You wouldn’t know it judging by some city streets but the number of adult smokers across Bath and North East Somerset has dropped to a record low of 11.4%. Public Health England says a […]
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Author: Richard Wyatt
Freelance Journalist, broadcaster and local historian. Director of Bath Newseum - formally known as The Virtual Museum of Bath. Married and lives in Bath.
Interested in local history, architecture and visual display in museums and urban spaces.
More Abbey secrets revealed. Plus – Museum Week activities.
The multi-million pound Footprint Project to stabilise the floor at Bath Abbey – and improve church facilities – is gathering pace. It’s hoped to have everything finished – including the new underfloor heating – powered […]
Step in the right direction.
Good to see the re-arranging of seating and bike racks in the Saw Close has seen the back of those horrible tin troughs full of plastic box hedging. Things have been moved around to […]
Building a healthier city.
Bath Record Office has been awarded £138,000 – by the Wellcome Trust – to catalogue, conserve and make available records of the history of public health in the city. Building a Healthier City is enabling researchers to discover how […]
Plug-in a new kind of moped.
Could electric mopeds be one answer to Bath’s traffic and air pollution woes? There were certainly plenty of people – down at Bath’s Cricket Club ground – ready to try out some of the silent […]
Calling young artists
A buffet reception with the Mayor of Bath in the Mayor’s Parlour is just one of the prizes on offer in an exciting new art prize and exhibition to be held at 44AD Artspace. It’s […]
Airbnb wants to talk!
Bath will be one of the cities visited by a roadshow being organised by Airbnb as it announces it will collaborate with hosts, communities and politicians across the UK on proposals for a clear, modern […]
Twas the night before Christmas
He may have been a scholar of ancient languages but as we head towards the ‘festive season’ it’s the poem Clement Clarke Moore wrote to amuse his children back in the 1820s – that has […]
Old times and new beginnings.
I went to a book launch this week and it was a big night for author and award winning journalist Diana Cambridge who was celebrating her first total immersion in fictitious prose after a lifetime […]
Verdict announced on Milsom Street closure.
Although the ruling Lib-Dem group controlling B&NES have ruled out banning all cars from entering its proposed Clean Air Zone for Bath City Centre – some might argue that its plans to explore limiting vehicular […]
