School choice

Newly published data shows that nearly nine out of ten children due to start secondary school in Bath and North…

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! : 120 Years of Cinemas and Films in Bath

Here’s some advance information about this year’s special exhibition at the Museum of Bath at Work which will be celebrating…

And do we need a laugh!

With more than 100 shows and featuring well over 300 performances, Bath Comedy Festival is back again to keep us…

Pic of the day. Monday, March 2nd

One of Nature’s garlands. Hazel catkins up close.

Pic of the day. Sunday, March 1st

Rebecca at the wall!

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Should the ‘Toots’ scoot?

I have often wondered, watching the Tootbuses crawl around the rain-swept winter streets of Bath, why the service doesn’t pause…

After a fashion

The things my friends spot on social media. Here’s a job that might interest one of my blog followers –…

Pic of the day. Saturday, February 28th

Sweet Violets – or to give them their botanical name – Viola odorata. Means they smell nice.

Gallery numbers up

Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery welcomed more than 66,000 visitors between April and December 2025 – its highest number since before…

Never mind the cat!

Curious Minds: A Festival to Ignite Ideas returns to Bath from 12–28 March, bringing 60 events across the city. If you’ve…

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Jenny Rakoczi writes: “Our next concert is on Saturday 14th March. The venue is Christ Church, Julian Road, Bath, BA1…

Doses of History

Bath Medical Museum is launching its own podcast! The charity is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £13,180…

Pic of the day. Friday, February 27th

What happened here then?

‘Significant funding challenge’ facing Cleveland Pools.

[As things were, before those disastrous January floods] Got to thank my friend Bill for bringing the following statement to…

Pic of the day. Thursday, February 26th

Do you remember that a while back l told you Network Rail had finally come around to applying for planning…

Festival Fever

Tickets go on sale on Friday for this year’s celebration of music, literature and performance. Over four weeks in May…

Four years on

An emotional evening was spent in Bath Abbey last night when my husband and I joined a packed audience to…