Its wasn’t the first book to roll off the local Akeman Press but Andrew Swift and Kirsten Elliott’s ‘Ghost Signs … More
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It’s electrifying!
Never mind the ‘Beast from the East’ we had our own ‘monster’ to help chill us in Bath earlier this … More
Turning the pages at Chapter One
Michael and Emma Heap at Chapter One Pub on the London Road – once upon a time the Hanover Hotel … More
Get out of Bath!
Christmas excesses and New Year resolutions could both lead you to consider a late stocking filler which offers you fourteen … More
The writings on the wall
Ghost signs – those faded advertisements for long forgotten businesses – found on the walls of old buildings – are … More
Bath and the Battle of the Somme
With July lst marking the first day of the terrible ‘Battle of the Somme’ – during the First World War … More
Pieroni’s Fountain
Readers looking for something local and original as gifts should check out the website of Bath-based publisher Akeman Press. Run … More
The canal-side pub that vanished.
I often cycle into town along the Kennet and Avon Canal tow-path and out through Sydney Gardens. My way onto … More