[The WECA Mayor and Council leaders] Confirmation from the government that the West of England will join the top tier of mayoral…
Pic of the day. Tuesday, August 4th
Canal cool.
Putting his railway on stage.
Network Rail’s contractors have done a good job of restoring Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s last remaining personally designed footbridge over his…
HLF grant to progress Fashion Museum
[Artist’s impression of finished museum] The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced a £ 7.2 million grant to progress plans…
Pic of the day. Monday, August 3rd
The pub with a knockout window display.
Pic of the day. Sunday, August 2nd
I love this Weeping Willow at the junction of Gloucester Road and London Road. Its roots lie in and around…
Sundown at the Baths
During my professional – and paid – career I was spoiled. Whenever I set off to do a story l…
Pic of the day. Saturday, August 1st
From green to gold. Parade Gardens. Thankfully, grass is pretty resilient, but does climate change mean it’s time to say…
Bottleneck blues
Waiting on the steps of the Victoria Art Gallery for it to open at 10.30 this morning, I spent some…
Safety first
[The site of a new planned crossing into the side entrance of Sydney Gardens from Beckford Road] Work on three…
From the land of the rising sun
I am always amazed by the variety of material in the Victoria Art Gallery’s collection. Curator Jim Riseley has been…
Region to get share of income tax.
[Regional Mayor Helen Godwin pictured at Bath bus station with the Prime Minister during recent visit.] Our West of England…
Pic of the day. Friday, July 31st
Lovely new buses but same old narrow streets. Pictured in St Saviour’s Road, Larkhall. Where do the pedestrians go?
Landmark visit to Bath.
[L to R: Jan English, Lucy Littlewood, Nikki Carlstrom, Morgan Tosee, Mary Motah Weahkee, Loui Pohawpatchoko, Lloyd Heminokeky JR, Nick…
Pic of the day. Thursday, July 30th
Today’s picture comes courtesy of Chris Stickler, who writes: ‘Reflections where the river meets the canal at Widcombe.’ Thanks for…
‘We want to open a replacement branch asap,’ says a Post Office spokesperson.
Bath’s MP Wera Hobhouse and the Liberal Democrat members of B&NES Council are hoping many of us will sign a…
Pix of the day. Wednesday, July 29th
Hoping someone on the London Road – private or retail – can take pity on the contents of these artist-designed…
Want a post office? Sign the petition!
Our Bath MP, Wera Hobhouse and the B&NES council are hoping citizens will help them in their campaign to prevent…