The East Baths area of the Roman Baths, adjacent to the famous Great Bath, will be updated in early 2017, with new interactive displays immersing visitors in the sights and sounds of the Roman bath […]
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‘Milestone’ charity grant for Roman Baths Archway Project
The Archway Project at the Roman Baths has received a grant of £75,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation, a major milestone in funding for the building of a state-of-the-art Roman Baths Learning Centre. Situated […]
Mayor of Bath’s Art Show
The Mayor of Bath and The Rotary Club of Bath West are encouraging artists to get their applications in now for the 11th annual Art Show being held at the Guildhall on Friday and Saturday […]
Majority back new West of England Mayor-led Authority
The people of B&NES seem to have given their support to the idea of a Mayor-led West of England Authority according to the majority of responses received by the council. Residents have had the opportunity […]
Maintaining council standards – Can you help?
Bath & North East Somerset Council is looking to recruit two independent local volunteers to help promote and maintain high standards of conduct by councillors and co-opted members. This is an important role for volunteers […]
Roman Baths spread the word.
Following an increase in international visitors in the past few years, the Roman Baths and Fashion Museum have introduced audio guides in four new languages: Dutch, Korean, Polish and Portuguese. This brings the total […]
London Road trees destroyed in hit and run.
Three young trees lining the central reservation of London Road – and planted as part of last year’s improvement scheme – were destroyed over the Spring bank holiday weekend in a hit and run collision which […]
A little bit of Bath goes a long way!
Hidden from the roadside in the bowels of an old stone quarry in Combe Down is an engineering business that has quietly but confidently – over the past 70 years – ensured that Bath stays […]
New life for Larkhall loo!
A former public convenience in Larkhall has been given a new lease of life thanks to Bath & North East Somerset Council and two enterprising local women. The toilets, at Larkhall Square, were in poor […]
Fountain Mania
Elsewhere within the Virtual Museum – http://virtualmuseumofbath.com/2015/10/09/wake-up-to-water/ – is an interview with a local architect called Robert Delius who – earlier this year – won the Royal Institute of British Architect’s ‘Imagine Bath’ competition. Robert – […]
