Following an extensive nine-month consultation – ahead of appointing a lead architect and design team – Bath Rugby today launch … More
Month: November 2017
Brunel’s footbridge still due to be restored.
Brunel’s cast iron footbridge over the main line to London – cutting through Bath’s Sydney Gardens – is now open … More
Shape the future.
Housing, jobs and transport. What do you think of the way your city is progressing? Well, residents are invited to … More
The lights of Walcot Street.
Well, l certainly hope what l witnessed in Walcot Street last night will be the start of a new city … More
All of a Christmas ‘flapper’ at American Museum.
It’s one of the highlights of the local festive season. Getting up to the American Museum to see how the … More
Getting it right?
The city’s revised recycling and refuse collecting operation seems to be delivering a bonus. The Council says recycling rates in … More
Rubbish.
Well, that was fun. Happened to be in while one of B&NES new recycling lorries made its slow way down … More
Wedged in Westgate Street.
The Council does little to help traders in the city’s Westgate Street. I make no excuses for regarding it as … More
Lost and Found
Bath’s newly revamped refuse and recycling collections have maybe made us stop and think about rubbish. Certainly David Attenborough’s BBC … More
What Cleveland Pools Trust want for Christmas.
Don’t know what you’re hoping Santa brings you for Christmas but l do know supporters of the Cleveland Pools Trust … More
Here we go again.
Ten o’clock today – Thursday, November 23rd – and this year’s Bath Christmas Market is open for business. More chalets … More
Visitor Info Centre opens at new site.
Well the relocated Visitor Information Centre is finally up and running in Bridgwater House on Terrace Walk. At least its … More
Keeping our visitors safe.
With thousands flocking to Bath for the city’s annual Christmas Market, the Council has introduced additional security in line … More
It’s amaze-ing!
Hands up if you haven’t yet heard of the “Sydney Gardens Parks for People Heritage Lottery Fund Project.” Yeh l … More
Festive boost or major blockage?
I am all for the business the annual Christmas Market brings into Bath but not too sure about this ‘chalet’ … More
Major new exhibitions at the Holburne in 2018.
The Holburne Museum in Bath has today announced its 2018 exhibitions programme, including the first museum retrospective of the painter … More
Keeping up to date
In a fast-moving city, it’s hard to take a city street photograph without it being out of date a few … More
Is it time to sell the ‘family jewels?’
A congestion charge and a tourist tax on hotel beds are just two suggestions l would like to put into … More
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Sunshine and blue skies over Bath this morning as l chanced upon a few signs that – despite the warm … More
Balancing the books.
The government’s financial squeeze on local authorities has seen major cost-cutting by B&NES – including now the threat to 300 … More
Designs on Sydney Gardens
People can have their say on plans to secure a £2.7 million Heritage Lottery Fund to improve one of Britain’s … More
Oh Mr Bennet!
Had to smile while l was out with my group of tourists on Tuesday. I do a bit of Mayor’s … More
Going underground.
I joined around a dozen Bath traders from the York Street area last night on a fact-finding mission – above … More
B&NES hope private money will save Colonnades scheme.
B&NES is fighting to save its development plans for Bath’s historic Grand Parade by considering a leasehold sale of the Undercroft … More
Scrutiny Panel endorsement for Podium library plans.
A scrutiny panel on Bath & North East Somerset Council has endorsed plans to integrate Bath’s Library and One Stop … More
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