Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery celebrates the work of Kenneth Armitage (1916-2002), in a new exhibition which will run from 10 September – 27 November 2016. Kenneth Armitage is an artist intimately connected with Bath, […]
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Month: July 2016
Colonnades plan gets go-ahead
Bath and North East Somerset Council has granted planning permission and Listed Building Consent for Nash Partnership’s proposals on behalf of BANES, as landowner, to bring circa 9,000 sq. ft. of long unused undercrofts and […]
The Vegmead plot!
The people who maintain the Vegmead Community Garden in Hedgemead Park have announced they’ve got to find a new home for the organic food they have been growing. In an article on Facebook they say: […]
Community Awards launch.
The Chairman of Bath & North East Somerset Council, Councillor Alan Hale, has launched his Community Awards. Last year, there were 106 nominations for the awards, which recognise volunteers, community leaders, community organisations, carers and […]
Time to take Bath back.
It’s good to be able to cycle along the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath again after grant money has been spent on improving the surface between the George Inn at Bathampton and the first tunnel […]
How Frankenstein came to Bath
One thing Bath isn’t short of – at this time of the year – and that’s groups of guided tours circulating around the busy streets of the city. Whether it’s a Blue Badger – or […]
Making Bath roads work.
A recent meeting of the full B&NES Council found plenty of opposition groups vying for attention outside the Guildhall. One of them was a group of cyclists concerned that trader pressure for additional loading bay […]
Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons to be University’s first Chancellor.
Bath Spa University today announced that Jeremy Irons has accepted the position of Chancellor. It is the first time in its history that the University will have a Chancellor The news was announced by Vice-Chancellor […]
Bath Quays Waterside: Work to create new riverside park now underway
Work has begun to create a new south facing riverside park in Bath – as part of the Bath Quays Waterside flood mitigation scheme – providing an attractive natural area for the public to […]
We’re almost there. New bridge over the Avon.
Good to see the new Destructor bridge has finally been inching its way out across the River Avon. Today’s pictures show the job must be nearly complete. A spokesperson told Bath Newseum: ‘We’re across the Avon […]
