We get something like four and a half million visitors a year in Bath but how many of them will see anything other than Roman remains and Georgian terraces and crescents. There has been a […]
Month: August 2017
Cleveland Bridge reopens.
The A4 Cleveland Bridge in Bath has been fully reopened following yesterday’s accident which damaged one of the toll lodges on the bridge. Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Property Services team have carried out […]
Don’t move the library.
The following was sent by email from a ‘BRSLI member’ ‘The Bath Central Library is under threat of closure, with just a part of the service being still available, at Manvers Street. This will mean […]
Bath’s new hotel opens for business
The new Apex City of Bath Hotel has had what you might call a ‘soft opening’ with forty odd rooms now taking paying guests. The reception and downstair bar areas are also in business. I […]
Raising a glass to Thomas.
Exactly what was quenching the thirst of the people of Bath in the summer of 1856. Turns out beverages sold by Thomas Steele (1805-1859) – a chemist at 6 Milsom Street in the city […]
Twilight talks about fashion.
Subjects ranging from Jane Austen to fashions inspired by Caribbean culture will be amongst topics featured when the Fashion Museum Bath hosts a series of Twilight Talks this autumn. The talks, at the Bath & […]
A Corridor in time.
Jean Pile writes from Bear Flat in Bath: ‘I was interested to see The Corridor mentioned recently. I remember it well when I was growing up in Bath – a very busy arcade with lots […]
Action plan to ‘save the High Street’ proposed.
A new Local Shops Action Plan – aimed at supporting local traders in shopping districts, town centres and high streets across the area – is going to be produced by B&NES. The Council says it […]
A ‘call’ to arms
Hales the Chemist – on Bath’s Argyle Street – occupies one of the earliest commercial premises built in the city. It’s at one end of a remarkable line of shop fronts – along a street […]
Meet Bath’s new hotel team.
Apex City of Bath Hotel, the city’s largest hotel, has unveiled the team who will welcome its first guests in the coming weeks. General Manager Tim O’Sullivan has enlisted a strong and experienced management team […]
