There is still time for local people to tell the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England where they … More
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.
Taking Bath underground.
London’s newly re-opened Postal Museum – http://www.postalmuseum.org – now includes the ‘thrill’ of a ride on the capital’s Mail Rail … More
Getting young people off the street.
A new initiative aimed at helping find a safe bed for young people at risk of rough sleeping has … More
Ssssssssh – it’s a hospital!
Reconstruction road works in Bath’s Saw Close has revealed the underlying setts that once made up the surface of Upper … More
Banking connection lost
A 231 year old banking connection with one Bath address is soon to be broken with the closure of Nat … More
Make room for bikes.
Twenty past nine this morning and – what cycle docking ports that remain available on the High Street – were … More
Bath Spa’s platform extensions
Well the Government may have slowed things down on the electrification front but that hasn’t stopped Network Rail engineers getting … More
Saw Close style.
You can’t see much of Bath’s iconic Empire Hotel (1899-1901 at the moment because the side facing Orange Grove is … More
Foxhill pledge from Council leader.
Cllr Tim Warren – leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council – has reaffirmed his pledge not to sanction … More
Raising money by moonlight.
This year’s ‘Movie by Moonlight’ – held in Royal Victoria Park – has brought in a record amount of money … More
Sold – now comes the reactions.
The Min has been sold – and at an agreed price both parties say they are happy with. It’s been … More
Appeal to UNESCO over sale of ‘The Min.’
A group of nearly two hundred patients are appealing to UNESCO to step into the controversy behind the sale of … More
Looking ahead at the Holburne.
Extending the reach of what we do and attracting a bigger and wider audience. That appears to be the plan … More
Faster links for Bath
Businesses, schools and hospitals in Bath & North East Somerset are to benefit from major investment in the fastest Broadband … More
Take a look at the Lido.
Does ‘The Min’ matter?
A ‘call to arms’ – from Bath Preservation Trust – for other heritage groups to join them in persuading B&NES … More
Something to sing about!
Bath Abbey Girls’ Choir is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. This milestone is being marked with a celebratory concert … More
That’s the way to do it! The re-birth of Weston-super-Mare’s Town Museum.
More than two and a half thousand people turned up last Saturday ( August 26th) to look around the newly-reopened … More