After all the money that was spent on refurbishing Bath’s very own Victorian suspension bridge it is sad to see how some local people are treating it. Nearly three and a half million pounds was […]
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Month: April 2016
At last – Council action on A-boards!
Action at last on the A-board issue – but with the enforcement comes an offer to help hard pressed local traders to promote their businesses in safer and less obstructive ways! All this comes in […]
Must end June 5th !Making a real impression – Holburne’s ‘block-buster’ show.
Following on from the record figures Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery enjoyed during its Grayson Perry tapestry exhibition – it’s good to be able to report that the art establishment at the other end of Great […]
Make our tourist pay towards city upkeep?
Bath shares with Venice the honour of being one of the only two European cities to enjoy World Heritage status and be in a position to reap the tourist benefits of that UNESCO-given accolade. However, unlike […]
My thanks to the Bath Chron!
My thanks to Nancy Connolly – journalist at the Bath Chronicle – and photographer Artur Lesniak – for giving both me and the Bath Newseum some publicity in this week’s newspaper – published today Thursday, […]
New restaurant puts Bath in The Ivy league! Change of address for NatWest branches?
Nat West Bank today and then up-market restaurant tomorrow. Looks as if it could be ‘all change’ in Milsom Street soon and you might eventually be dining under one of the finest decorated ceilings in Bath! A planning […]
Towpath improvements latest
The next stage in the project to upgrade the 2.2km section of canal towpath from Bathampton to the A36 at Beckford Road will start in two to three weeks. That’s the beginning of May. It’s […]
Second bridge roll-out attempt May 5 & 6?
Looks like it won’t be until after May Day before contractors have another go at rolling out the new single-span bridge that has been designed and constructed to replace the old Destructor across the […]
Tables in motion
These days – in this World Heritage city – there’s almost as much hot water flowing through espresso machines as into the Roman Baths. The hiss of steam – from these stainless steel deliverers of caffeine nectar […]
Bath’s industrial heritage draws the crowds.
Seems like Bath’s recent exhibition of Industrial Heritage – held at the Bath City Football ground in Twerton – proved so successful that they are going to hold another one in September. Organiser Bryan Chalker […]
