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A right Royal High to Perry!

Decided to re-visit a story – in today’s look back – about one of Bath’s most talented of artistic characters. … More

art, Bath, caricature, Education, Perry Harris, The Royal High School

The pipe factory under a Bath playground.

  Here’s another story from the past.  Today’s Look Back surrounds the redevelopment of the Saw Close -back in 2015 … More

B&NES, Bath, Blue Coat School, casino, clay pipes, cotswold archaeology, saw close

Re-visiting – Bath’s Viking history.

As l am somewhat cut off – and really relying on you lot out there to supply me with stories … More

Anglo-Saxon, Bath, city walls, Danish, Georgian, German, Roman Baths Museum, sword, Upper Borough Walls, viking

Bath turns out for Europe.

Hundreds of people assembled alongside Bath Abbey on Sunday, September 1st – for a protest march through the city. Members … More

anti Brexit, Bath, Bath for Europe, march, protest, stop the coup, Wera Hobhouse

What happened to the e-bike’s?

A short while ago Bath Newseum follower John Batty asked: ‘It’s been a couple of months now since the Council … More

B&NES, Bath, bikes, Cllr Joanna Wright, e-bikes

House record for Aldridge’s

Local auctioneer Ivan Street’s routine visit to a property just outside the city came up with an object which has … More

Aldridge's of Bath, auction, Bath, Chinese, Yongzheng

One of our roundels is missing.

I am currently relying on my partner – or a taxi – to get around on four wheels. I have … More

Bath, Bath BID, Bath in Bloom, Cleveland Bridge, manvers street, Margaret's Buildings

Does our home town make us happy?

Our city of festivals is about to welcome a new one. This time exploring how our home town can be … More

Bath, Therapeutic City Conference, wellbeing

Council takes Climate Emergency on-line.

  A timetable and information about Bath and North East Somerset Council’s immediate plans to address the climate emergency have … More

B&NES, Bath, climate emergency, environment

Bath Fest 2020

Here’s an important event lined up for next year’s diary. Bath Festival has announced the dates for its ten-day celebration … More

Arts, Bath, Bath Festival, Music

Tower on view

A retrospective of one of Britain’s most important 20th-century ceramic artists, James Tower, will go on show at the Victoria … More

Bath, James Tower, Victoria Art Gallery

Murray’s just mint!

Bath’s gull population has dipped by 26 per cent in the last four years according to a recent survey which … More

B&NES, Bath, gulls, hawk, menance, pollution

Take a special look

Venues across Bath and North East Somerset will open up their doors this September as part of an annual nationwide … More

Bath, Bath Abbey, Cleveland Pools, Footprint Project, Heritage Open Days, Jesish burial ground, Saltford Brass Mill

Plastic art

Here’s the way Lima in Peru illustrates the scourge of plastic and the environmental damage it does to the natural … More

Bath, environment, natural world, peru, plastic, pollution, south america

Artificial turf threat to health.

Bath Rugby Club’s grand proposals for its future development fail on one very important environmental and health issue – according … More

artificial turf, Bath, Bath Rugby, development, environment, health, pollution, rugby

A note on (fly) posting.

Is B&NES renting out its Guildhall fence as advertising space? Is this a new way of putting a little extra … More

algae, Bath, Circus, poster, Street furniture, tourism

A ‘touch’ of the Far East for Bath?

On the subject of city litter, refuse, the gulls issue and Bath’s general shabby appearance, Bath Newseum regular Chris Gornall … More

Bath, Japan, litter, refuse, street, toilets, tourism, urban

Bath Festivals awarded council grant.

The immediate future of Bath Festivals has been secured following news that councillors have agreed to a £75,000 one-off grant to … More

Bath, Bath Festivals

Bath Clean Air Zone latest.

The Lib Dem ruling party on B&NES are insisting cars will not be charged to enter Bath’s Clean Air Zone … More

B&NES, Bath, clean air zone, Lib Dems, pollution

Too good Toulouse.

Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery in Bath is seeking public support for a crowdfunding campaign for its next blockbuster exhibition. Starting … More

art, Art Fund, Bath, French, Toulouse-Lautrec, Victoria Art Gallery

Let’s have trees in the Saw Close.

“Synthetic box balls in sombre grey coffin-like pots.’ That’s how one Bath Newseum regular describes the planting at Bath’s re-modelled … More

Bath, litter, Queen Square, saw close, Theatre Royal, trees, urban space

World Heritage project under way

Work has officially got underway this week on the Roman Bath’s Archway Project which will provide a World Heritage Centre … More

Archway Project, Bath, Roman Baths, tourism, World Heritage Centre

Don’t bury it – burn it.

The ruling Lib Dem group at Bath and North East Somerset Council have publicly’ vowed’ to end – what they … More

avonmouth, B&NES, Bath, carbon, climate change, climate emergency, incinerator, Lib Dems, methan, rubbish

Peace in the park.

A special ceremony has been held to mark the centenary of the planting of the ‘Peace Oak’ in Bath’s Sydney … More

B&NES, Bath, peace oak, Sydney Gardens

Now and then – GWR style

I have just discovered where the old signal box was positioned at Bath Spa railway station. It’s thanks to a … More

Bath, bath spa station, Brunel, great western railways, GWR, heritage, history, paddington, rail, trains

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