Sold – now comes the reactions.
The Min has been sold – and at an agreed price both parties say they are happy with. It’s been … Continue reading
Breaking news.......
Bath’s lantern parade gets a revival!
A bit of good news to brighten our gathering autumnal gloom. Looks like all is NOT lost as far as … Continue reading
Alice Park skateboard facility gets go ahead.
Plans for a new children’s skate park at Alice Park in Bath have been given the go-ahead by Bath & … Continue reading
Prayers for Bath Abbey court hearing.
Special prayers – it seems – were offered up in Bath Abbey last night (Thursday, September 14th) ‘ for the … Continue reading
New home for Tourist Office.
Bath’s tourist and booking office is on the move. Next month Bath Tourism Plus will re-open – as a Visitor … Continue reading
Day by Day
Wheelies on the way!
Bath & North East Somerset Council is changing the way it collects rubbish from 6 November. The Council will … Continue reading
The mess that is Westgate Street.
Poor, beleaguered Westgate Street. Scaffolding on one side means no safe footpath for pedestrians – while vehicles on the other … Continue reading
Scaffold city?
Three things standing out within the urban environment of the streets of Bath yesterday (Tuesday, September 12th). The first. We … Continue reading
Stands up for cyclists.
Well, B&NES cannot replace even the missing cycle stands outside the Guildhall but there’s more independent help for cyclists in … Continue reading
Heritage & History
Abbey damage made good.
With thousands of tourists – every year – stopping to pose for a picture in front of the West Door … Continue reading
Bath’s ‘Stone Age’ attraction.
We get something like four and a half million visitors a year in Bath but how many of them will … Continue reading
Raising a glass to Thomas.
Exactly what was quenching the thirst of the people of Bath in the summer of 1856. Turns out beverages … Continue reading
A ‘call’ to arms
Hales the Chemist – on Bath’s Argyle Street – occupies one of the earliest commercial premises built in the city. … Continue reading
Over to you
What’s your view on city parking?
Prioritising the parking needs of residents, reducing congestion to improve air quality and discouraging long stay parkers with price increases. … Continue reading
Knowing Your Place.
The highly successful Knowing Your Place exhibition featuring 12 community alphabet presentations has been on display at the Museum of … Continue reading
Taking Bath underground.
London’s newly re-opened Postal Museum – http://www.postalmuseum.org – now includes the ‘thrill’ of a ride on the capital’s Mail Rail … Continue reading
Raising money by moonlight.
This year’s ‘Movie by Moonlight’ – held in Royal Victoria Park – has brought in a record amount of money … Continue reading
The Gallery
‘Hot Springs’ art celebration.
Events will take place across Bath next month to celebrate 160 years of art and design teaching in the … Continue reading
Looking ahead at the Holburne.
Extending the reach of what we do and attracting a bigger and wider audience. That appears to be the plan … Continue reading
That’s the way to do it! The re-birth of Weston-super-Mare’s Town Museum.
More than two and a half thousand people turned up last Saturday ( August 26th) to look around the newly-reopened … Continue reading
Twilight talks about fashion.
Subjects ranging from Jane Austen to fashions inspired by Caribbean culture will be amongst topics featured when the Fashion Museum … Continue reading
Urban Landscape
On the Queen Square trail
With Bath’s amazing Roman remains – and outstanding Georgian architecture – it will come as no surprise to hear that … Continue reading
In an English country garden
If English country houses and landscaped gardens ‘float your boat’ then look no further than a lecture course on the … Continue reading
Clock ticking for B&NES boundaries consultation.
There is still time for local people to tell the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England where they … Continue reading
Banking connection lost
A 231 year old banking connection with one Bath address is soon to be broken with the closure of Nat … Continue reading
