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…

Noticeboard

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…

Pix of the day. Wednesday, February 25th

Every year this happens. People use one edge of the floral ‘island’ in Orange Grove as a footpath and wear…

Rail wall dangers?

Cycling along the Kennet and Avon towpath this morning l couldn’t fail to notice the signs that have been placed…

I like Lucy!

[Lucy Littlewood is the new Director of the American Museum & Gardens.] Caught the University of Bath bus this morning,…

Pic of the day. Tuesday, February 24th

Are these little flowering cherries new? Of is it that, without blossom, l have never noticed them before? Either way,…

International Women’s Day

Some advance notice of a special walk being organised by the Mayor’s Corps of Honorary Guides. Joy Roberts writes: “Richard,…

Safe Bus secured.

The Bath Safe Bus has had some good news. The University of Bath has renewed its £10,000 sponsorship for another…

Tree of Life

[Young people are pictured with Councillor Liz Hardman, Chair of Bath & North East Somerset Council (right) and Councillor Joanna…

Pix of the day. Monday, February 23rd

Today’s visual bears a familiar Bath name but in fact comes all the way from New Zealand from where Iain…

Pic of the day. Sunday, February 22nd

A little late posting this morning, but lots to do on our return to Bath. A last look at Gran…