All quiet again on the Western Front.
Fears that 5 or 6 chalets, from this year’s Bath Christmas Market, could be positioned in Abbey Churchyard, and obstruct … Continue reading
Breaking news.......
Broad Quays Approval
Plans to relocate a coach park at Bath Quays North to Odd Down Park and Ride – costing £1.8 million … Continue reading
Stonewall champions B&NES for celebrating LGBT equality in schools.
Stonewall – Britain’s lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity – has named Bath and North-East Somerset Council as … Continue reading
Metro Mayor’s first meeting.
A transport strategy for the region and economic growth are two topics that will be discussed when the new Mayor … Continue reading
Dress of the Year 2016 announced
Bath’s world famous Fashion Museum has just announced the Dress of the Year 2016. Chosen especially for the museum by … Continue reading
Day by Day
Better control of student housing.
B&NES is going to take a fresh look at better controlling student housing. The Council has published new proposals which … Continue reading
Autumn opening for new riverside walk?
The newly shaped and landscaped bank of the River Avon – along from Churchill Bridge – continues to take shape. … Continue reading
Feeling a bit browned off.
Is this the problem with container-grown trees when it comes to extreme heat and dryness? All the young saplings – … Continue reading
What’s the buzz?
Bath’s latest street market – the once-a-month Independent Bath Market in Abbey Green and Abbey Street – was in full … Continue reading
Heritage & History
That chandelier moment!
Twice a year the very expensive Georgian crystal glass chandeliers at the Assembly Rooms are lowered towards the floor for … Continue reading
Shining a light on history
The Roman Baths will host a special evening of archaeological discovery, ‘Bath’s Archaeology by Torchlight’, on Monday 17 July, 5-9pm. … Continue reading
Bath trams to return?
Bath’s trams could be on the way back – at least in a modern form. Bath & North East Somerset … Continue reading
Just for the record
B&NES has combined its local studies and archives collections in a single location at Bath Record Office in the city’s … Continue reading
Over to you
Mayor’s Young Citizen
The Mayor of Bath (Councillor Ian Gilchrist) is launching a search for his ‘Mayor’s Young Citizen’. The Award began 23 … Continue reading
Wheel ‘meet’ again with this year’s Motoring Festival.
The Rotary Club of Bath’s Festival of Motoring will be back again this year for Father’s Day weekend, June 17th … Continue reading
Home from Holland.
Eleven Year 9 pupils from Bath Community Academy (BCA) are back at school in Odd Down after returning home from … Continue reading
Making Walcot special.
The problem with Bath is it doesn’t do enough to ‘zone’ its commercial shopping areas and – basically – make … Continue reading
The Gallery
A view of the Crescent
Would Bath’s iconic Royal Crescent have made a good Council House? Can you still see the spot where a wartime bomb … Continue reading
The threads of life.
How do you follow your most successful exhibition in years? Why – with something completely different of course. Bath’s Holburne … Continue reading
Bath’s extra-special bedroom.
A suite of furniture designed by the world-famous Glasgow-born architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh has returned ‘home’ to Bath 100 … Continue reading
Record breaking show.
Bath Society of Artist’s 112th annual exhibition has opened at the Victoria Art Gallery with a record number of pieces … Continue reading
Urban Landscape
Students help keep streets clean.
The Student Community Partnership (SCP) of Bath & North East Somerset Council, and both of the city’s universities have been … Continue reading
Bath Water Space project launch
Bath’s Water Space project has officially launched its plans to revitalise the river and canals in the Bath area. Bath … Continue reading
A museum without a home?
Bath has plenty of museums to celebrate and explore its Roman, Georgian and Victorian pasts but – until quite recently … Continue reading
Making room – in the Saw Close – for people.
The second stage in the redevelopment of The Saw Close in Bath is about to get underway with B&NES preparing … Continue reading
