June 25th this month will mark the 20th anniversary of the St. Stephen’s Millennium Green Grand Opening in Bath’s Lansdown district. Ian Wilson – who is Chairman of the Green’s Trust – tells me: ‘The […]
Sell the Roman Baths? How I left a councillor speechless.
I have just had a safe distance meeting with Cllr Paul Crossley – the Cabinet member with ‘heritage’ under his remit – and the man tasked with deciding when it will be safe to reopen […]
Happy 50th Number 1 – When will museum reopen?
It’s happy 50th birthday to Number 1 Royal Crescent this weekend. Yes – half a century ago Bath Preservation Trust’s first museum opened to the general public in what was the first house to be […]
New look Hollis?
Plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of the Hollis Building on Lower Bristol Road have been unveiled. Bath-based Longacre, in conjunction with their JV partner Watkin Property Ventures, have submitted an application for the demolition of […]
Park and test!
A temporary COVID-19 mobile testing unit has been secured by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s public health team and it will be based at Odd Down Park & Ride in Bath from next Monday […]
The facts of the matter ….
Never let it be said that this blog doesn’t give its contributors the right of reply. Elsewhere on this page, you will see a response from Dr Bryn Jones – who lectures in sociology at […]
No let down in guard.
Although currently, the number of new cases of COVID 19 are dropping in this area the Council is drawing up new plans to tackle any second surge in the infection that may have to be […]
Walkie Talkie in the rain.
I won’t let constant and heavy rain stop me taking an early morning stroll but l was humming a favourite song of mine along the way – one with local connections! The two images of […]
Building a more equal future.
Public services in Bath and North East Somerset have come together to reaffirm their commitment to tackle racism and promote equality in our area. Leaders of key local organisations, comprising Bath & North East […]
No laughing matter.
Seems social distancing tends to fade a bit when the sun starts to go down. The image above shows what was left behind one evening in Henrietta Park. Henry Ford tells me: ‘I guess this […]
