Following numerous complaints from local residents, Twerton Liberal Democrat Councillor Tim Ball and local campaigner Sarah Moore are pleased to confirm they have managed to get agreement from both Bath & North East Somerset […]
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Month: September 2018
Make it more of a People’s Museum?
It’s great that Bath has hot springs, Roman remains and Georgian architecture to bolster its prestige and provide a tourist income but – as our visitors flock into this World Heritage city to admire our […]
Tory candidate chosen.
A former company director and engineering manager has been selected as the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Bath. Annabel Tall was chosen by members of Bath Conservatives at a selection meeting in Bathwick. Annabel’s priorities for […]
Gallery’s record breaker.
A record-breaking 44,509 people visited the Victoria Art Gallery’s summer exhibition, A Celebration of Flowers: Kaffe Fassett with Candace Bahouth, which ran from 19 May to 2 September. This is a new record for temporary exhibitions […]
TEDxBath live
TEDxBath has announced a free live web stream of the conference taking place at Bath Abbey on Saturday afternoon from 1.00 – 5.30pm. The inaugural TEDxBath conference includes talks from 12 eminent speakers on topics […]
Fewer cars for Kingsmead Square?
People are being asked about a pedestrian-friendly plan to introduce restricted hours for vehicles to drive in Bath’s popular Kingsmead Square. Officers from Bath & North East Somerset Council will be in the square on […]
Police station petition reaches one thousand.
An on-line petition calling for a central, public facing police station in Bath has collected over a thousand signatures in its first few weeks. MP for Bath Wera Hobhouse, and Dine Romero (Lib Dem Council […]
Stirrings at the Corn Market
Something is stirring amongst the stagnant scaffolding surrounding Bath’s 19th century Corn Market at the town end of Walcot Street. The bulk of the building has been derelict for years with plenty of jokes about […]
Members Exhibition
The Bath Society of Artists is holding its Members Exhibition in the city next month. Maxine Foster has sent me the following details: Bath Society of Artists’ Members Exhibition44AD, 4 Abbey St, Bath BA1 1NNwww.bsartists.co.uk […]
What a picture!
I am sitting in the jewel box that is Number 15 Great Pulteney Street – drinking a welcome cup of hotel-poured coffee – and about to meet a living photographic legend. Well, Clive Arrowsmith didn’t […]
