[WECA Mayor Helen Godwin in the driving seat – Photo credit: West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.] New government funding … 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.
If it doesn’t feel right – check!
[Christine Grant] A woman treated for ovarian cancer at Bath’s RUH is calling on others to be aware of the … More
Pic of the day. Monday, March 23rd
Pic of the day. Sunday, March 22nd
Beauty and the beast.
Pic of the day. Saturday, March 21st
Great to see The Square restaurant, fronting onto Abbey Church Yard, has ditched the plastic flowers in favour of the … More
Shaping dementia care
With dementia prevalence in B&NES projected to rise by 36% by 2030 – amongst those aged 65 and older – … More
Do you care?
A special and important environmental event is coming up early next month, as I am hearing from Gillian Risbridger via … More
Record response
The consultation offered to ratepayers to comment on Bath & North East Somerset Council’s new Local Plan proposals brought the … More
Pic of the day. Friday, March 20th
Amazing the effect a new lick of paint can have on a place. The Crystal Palace public house looking radiant … More
Our environment – a top priority
[Photo credit: West of England Mayoral Combined Authority / Freia Turland.] That long talked about tidal energy barrier in the … More
Jolly’s well worth waiting for
[The signage on the hoarding will have to be changed] You heard it here first! I told you weeks ago … More
At last!
Good to see that, finally, that terrible fencing around the entrance to the Roman Baths shop has been dismantled. It … More
Pic of the day. Thursday, March 19th
Couldn’t resist lifting the smartphone over the hoarding to see how work was proceeding on refurbishing Rebecca at the Well. … More
Culture for all
[Revenue from the Roman Baths supports vulnerable people across B&NES] Here’s a press release from B&NES that takes some reading, … More
He’s back!
[Glenn Brown, Drawing 1 (after Bloemaert), 2018. Photograph by Mike Bruce] Forty years after studying in the city, contemporary artist … More
More control of our future.
[Helen Godwin, Mayor of the West of England Photo credit:West of England Mayoral Combined Authority / Freia Turland.] Plans to … More
Curtain up!
[Image grabbed from YouTube item] Bath’s ‘Mr Music’ Matt Finch – the musical director of many city choirs – writes: … More
Could the Larkhall club close?
A bit of sad news from my home patch. Bill Shaw writes: ‘Please see the attached. As a Larkhall resident, … More