Haven’t walked very far this Monday morning – as l will explain – but still got some good news for Bath’s ‘Prince of Panto’ and some movement at last on two pieces of heritage fabric […]
Author: Richard Wyatt
Freelance Journalist, broadcaster, columnist and local historian. Director of Bath Newseum. Married and lives in Bath.
Interested in local history, architecture and visual display in museums and urban spaces.
Bath on Tap
I make no apologies for spending nearly twenty minutes on Zoom chatting to Caroline Kay who is CEO of Bath Preservation Trust. We talked about how a lifeline government-administered grant will help keep them going, […]
Getting plastered
I sometimes compare our garden to tv’s The Crystal Maze. It’s full of different rooms where obstacles have to be overcome to perform certain tasks and reap the reward of a trim and tended green […]
On the street where you shop.
The Snow Globe outside the Abbey Hotel and the carousel in Stall Street – two of the city’s favourite Christmas attractions you won’t be seeing this year as both would not enable effective social distancing […]
Significant increase in cases says local health director
Dr Bruce Laurence, B&NES Director of Public Health. B&NES is now seeing a significant increase in Covid 19 cases locally with a current level of about 50 cases per 100,000 population per week. That’s according […]
Cash Aid for Bath Preservation Trust.
Bath Preservation Trust is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund – to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. The […]
Destructor bridge finally opens
Photo L-R: Cllr Joanna Wright, Cllr Sue Craig, Cllr June Player, Cllr Colin Blackburn, Cllr Neil Butters It’s been a long time getting there but the new Destructor Bridge in Bath has finally opened. According […]
Our schools and the virus
Want to know what plans our local educational establishments have for keeping students safe this autumn and winter? Well, in her latest online community conversation – “Education: Staying Safe in the Time of Covid” Thursday […]
Virtual Talent
Here’s a ‘first’ l am sure this particular Bath-based body wishes it didn’t have to experience – but it’s a novel undertaking that at least enables people to put their talents in front of the […]
Flag Up Christmas
If ever we will needed some Christmas cheer it’ll be this year. So how about spreading a little happiness yourselves and through your own creative talents? The Bath BID – in conjunction with Minuteman Press Bath […]
