The making of a mayor

Here she is, Cllr Ruth Malloy, truly elected and transformed into the 799th Mayor of the City of Bath. It…

Pic of the day. Saturday, May 6th

Justice for Melanie

[Image taken from Avon and Somerset Police website] Thirty years after Melanie Hall disappeared in Bath, Avon and Somerset Police have…

Dogs on leads

Letting your dog roam free in a local cemetery looks likely to cost you a hefty fine. Our council is…

Melissa’s big draw

[Melissa Denton pictured with one of her own artworks!] My husband and l popped over to Widcombe Social Club last…

Those were the days.

Well, will you look at what’s popped up on social media? Though I am confused that it has appeared to…

Pix of the day. Friday, May 5th

We finally have the city’s Pride flag displayed. Though rather hidden from view in Parade Gardens. If the roof of…

Pic of the day. Thursday, May 4th

Something green and blue on a grey day. Abbey Green.

We’ve been ‘hacked!’

You come home through the lane alongside your boundary wall and suddenly realise someone has been chopping back your ivy…

Lack of information

Green councillors in B&NES have criticised what they consider to be a lack of communication regarding the impact of the…

Where’s the flag?

June is PRIDE month – where is the flag? Since posting this earlier today l have been told that access…

We’re doing it again!

[combined open day] David Taylor writes: ‘Following the success of this event in April, Bath Stone Museum and the historic…

Saturday’s civic ceremonial

[ An image from a previous civic ceremony with Terry Mitchell – a long-serving mayor’s officer – leading the way]…

Pic of the day. Wednesday, May 3rd

Dedicated bike lane taking shape outside the Victoria Art Gallery.

Street Art Train

Avon Valley Railway is delighted to announce the latest arrival at Bitton Station – ‘Street Art Train’. Bristol artists ‘Inkie’,…

A man who loved Bath

What was Bath to Oliver Messel, artist, architect, theatre and interior designer? And how queer was his redesign of Bath…

This story is rubbish

I cycle along the canal towpath into town to avoid the London Road, but the one thing you can’t avoid…

Bath’s lost art

[Not much to see of the wind mobile now] I didn’t want to start the week off in a bad…