Residents of Bath and North East Somerset are being reminded that green waste collections resume on Monday 28 January. The fortnightly collections were suspended at the beginning of December as very little garden waste material […]
Month: January 2019
A bit of a change at the nursery
Bearing how well Bath and flowers have always gone together – and how hard the Parks Department team work to make our award-winning public beds bloom – l was a little worried to see a […]
Have your say on garage site.
Local people are being invited to attend a public exhibition to learn more about proposals to redevelop the Hartwell Garage site on Newbridge Road, Bath. The scheme includes plans for 105 private residential apartments, alongside […]
Sunshine, and a blue sky lift.
Found myself pedalling hard up Widcombe Hill this morning on my way to meet a local historian called Alistair at the historic Church of St Thomas a Becket alongside the wonderful Georgian Widcombe Manor. Squeaking […]
Making time for history
Bath Preservation Trust is on the look-out for volunteers who want to get involved in promoting some of the city’s history and heritage to our thousands of annual visitors. They are holding an Open Day on […]
Bath aims for heritage ‘double’
Bath’s bid for a rare double-listing as a World Heritage Site, ranking it alongside cities like Bruges and Barcelona, will be made to UNESCO on 31 January. The city is joining ten other European spa […]
The local museum that keeps you posted!
Bath’s Central Post Office may soon be moving to a future home but the city’s postal past is staying where it it. Confused? Well, that means you haven’t discovered the historical delights to be found […]
Commute by water?
How about commuting by water bus? River Avon pleasure boat businesses are being asked if they would consider running a passenger service from Bath’s Parade Gardens. Bath & North East Somerset Council is making initial […]
How to landscape a city
Leading landscape architect and director of Grant Associates in Bath, Andrew Grant is giving a talk on the significance of sustainable landscaping in the stunning city state of Singapore at 7:30pm 11th February 2019 at […]
Thank you Mr B!
Bath Abbey has been presented with a cheque for £175,000 towards the Footprint project by well-known local philanthropist, Andrew Brownsword. The Abbey’s Rector, The Reverend Canon Guy Bridgewater, met with Mr and Mrs Brownsword and […]
