Almost the weekend and l have news of a walk slightly further afield. Oh – and an anniversary l would hope WON’T be repeated. And here’s the Wells piece – from outside the West […]
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.
Council shortlisted for achievement award.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has been shortlisted for a prestigious award, for providing ‘Leadership in responding to the Climate Emergency’. The annual MJ Local Government Achievement Awards recognise best practice amongst local authorities […]
The People’s Museum is back.
Good to hear that the Museum of Bath at Work is getting ready to reopen its doors on August 1st – and with the message to ‘please come back and enjoy a different experience as […]
Let’s help keep Bath’s radio station on air
Bath’s award-winning non-profit station BA1 Radio is gearing up for its annual fundraising week. The station runs online 24 hours a day and is manned by volunteers who rely on donations to run the service. […]
No Bath Christmas Market this year.
There will be no Bath Christmas Market this winter. Potential traders – who had registered for the annual festive attraction – were told the news yesterday. The market – involving 150 chalets spread around the […]
Thursday’s Post
Not a pretty sight. More roadside evidence of fly-tipping, more woes for B&NES this winter and how we are all going to go electric. Three of the topics up for discussion this Thursday in Wyatt’s […]
On foot in Bath
……Just happens to be the title of a newly-revised and illustrated book featuring fifteen walks around the city, compiled and written by Andrew Swift. He’s a local historian, writer and publisher and has put together […]
Recycling Centre back to 7 day working.
Bath Recycling Centre will go back to a full seven days a week service from July 27 on an appointment-only basis, for vehicles under five metres in length. Residents will now be able to select […]
Bath’s Visitor Info Centre is no more.
It’s now official – Visit Bath have announced the permanent closure of the Visitor Information Centre in which eight people worked. The centre closed in March, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and despite technically being […]
Let’s all help Nature recover.
A motion to declare an Ecological Emergency will be considered at a full council meeting of Bath and North East Somerset Council tomorrow. Here’s a report on the matter from the Avon Wildlife Trust site […]
