Month: September 2014

Sydney Gardens gets that sinking feeling.

A sink hole has opened up in Sydney Gardens and the area has been cordoned off. It was so perfectly … More

Staircase of remembrance

The grand staircase in Bath’s  Guildhall is currently  festooned with swathes of bright red poppies  – all made from crocheted and knitted … More

It’s going to be a blue (and white) Christmas at the Holburne!

Got a chance to meet Jennifer Scott – the new Director of the Holburne Museum – today and she’s very … More

What time’s the next stage-coach?

Fed up with today’s newspaper headlines? Well step back into the past and check out the stories making news around Bath … More

Victoria Gallery art donation

Bath’s Victoria Gallery’s art collection has just grown by 28 items. They form a donation by a former loyal friend … More

Poolside architecture.

It’s a case of one trust setting out to help another on Tuesday next – September 30th – when Bath … More

Peace at Bath Abbey but plans for enforcement to continue.

Despite peace being declared between the Rector of Bath Abbey and several buskers who – he said – disrupted his … More

Georgian humour on display at Holburne

One of the leading caricaturists of Georgian Britain is featured in a new exhibition opening at Bath’s Holburne Museum on … More

Bark attacker back in Queen Square

  Bath Police have been informed about a new tree bark chewing attack in historic Queen Square where there is … More

Bath Abbey world premier

 Bath Abbey will be staging a World Premier next month. It’s called ‘The Cool Web : A Robert Graves Oratorio … More

Honours bouquet for Bath in Bloom Awards.

Bath and North East Somerset has collected a bouquet of top honours in this year’s Southwest in Bloom Awards. Bath … More

B&NES may use ‘new powers’ to deal with noisy buskers.

I have been out and about today talking to people listening to the buskers around Bath Abbey and interviewing the … More

Choral stress and Council excuses

I cannot name my source but l have received an impassioned series of emails from someone closely connected with Bath … More

Bath’s Green Homes

Now in its third year, Bath Green Homes’ popular Open Homes Weekend is back on 27 & 28 September, showcasing … More

Busker Jack tells his side of Bath Abbey story.

The busker who brought a Sunday afternoon service at Bath Abbey to a halt has given his side of the … More

Busking brings Bath Abbey to breaking point.

The Rector of Bath Abbey has declared enough is enough as far as amplified music and buskers is concerned. In … More

Spit roast doggie

Have to say l was fascinated by the wooden wheel mounted on the wall of the kitchen at No 1 … More

A Hussar and a park called Henrietta.

Pulteney Bridge – one of Bath’s most iconic architectural set-pieces – was apparently designed to lead to even greater glories. … More