Libraries, children’s play areas and parks – where practical to restrict access. The latest closures to be announced by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Bath, Midsomer Norton and Keynsham One Stop Shops are open, […]
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.
Museum (not) at Work.
It’s not only pubs, theatres and cinemas that have been forced to close while we fight this dreadful virus. Bath’s museums have also pulled down the shutters for the foreseeable future. Not all of them […]
Thumbs up Bath – from Terry.
Well, l intend trying to keep Bath Newseum going through all of this but l cannot get out and about as usual. So it’s over to you for stories and news you think would be […]
What future for Bath FC?
Bath FC supporters might not have matches to support at the moment but the pandemic – on top of the recent planning refusal of a scheme that would have brought a multi-million-pound investment at the […]
It’s addressed to us all.
Message to residents from the leader and chief executive of Bath & North East Somerset Council We’re writing to update Bath & North East Somerset residents about what the council is doing to minimise the […]
It’s your business.
I have been talking to Charlotte Thursz ( by email) – who is managing communications for Bath BID. I asked if Bath Newseum could help do its bit to help keep the city’s business community […]
Bath Festival events fall victim.
This year’s Bath Festivals events are the latest to be hit by the current situation. Here’s the statement that’s been issued today. ‘We write in the face of the fast-changing and challenging situation. Our thoughts […]
A word in your ear.
Something to bear in mind – if you are members of the National Trust. Mike Noates writes: “Although we are NT members we thought their invitation to non-members to access their grounds and gardens was […]
A little help from your friends.
‘Yours Truly’ isn’t just working from home – he is self-isolating as someone in the ‘at risk’ group. However, l will do all l can to help – in the current situation – in any […]
Agencies come together to tackle viral threat.
Local agencies – including B&NES, the police, Curo, Clinical Commissioning Groups and the Royal United Hospital – have held a teleconference and agreed they will continue coordinating their efforts to tackle the Covid 19 threat […]
