Great to see B&NES employees out on Pulteney Weir today clearing away a bit of a log jam. Quite a … More
Month: March 2016
Back to the polls to choose an elected mayor!
Well, after all the excitement of last week’s referendum – when a mere 29 per cent of the B&NES electorate managed … More
Painter pitches in Bath’s ‘ash tray’
I never know what l am going to confront when l am out on my bike in Bath. Coming up … More
A little piece of the Palace sees the light.
A little piece of Bath’s theatrical history has come back into the light. From the darkness of a Victorian vaulted … More
That’s the Saw Close demolition – now let’s build!
Demolition work on Bath’s Saw Close building site is coming to an end with the actual start of constructing a … More
Fashion’s top 100 in Bath
Considering it is owned and run by the local authority – which isn’t exactly flush for extra cash at present – Bath’s … More
Bath heritage secured – Preservation Trust triumph at auction.
Bath Preservation Trust today revealed that they were the mystery purchaser of John Wood the Elder’s beautiful set of drawing … More
Counting the cost of history.
When he was Mayor of Bath – and a councillor with B&NES – Bryan Chalker helped rescue one of the last remaining … More
Cleveland Pools dig.
Archaeological investigations, funded by Historic England, have just been completed in the Ladies Perpetual Shower Bath building at Bath’s … More
Bath Abbey’s Director of Music to retire.
Bath Abbey has announced that its long-standing Director of Music, Dr Peter King, is to retire in August this year. Dr … More
History on Parade!
Parade Gardens is looking in fine shape to welcome Easter, Spring and the first of the tourists of the new … More
Planning for Peace – a Bath that never was.
Here’s a picture of a public building Bath is still waiting to see built. It’s a new concert hall and … More
Holburne access unlimited.
Seems the reordering and  subsequent landscaping work being carried out in the garden behind the Holburne Museum extension has left … More
Baths get a silver.
The Roman Baths has won a top national award after scooping a Silver award in a ceremony for Visit England’s … More
Bird nests in the soup!
Free roof treatments to remove gull nests are soon to be on offer in Bath and North East Somerset as … More
It’s ‘Have Your Say’ day on the East of Bath Park & Ride
Not the sexiest of press releases to come my way from Bath and North East Somerset Council – but if … More
Avon Valley appeal.
Sunday – March 6th, 2016 – marked the 50th anniversary of the final passenger train passing the Avon Valley Railway … More
Canal towpath work starts on the 14th!
The Project to upgrade the 2.2km section of canal towpath between Bath (A36 Beckford Road) and Bathampton will get underway … More