Just received Wessex Water’s autumn/winter magazine through the door. There’s an article reminding people that it’s forty years since the company had to impose a hosepipe ban. That was the great drought of 1976 – […]
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Month: November 2016
Victoria Bridge gets a weeding!
Fantastic! Someone with a level of authority within B&NES must have read my piece about the weed-infested state of the newly restored Victoria Bridge at Bath Riverside. Passing through that way today – to check […]
Views on parking policy sought.
Bath & North East Somerset Council is asking local residents to complete a parking survey. The results will help the Council review existing parking policies and practice as part of developing a long-term strategy for […]
For Sale board ban stays in Conservation Area.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has successfully applied to prevent estate agents from displaying their boards in the City of Bath Conservation Area for the next 10 years. This direction has been in effect […]
The last time l saw Paris – he was painting a mural in Walcot St.
Wet weather, Bath rugby and the BBC’s Children in Need all conspired to rob Walcot Street traders of sizeable crowds when they organised a recent ‘Winterfest’ week-end to promote their individual and artisan credentials. However, […]
Christmas market underway
More than 200,000 visitors are expected to visit the Bath Christmas Market between Thursday 24 November and Sunday 11 December, to enjoy the unique shopping experience with the stunning backdrop of Bath Abbey and the […]
The ‘ups’ and ‘downs’ of Bath Spa Station.
Here’s a bit of rail jargon you will get to hear a great deal of in the Bath area – as April, 2017 approaches. It’s TPOD3 – the third ‘temporary period of disruption’ Network Rail […]
Come sing a carol.
The Rotary Club of Bath’s traditional Community Carol Service is once again taking place in Bath Abbey this year, on Tuesday 6th December. Arranged by the City of Bath Rotary Club, and supported by Bath […]
Open for Christmas business
Well the tree is up in Abbey Church Yard and a fine specimen – complete with real pine cones. This year B&NES put in a proper base so guy ropes are no longer needed to […]
Have you seen our Bath ‘by-pass’ ?
As a journalist l spent a working lifetime – within ITV and the BBC – being impartial and balanced in news gathering and presentation. I still consider myself a journalist, but l am off the […]
