Just half a mile south of Bradford on Avon – on one side of a beautifully green and lush-leafed valley … More
Month: September 2013
A feather-ruffling day to talk seagulls.
Local residents, business owners and visitors are being invited by Bath & North East Somerset Council come together to … More
Last chance for top spot over Keynsham
The last chance in 2013 for people to view the construction site for 100 feet up of the £34 million … More
Cellar secrets
A trip into a Bath chemist to buy a bar of coal-tar soap also – quite unexpectedly – plunged me … More
The Bernina remembered
I have been talking about an official handbook published in 1923 which features up to date information on all the … More
Praise for the man who helped restore Bath’s Spa.
Bath and North East Somerset Council has been paying its condolences to the family of Dr. Geoffrey Kellaway – the … More
Bath uncovered
Back in 1923 Bath not only had a daily newspaper called The Bath Herald – ‘ acknowledged to be the … More
Another step closer
Volunteers working with the Cleveland Pools Trust have just exposed a good part of an original path leading from … More
No-mooring zone on way for section of River Avon
An investigation into unauthorised moorings on the stretch of the River Avon below Pulteney Weir and Widcombe Basin has resulted … More
Somerdale scheme gets go-ahead!
Looks like the green light has been given for the biggest residential and commercial development in Keynsham for a long … More
Nearly there!
Good to see work proceeding a pace on the north side of the nave of Bath Abbey where the trial … More
Keynsham three-wheeler
Well l knew Keynsham had an illustrious Roman and Mediaeval past but had no idea it was a centre for … More
Mystery marker
Can anyone help members of the Mayor of Bath’s Honorary Corps of Guides. The local people with a love of … More
A real rags to riches tale!
Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery is currently staging a stunning loan exhibition of more than 50 paintings and drawings to mark … More
Decision day for Keynsham?
Bath and North East Somerset councillors meet this Wednesday – September 25th – to consider a planning application from Taylor … More
Bumper Baths time
Seems visitor numbers to the City’s Roman Baths have reached their highest level for a generation with foot-fall up seven … More
‘First Fleet’ Commander to have Bath memorial
A new sculpture which will commemorate the links between Bath and the British sailor who led the First Fleet … More
Keynsham residents to hear river regeneration plans
The people of Keynsham are being offered a chance to hear and comment upon plans for the regeneration of the … More
Bowl me over!
Well this was a new one for me. On one edge of the village green at Wick in South Gloucestershire. … More
A Bath that never was?
Sad to hear the decommissioning of Bath’s last remaining gasometer will be getting under way shortly – with its demolition … More
New floor for ‘star’ chamber
What is regarded by many as Bath‘s finest interior looks like getting a bit of a major overhaul. Bath and … More
In love with the Lido
Seems this year’s Heritage Open Days at Bath’s Cleveland Pools was a great success with 500 visitors visiting Britain’s only … More
In touch with the past.
A rare opportunity to handle 2,000-year-old artefacts is on offer at Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Roman Baths. The … More
Saltford residents to have their say on rail link
A public consultation on the possibility of reopening Saltford train station is due to begin in October, Bath and North … More
Oh Mr Darcy!
It’s Jane Austen Festival time and amongst events today – the Grand Regency Costumed Promenade with several hundred fans walking … More
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