The office of Mayor of Bath can be traced back to 557AD when the settlement became a Saxon Burgh and a Burgh-Reeve or Governor was appointed. The title ‘Mayor’ was introduced in 1189 – the first […]
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Month: November 2014
Barriers come off the London Road
A new tarmac strip has appeared beside part of the London Road into the city centre where workmen are busy installing new kerbs and paving on this ‘gateway’ into Bath. It’s a temporary coating to […]
Market pitch for Georgian lido
For the first time ever, the Cleveland Pools Trust will have the Charity Chalet (Orange Grove) for one day at the incredibly popular Bath Christmas Market… that’s on Thursday 4th December 2014 from 10am […]
New ticket deal for Victoria Art Gallery.
Solar panels to ease the lighting bill and a rooftop café are just two of the possibilities opening up for Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery as it takes a long hard look at its future prospects. These […]
Bath music student pens Christmas ad
Bath Spa University Commercial Music student Ellie James’s new song ‘Company’ is being used as the soundtrack to the Peacocks Christmas TV advert which airs tonight, Wednesday 26 November 2014. Ellie who performs as ‘Ellie […]
Former Bath stonemason apprentice gets national award.
A former stonemasonry apprentice from City of Bath College has shown he is among the best in the business by securing a top spot in a national skills competition. Steve Lebourn picked up a silver […]
New register office for Keynsham.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has opened a new Register Office at the Keynsham One Stop Shop as part of plans to improve services for the local community. The new Register Office will operate […]
Bath and North Radstock Colleges to merge.
City of Bath College has been identified as the preferred partner for a merger with Norton Radstock College. The new college for the whole of Bath and North East Somerset will provide specialist vocational and […]
Get ‘arty’ this Christmas!
A wide variety of events and activities and fun for all the family are being planned by the Bath & North East Somerset Council-run Victoria Art Gallery in December and January. The events pencilled in […]
A schoolboy’s look at Bath.
I must give a mention – and all credit- to a young student at Bath’s King Edwards School who has produced a video which takes a personal look at his home town – its architecture […]
