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£38 million to find – where will the cuts fall.
A comprehensive review of all spending by Bath and North East Somerset Council has been launched by the authority’s new Conservative administration. Bath’s Guildhall. The review is taking place in...
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Wartime letters to Bath Mayor links with past.
The Bath Record Office. A WWI letter from Mrs S. Higgins asking about her son addressed to the Mayor of Bath. June 2015. Photographer Freia Turland e:info@ftphotography.co.uk m:07875514528 Click on...
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Now you see it and now you don’t.
Things looking good now at Bath’s Victoria Bridge. Click on images to enlarge. The new surface on the Victoria Bridge. My first real venture into town since the onset of shingles and time to catch up...
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Bath on the move
Commuters and visitors to Bath are being encouraged to beat the rail works and make the most of the World Heritage City with a range of travel options this summer. The Great Western line through Sydney...
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Pooling resources?
Leaders from the West of England region have announced their intentions for a Strategic Review of Governance, a further step towards securing more local powers from the Government. But – despite...
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A peep inside the Gainsborough’s front door!
Just popped into see the very helpful front-of-house staff at Bath’s newest five-star luxury hotel The Gainsborough. The Gainsborough Hotel It’s the latest incarnation for a building that started life...
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Libraries free up computer access for customers
Charges to use public access computers in Libraries across Bath and North East Somerset are to be removed from July 17 Bath Central Library From July 17 there will be no charge for anyone to use a PC...
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Rail works begin!
Bath starts to be directly affected by the massive and costly construction programme Network Rail have underway to electrify the main line from Paddington down to Bristol and beyond. The Great Western...
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Follow in Jane’s footsteps.
Visitors to the ‘Jane Austen’s Bath’ exhibition at the Bath & North East Somerset Council-run Victoria Art Gallery will be able to experience an authentic display of Georgian and Regency dancing –...
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We the people….
The Bath Guildhall Bath & North East Somerset Council has agreed to establish a new Bath City Forum so that the ordinary people of the city can have their say. At a full Council meeting on Thursday...
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Improvement work to Sydney Gardens underway
Work has now started on a six-month programme of shrub pruning and landscape improvements in Bath’s historic Sydney Gardens.. Sydney Gardens became a municipal park in 1909. Bath & North East...
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Consultation to go ahead on Towpath upgrade
Bath & North East Somerset Council is to undertake a public consultation as to how best to improve a significant portion of the towpath along the Kennet & Avon Canal between Sydney Gardens and...
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Bath’s ‘first’ shared space area opens in Seven Dials
The ‘shared’ space at Seven Dials. A project to improve public space with more focus on the needs of people walking and cycling has been completed in the Seven Dials area of Bath. Daily, far more...
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Late night opening at Bath’s Fashion Museum
Visitors to Bath’s Fashion Museum will have extra time to browse the world-class displays this summer, as the museum will be open until 6pm every Thursday in August, with last exit at 7pm. Fashion...
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(Almost) No service is sacred in B&NES economy drive.
As a service provider, it seems almost nothing is safe and untouchable when it comes to economies forced on the new Conservative-controlled Bath and North East Somerset Council. Cllr Tim WarrenLeader...
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Portraits and Identity at the Victoria Art Gallery
Mrs Siddons in the Character of Zara, engraver John R Smith Artist Thomas Lawrence, mezzotint. Click on images to enlarge. A free exhibition featuring portrait prints by artists as diverse as Hogarth,...
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Free Art & Performance at Museum of Bath at Work
Artist, Julie McCalden Bristol-based artist Julie McCalden has camouflaged an entire display room at the Museum of Bath at Work within a contemporary, but traditional, wallpaper pattern. From floor to...
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Rail works pick up speed.
Gravel trucks parked up first thing on the line through Sydney Gardens. Click on images to enlarge While Network Rail’s track lowering operation in Box Tunnel gathers momentum, there’s These were moved...
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Park feels neglected
Parks are under pressure as local authorities everywhere look for means of saving money as central government cuts the amount of money its prepared to contribute to their annual budgets. Gazebo in need...
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Odd Down mystery
The certificate presented to Flt Lt Davis DFC. Click on images to enlarge. Let’s see if anyone in the Bath area can help a Virtual Museum regular from further afield with some more information on two...
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