Plastic bag tax from October 5th

The environmental scourge of the plastic carrier bag is about to come under the spotlight. We are a month away from…

No return to Avon

Greater powers – yes – but we don’t want Avon back again. That’s the mission statement of the Leader of…

Convenience store

A former public loo in Larkhall is being given a new lease of life thanks to Bath & North East Somerset…

Underneath the Archway.

The Leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council, Cllr Tim Warren, has today shown Bath’s new MP, Ben Howlett,…

Casino work gets underway.

Bath is now on the way to getting its first organised gambling facility since John Wood Junior included a Card…

Gull ‘wardens’ for Bath?

How do you fancy volunteering to be a Gull Warden? If Bath’s new MP Ben Howlett has anything to do…

Light a spark for the Arts.

Bath’s new MP Ben Howlett met up with the Virtual Museum of Bath today to explain why he thought investing…

Making room for the Arts.

Make room for culture and the creative industries – give them space to grow – or risk Bath losing out…

Rail brackets and ho ho ho.

As of Tuesday, September the First, it was good to see passenger traffic back in direct operation on the Bristol…

October @ Bath’s Fashion Museum

Visitors to the Fashion Museum, Bath, can enjoy an array of fashion-themed events for all ages this October, from twilight…

Spray, splodge and dodge.

Followers of the Virtual Museum will know l hate so-called pavement stencils. Messy graffiti that disfigures our historic city. It just looks…

Seven Dials closure.

Bath & North East Somerset Council will be carrying out overnight road closures on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 September…

Box, Bath and Brunel.

At 5.41 am on Tuesday, September the First – a train left Bath Spa for Chippenham. Not only was it…

Heritage Open Day venues around Bath

Residents and visitors are being given the chance to explore parts Bath and North East Somerset they would normally never…

Putting Kurt Jackson in his Place.

Acclaimed British artist Kurt Jackson has collaborated with a diverse group of contemporary writers for his latest exhibition, and accompanying…

Documenting the old Destructor.

People using the towpath on the Upper Bristol Road side of the River Avon and where it passed under the…

Trains back for September 1st.

You’ll get your railway back on September 1st – that’s still the promise from Network Rail while contractors are hard…

Bath’s vanishing railway?

Got to be the most unusual sight l have seen in a while. A section of the main line which passes through…