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Category: history
Blooming marvellous!
Good news for the city as Bath once again scoops two gold awards in the Britain in Bloom South West … More
New crane on the Bath skyline.
Cranes starting to appear down on the Bath Quays riverbank site. Ironically sprouting up in the very area where Stothert … More
Festive line up at city museums.
Staff at three of the council’s cultural attractions are gearing up for the festive season and B&NES has issued a … More
Oxford showing Bath the way on short term lets action?
With much talk in our city about so-called ‘party houses’ and the growth of letting firm Airbnb – Bath Newseum … More
Latest lowdown on Stadium for Bath
Following consultation with the public and city officials Bath Rugby have decided to skim 5.1 metres off the top of … More
Bath Festivals help celebrate Beethoven’s birthday.
Bath will be joining next year’s worldwide celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with Bath Festivals staging … More
Financial boost for Abbey project.
A big boost for Bath Abbey’s Footprint project has been announced with an award of £50,000 from Allchurches Trust, one … More
The Poppy Appeal needs you.
Now, with November soon upon us it will be time to launch the annual Poppy Appeal and prepare for the … More
Disappearing seat located!
It used to be one of the best photo opportunities in Bath’s historic Circus – maybe Britain’s first roundabout … More
Community clean up
It’s always ‘someone else’s job’ Â seems to be a worrying underlying attitude when it comes to the state of our … More
Plea to help keep Min memories alive.
Just recently, Bathonians were invited to view outline proposals to convert the now redundant – but historic – National Mineral … More
Putting Bath in the frame.
Well, loads of excitement for me yesterday helping to see into the Museum of Bath at Work – what remains … More
Bringing home a dream.
Stuart Burroughs – Director of the Museum of Bath at Work – is going to be an extra-ordinarily busy man … More
Civic honours mark service.
Former Mayors and Charter Trustees of the City of Bath (Bath Ward Councillors) have been honoured by being appointed Honorary … More
Beckford’s Tower added to ‘At Risk’ list.
A much-loved and historic Bath landmark has been added to this year’s ‘Heritage at Risk Register’ by Historic England. At … More
Festive food market returns to Kingsmead Square.
The Kingsmead Square Street Food Market is heading back to central Bath at the end of next month and the … More
Who remembers this man?
Elsewhere on this page you’ll see a story about recent damage to the fountain in Laura Place. One person has … More