Here’s another favourite story of mine – this time from March, 2013. I am still hoping that enough interest … More
Tag: Bristol
Getting people off our streets.
Bath and North East Somerset Council is one of many local authorities to benefit from a government handout of over … More
Bath Uni’s share in regional university research grant.
Bath Spa is one of the West of England universities – collaborating with businesses in the creative technology sector … More
B&NES to join regional transport body?
Plans for Bath & North East Somerset to join forces with other South West authorities to improve roads and rail … More
Rail closure over Easter.
Easter problems ahead on our railway link with Bristol it seems. Bath & North East Somerset Council is asking visitors … More
Turning the pages on Georgian Bath.
It’s amazing where life takes you. Years ago l well remember how much money HTV West invested in ensuring it … More
Should this be City Hall?
Should Bath get back its city council status and the North East Somerset part of B&NES merge with North Somerset? … More
Choosing a site to remember.
Well, it’s not a statue in our city – but we helped raise the money for its creation – so … More
Bath Spa’s platform extensions
Well the Government may have slowed things down on the electrification front but that hasn’t stopped Network Rail engineers getting … More
Stepping up to the flag
Don’t worry. Bath Abbey wasn’t in the process of installing an aerial for a mobile ‘phone company. The scaffolding was … More
Down to business for new Metro Mayor.
The region’s newly elected Metro Mayor doesn’t intend spending much time behind a desk following his ‘swearing in’ at Bristol’s … More
A new focus for Bath Abbey
Change is afoot at Bath Abbey and it’s getting mixed reviews. The church’s Footprint Project – which will use Heritage … More
Lin steals the show at Combined Authority’s first meeting.
Congratulations to B&NES Councillor Lin Patterson for stealing the limelight at the first meeting of the West of England Combined … More
May the Fourth be with you.
I still don’t believe it will happen until the day it actually does but May 4th is still the date … More
Fancy being the new Metro Mayor?
Fancy your chances at being elected a ‘Metro Mayor’ for the West of England? This new role has been created … More
Did you bathe with a friend?
Just received Wessex Water’s autumn/winter magazine through the door. There’s an article reminding people that it’s forty years since the … More
Devolution deal done.
Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils have now committed themselves to coming together as a combined … More
Tiger, tiger.
One of my favourite places to visit – in my old home town – is Bristol’s Museum and Art Gallery at … More
A crane escort for last of the Sparrow brothers.
The funeral cortege of Bath businessman and last-surviving Sparrow brother, Gordon Sparrow, makes its way to Haycombe Cemetery, Bath today … More
Facing up to economic facts – which way should B&NES look?
Are we in or are we out? Sounds like Brexit versus Stronger in Europe – but this time around we … More
Rail reconstruction gets underway through Bath in 2017.
A new word has entered our local vocabulary in the last couple of years. It’s ‘t-pod’ and it is a … More
Bristol/Bath rail closure over Easter.
Bath & North East Somerset Council is urging commuters to plan ahead to during the forthcoming closure of the railway … More
First ‘green’ Western
‘We’re about to put Brunel back into his railway’ said the man from First Great Western when we started chatting … More
Holburne hosts free lecture on slave trade
Bristol’s role played in the transatlantic slave trade – and its regional implications – will be the subject of … More
The very real message of the ‘ghost’ bike
Bath is a World Heritage city with a major traffic problem. Anything that can be done to encourage people to … More
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