Bath building firm wins Abbey contract.
Bath Abbey’s awarded a multi-million-pound contract – for its Footprint Project – to a local building firm. Work will be getting … Continue reading
Breaking news.......
We want our Police Station back.
Bring back Bath Police Station – and give us some CCTV camera street surveillance – say some of the traders … Continue reading
Toll house repairs begin this week.
Monday, April 23rd. St George’s Day, Shakespeare’s birthday is also the day work will finally begin to repair Bath’s historic … Continue reading
Gull ‘menace’ scheme to be extended.
Bath & North East Somerset Council is extending its successful campaign to tackle the gull menace. The Council has allocated … Continue reading
Bath Preservation Trust support for Clean Air Zone.
Bath Preservation Trust has come out in support of the proposal by B&NES to introduce a Clean Air Zone in … Continue reading
Day by Day
A sunshine tour.
The hottest April day since 1949 and some good news amidst the sunshine. The fountain in Laura Place … Continue reading
Taking a look at Bath
Bath was buzzing today – despite the rain. Tuesday means Mayor’s guides duties and l was lucky enough to take … Continue reading
Doing business on Bog Island
Always nice to welcome a new trader into town and setting up a tented pitch on Bog Island – at … Continue reading
Turnstile turnaround.
They may be small but many would agree – l am sure – that they are perfectly formed. I am … Continue reading
Heritage & History
Raise a flag for Bath
Back in the 18th century, when Thomas Baldwin built the Guildhall, Bath was very much a city in its own … Continue reading
Memorial mystery solved
I wasn’t too sure about what was going on regarding Bath’s War Memorial which is sited at the town entrance … Continue reading
New pump for Laura Place fountain
It’s official. The reason why the fountain in Laura Place is not operating. It needs a new pump. I bumped … Continue reading
Celebrating World Heritage Day!
Roman soldiers will be setting up camp outside Bath’s Royal Crescent as part of this year’s World Heritage Day celebrations, … Continue reading
Landscape
Bus gates and London Road planters.
Be warned there is a new camera being installed to catch those illegally using the ‘bus-gate’ outside of Waitrose in … Continue reading
In loving memory.
While l am pleased B&NES have managed to get the Laura Place foumntain working again, regular followers of Bath Newseum … Continue reading
Still – on parade!
Bath’s awarding-winning floral showcase park beside the River Avon will be showing the effects of local authority austerity this summer. … Continue reading
Bath Abbey going green.
Bath Abbey’s been given the go-ahead to turn ‘green’! It’s been granted a ‘lease of rights’ by B&NES Council to … Continue reading
Over to you
Stop idling
Gillian Risbridger writes to ask if Bath Newseum could give ‘Bath living Streets’ a shout and also mention their role … Continue reading
Floral cut-backs
Reacting to the Bath Newseum story about flower beds in Parade Garden being grassed over to save money on maintenance, … Continue reading
Grow petals – win prizes!
It’s not only Bath’s big formal public parks that can win awards for flower and shrub displays – there’s a chance … Continue reading
What’s your pitch on street trading?
Bath & North East Somerset Council is reviewing its policy on Street Trading – it says – to help the … Continue reading
The Gallery
Polluted paradise.
Popped into the BRLSI- amongst other things, for me the city’s unofficial ‘Museum of Bath’ – yesterday to catch Collection’s … Continue reading
Museum’s got it covered.
The oldest quilt in existence – a patchwork coverlet made in 1718 – will be displayed at Bath’s American Museum … Continue reading
A gallery stroll around the world.
Bath’s Holburne Museum is currently offering visitors the opportunity of travelling around the world without leaving its top-floor gallery. … Continue reading
Time for local art to shine.
It’s that time of the year again – when local artistic talent competes for space on the gallery walls – … Continue reading
