Month: September 2017

Abbey damage made good.

With thousands of tourists – every year – stopping to pose for a picture in front of the West Door … More

New home for Tourist Office.

Bath’s tourist and booking office is on the move. Next month Bath Tourism Plus will re-open – as a Visitor … More

First to aid Bath’s Medical Museum.

What’s this?!  Another colourful demonstration by ratepayers on the steps of Bath’s Guildhall?? Well, no –  this time the gathering … More

Knowing Your Place.

The highly successful Knowing Your Place exhibition featuring 12 community alphabet presentations has been on display at the Museum of … More

On Your Bike Bath!

It’s national Cycle to Work Day today (Wednesday, September 13th) and BANES  is supporting efforts which encourage adults across the … More

‘Hot Springs’ art celebration.

  Events will take place across Bath next month to celebrate 160 years of art and design teaching in the … More

Scaffold city?

Three things standing out within the urban environment of the streets of Bath yesterday (Tuesday, September 12th). The first. We … More

Stands up for cyclists.

Well, B&NES cannot replace even the missing cycle stands outside the Guildhall but there’s more independent help for cyclists in … More

Clock ticking for B&NES boundaries consultation.

  There is still time for local people to tell the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England where they … More

Taking Bath underground.

London’s newly re-opened Postal Museum – http://www.postalmuseum.org – now includes the ‘thrill’ of a ride on the capital’s Mail Rail … More

Getting young people off the street.

  A new initiative aimed at helping find a safe bed for young people at risk of rough sleeping has … More

Ssssssssh – it’s a hospital!

Reconstruction road works in Bath’s Saw Close has revealed the underlying setts that once made up the surface of Upper … More

Banking connection lost

A 231 year old banking connection with one Bath address is soon to be broken with the closure of Nat … More

Make room for bikes.

Twenty past nine this morning and – what cycle docking ports that remain available on the High Street – were … More

Bath Spa’s platform extensions

Well the Government may have slowed things down on the electrification front but that hasn’t stopped Network Rail engineers getting … More

Saw Close style.

You can’t see much of Bath’s iconic Empire Hotel (1899-1901 at the moment because the side facing Orange Grove is … More

Foxhill pledge from Council leader.

Cllr Tim Warren – leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council – has reaffirmed his pledge not to sanction … More

Raising money by moonlight.

This year’s ‘Movie by Moonlight’ – held in Royal Victoria Park – has brought in a record amount of money … More