I have often wondered, watching the Tootbuses crawl around the rain-swept winter streets of Bath, why the service doesn’t pause … More

The things my friends spot on social media. Here’s a job that might interest one of my blog followers – … More

Sweet Violets – or to give them their botanical name – Viola odorata. Means they smell nice.

Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery welcomed more than 66,000 visitors between April and December 2025 – its highest number since before … More

Curious Minds: A Festival to Ignite Ideas returns to Bath from 12–28 March, bringing 60 events across the city. If you’ve … More

Jenny Rakoczi writes: “Our next concert is on Saturday 14th March. The venue is Christ Church, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 … More

Bath Medical Museum is launching its own podcast! The charity is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £13,180 … More

What happened here then?

[As things were, before those disastrous January floods] Got to thank my friend Bill for bringing the following statement to … More

Do you remember that a while back l told you Network Rail had finally come around to applying for planning … More

Tickets go on sale on Friday for this year’s celebration of music, literature and performance. Over four weeks in May … More

An emotional evening was spent in Bath Abbey last night when my husband and I joined a packed audience to … More

Every year this happens. People use one edge of the floral ‘island’ in Orange Grove as a footpath and wear … More

Cycling along the Kennet and Avon towpath this morning l couldn’t fail to notice the signs that have been placed … More

[Lucy Littlewood is the new Director of the American Museum & Gardens.] Caught the University of Bath bus this morning, … More

Are these little flowering cherries new? Of is it that, without blossom, l have never noticed them before? Either way, … More

Some advance notice of a special walk being organised by the Mayor’s Corps of Honorary Guides. Joy Roberts writes: “Richard, … More