How about a selfie with Jane Austen? That’s on offer in the reception area of Bath Guildhall where a bust of the writer – sculpted by Charlotte Hern and cast in the Modern Souvenir Company […]
Month: June 2017
Stand by Bath – for the ‘battle’ of the pews.
Bath Abbey’s plans to permanently remove the 19th-century pews in the church nave – after the floor has been repaired – have not gone down well with The Victorian Society. It’s a London-based organisation that […]
How Georgians spent their pennies.
Fancy finding out more about Victorian Bath? Or how the Georgians spent their pennies? There’s the many famous people who tied the knot in the city or how this ‘town in the West’ stood up […]
All quiet again on the Western Front.
Fears that 5 or 6 chalets, from this year’s Bath Christmas Market, could be positioned in Abbey Churchyard, and obstruct the view of the Abbey’s West Front, look like being averted. The idea was included […]
Broad Quays Approval
Plans to relocate a coach park at Bath Quays North to Odd Down Park and Ride – costing £1.8 million pounds – is one of many projects across the region given the go-ahead today (Wednesday […]
Better control of student housing.
B&NES is going to take a fresh look at better controlling student housing. The Council has published new proposals which seek to better control the growth of HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation) in Bath and […]
That chandelier moment!
Twice a year the very expensive Georgian crystal glass chandeliers at the Assembly Rooms are lowered towards the floor for cleaning and maintenance. They are amongst the most important to have survived from the 18th […]
Students help keep streets clean.
The Student Community Partnership (SCP) of Bath & North East Somerset Council, and both of the city’s universities have been shortlisted for a National Recycling Award for their campaign to help students keep the streets […]
Stonewall champions B&NES for celebrating LGBT equality in schools.
Stonewall – Britain’s lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity – has named Bath and North-East Somerset Council as the best local authority for tackling anti-LGBT bullying and celebrating difference in its schools. The […]
Autumn opening for new riverside walk?
The newly shaped and landscaped bank of the River Avon – along from Churchill Bridge – continues to take shape. Chatting to one workman, he said they hoped it would be ready for people to […]
