https://www.facebook.com/BANESCllrs.

Secretary of State for local government, Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, with Paulton councillor Liz Hardman and Radstock's Lesley Mansell (all Labour). Steve is in a dark suit with a white shirt. Liz has red hair and a checked dress. Lesley has short blonde hair and a pink jacket. All three smile at the camera.
Front page of Western Daily Press 22 Dec - headline reads "UNESCO STATUS NEEDS REVIEW - Labour' claims city's heritage badge is blocking house-building"
red and white poster that says: UNESCO, TOURISM AND STUDENTS FIRST? LABOUR COUNCILLORS RESPOND TO LIB DEM LOCAL PLAN AND BATH MOVEMENT STRATEGY In November, B&NES asked the public their views on 2 big issues - where to put homes and how to manage ‘movement’ in Bath. Labour councillors scrutinised the proposals and have called on B&NES to: * Prioritise residents’ homes before student accommodation * Assess the true economic benefits of UNESCO across B&NES, independently * Promise Bath the homes - and affordable homes - it needs * Respect North East Somerset’s distinct communities, and not flood them with new homes * Include permitted but still unbuilt homes in the new housing targets * Work with WECA to develop reliable, frequent local bus services that connect communities * Provide safe and appealing Park & Rides for north, east, south and west; multi-modal, open longer * Work better as part of WECA, making the most of it potential and new government policy * Make sure night economy staff always have access to safe public transport * Make sure B&NES’ deprived communities can access work, leisure, green spaces, social opportunities, and education without needing a car. from Bath & North East Somerset Labour councillors: We're asking questions, making your voice heard - every single day
BNES council Labour group's public loo campaign poster with a banner across it saying, 'thank you! campaign win - council action next'. It adds, 'thanks to your support, all councillors votes yes on Thu 17 July.' In the background is their original campaign poster, which asked the public to contact their councillors to support the proposal, saying: 'Let's all look at our public loos' '56% drink less in case they'll need a wee' 'loo-worry limits trips out for 20% of us' '6million visitors a year, half a billion pounds from tourism, but only 20 public toilet sites in B&NES, down from 27 n 2011, most closed by 6pm'
Bath and North East Somerset Labour Group Campaign poster calling for a review of the Council’s public toilet strategy
A campaign poster, calling on residents of Bath & North East Somerset to contact their local councillor before the vote on a public loo strategy on 17 July. It says there are 6 million visitors a year, that tourism brings in half a billion pounds, but loo-worry limits trips out for 1 in 5 and 56% drink less, in case they'll need the loo when they're out. It has links to the 'find your councillor' pages on BNES' website and a link to the motion, which is from BNES Labour Group. The links are https://democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx and https://shorturl.at/W6Gdi
Bath & NE Somerset Labour Group gathered together in the council chamber, Bath
Smiling Cllr Liz Hardman, in a blue dress, with red hair and her Vice Chair chain of office.
A rainbow-coloured background, with words in white that say “LGBT+ history month” and then “Labour” underneath.
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comments from a Newton House dad saying he and his wife are ageing; they need this respite care; 'without it we're in big trouble...we're completely lost. I can't begin to explain how I feel'
live tweet screengrab reporting that families say there has been no consultation on Newton House's closure
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a picture of tweets reporting this situation live from the meting - a family say they have had no holiday for 15 years and depend so much on respite care provision in BathNES.
a picture of the live tweets etlling the story of a parent who needs respite care - they had no hliday for 17y