Pic of the day. Saturday, August 31st

Bye bye August.

Pic of the day. Friday, August 30th

Fashion Festival

Bath is getting ready to welcome a new festival – and the hope is that this one will become an … More

Those Winter Fuel payments

A new analysis has shown that an estimated 15,035 pensioners in Bath are at risk of losing the government’s £300 … More

Set in stone

Some lovely pictures in from Corsham today where a proud industrial heritage is going to be permanently honoured. Volunteers have … More

Waste not

Almost a year after opening its doors, the Reuse Shop at Keynsham Recycling Hub is celebrating success and welcoming customers … More

Scouting for talent

Organisers of a Bath youth festival are looking for young people – aged 25 and under – to take part … More

Making culture & heritage available for all

Some good news for hard-pressed parents. More school children will be able to visit the Roman Baths and Victoria Art … More

Pic of the day. Thursday, August 29th

The commercial calendar. Relentless.

Art – with the roof off.

Always nice to meet new people, and a recent invitation for drinks and (substantial) nibbles gave us the opportunity to … More

A Bath treasure explored

Couple of very interesting talks coming up in September at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution – based in … More

Pic of the day. Wednesday, August 28th

St John the Evangelist Church from the River Avon.

Those sunken boats

John Ravenscroft has reminded me of recent coverage on this blog regarding the ‘seemingly abandoned sunken vessels on the Avon … More

Banner man

Walking up Milsom Street last night – following our trip to the Theatre Royal – my husband made a good … More

Making history

Caught the 20th anniversary revival of Alan Bennett’s award-winning play The History Boys at Bath’s Theatre Royal last night and … More

Pic of the day. Tuesday, August 27th

New menswear store

All the way from New Zealand to Bath comes Rodd & Gunn with the opening of their first city store, … More

Pic of the day. Monday, August 26th

Remember when.