Still no date for bridge push

Latest update on the new Destructor Bridge push with another statement issued this morning – Tuesday, June 14th! It reads: … More

Second attempt at bridge push postponed. Is bridge ‘dip’ an issue?

A second attempt to slide the new ‘Destructor Bridge’ across the River Avon at Bath Riverside has been postponed. I’m hearing … More

New date sought for bridge push.

  Got an update on when contractors might make a second attempt to push out the new prefabricated single-span bridge … More

Victoria Bridge vandalised. Call to catch culprits.

After all the money that was spent on refurbishing Bath’s very own  Victorian suspension bridge it is sad to see … More

Second bridge roll-out attempt May 5 & 6?

  Looks like it won’t be until after May Day before contractors have another go at rolling out the new … More

New bridge slide-out starts today!!

The new prefabricated crossing – to replace the old Destructor bridge across the River Avon at Bath’s Western Riverside – is … More

Counting the cost of history.

When he was Mayor of Bath – and a councillor with B&NES – Bryan Chalker helped rescue one of the last remaining … More

River flood works to start soon.

  There’s going to be plenty of activity to watch  – construction and excavation-wise –  on the down river side … More

As time goes by.

Now l must admit l was one of those who was sorry to see the last gas holder finally dismantled. … More

Crest gets ‘curvy’ at Bath Riverside

Local councillors and Crest Nicholson bosses came together days ago for a ground-breaking ceremony on the bank of the River … More

Bottled history!

Western Riverside developers Crest Nicholson have been keen to archive on film many aspects of their residential regeneration of an … More

Old bottles and a new bridge.

Only months after the River Avon gave up some of its murky secrets – in a flood relief dredge that … More

Bridge works!

Things continue to go well as far as making ready the space ‘vacated’ by the old Destructor Bridge for a … More

Documenting the old Destructor.

People using the towpath on the Upper Bristol Road side of the River Avon and where it passed under the … More

Now you see it and now you don’t.

My first real venture into town since the onset of shingles and time to catch up on a few city … More

Bath’s last gas holder will be gone by Christmas

Bath’s last big industrial relic – the solitary framework of a gas holder – will be gone from the city’s … More

Babylon comes to Bath?

Crest Nicholson has revealed its latest plans for Bath‘s Western Riverside development and – while the last of the city’s … More

What next for Riverside development

Illustrations of the next phase of the Bath Riverside development – being carried out by Crest Nicholson – will go … More