A 1960’s cinema thriller – filmed in and around Bath – is getting a special showing back in the city where it was made. The Museum of Bath at Work will be the venue for ‘80,000 […]
Month: October 2014
Queen Square garden to close for 6 weeks.
A £100,000 make-over of Queen Square in Bath is set to begin on 13 October and be completed by December this year – but it will mean closing the garden for six weeks. The perimeter and […]
Bath’s new skate park on course for April next year.
Proposals to redevelop the skate park in Bath’s historic Royal Victoria Park are progressing well with support from potential users. Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded the contract for re-design and build of […]
Paving the way!
It’s good to report a positive development that has really tided up a ‘work in progress’ beside Pulteney Bridge. The area that caught my eye recently is the passageway that leads up and past the […]
Soldier Down Lane
Always fascinated to know the reason for a road naming – and we have had one re-named quite recently! A follower of the Virtual Museum of Bath has asked me why a road near Bath University […]
Some tick for my tock!
The man chosen to come up with a design for Keynsham’s new town clock is hoping local people will come along and contribute ideas at special ‘meet the artist’ sessions this month. The Clocktower is […]
Six million pound flood scheme ready for formal approval.
Following extensive public consultation, plans have been submitted to Bath & North East Somerset Council for a £6.2 million project to defend against flooding and reconnect the River Avon to Bath city centre. The Bath […]
Spruce up proposed for Bath street traders.
Looks like Bath intends to spruce up the look of its city centre street-trading pitches in a proposed revision of its licensing policy. Proposals to be discussed by a B&NES Licensing Committee next Monday – […]
