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Feeling the heat
A little hothouse space makes your garden bigger and means you can grow some tropical lovelies, says Jane Moore… There is nothing like a little bit of glass to broaden your horticultural horizons....
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The Vale of Pewsey: A dark wooded inland promontory
It’s worth putting up with a bit of mud for views as magnificent as these, says Andrew Swift as he maps out a memorable walk above the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire… Martinsell has long been many...
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Planning for peace or propaganda?
Jessica Hope visits the latest exhibition at the Museum of Bath Architecture and explores whether the plans to transform Bath’s city centre in 1916 were a genuine vision for the future or wartime...
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University of Bath: 50 years of excellence
The University of Bath celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a series of celebrations and events. Georgette McCready takes a snapshot of some of its achievements… The hilltop university may,...
View ArticleREVIEW: KING LEAR
Melissa Blease reviews King Lear, at the Theatre Royal Bath until Saturday 11 June Britain circa 800BC: King Lear is getting old, so he decides to divide his realm between his three daughters, giving...
View ArticleWithy King and Royds law firms to merge
Law firms Withy King LLP and Royds LLP have announced that they plan to merge on Thursday 1 September. Withy King, which has its head office in Bath, and City of London based firm Royds will join...
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City honours football legend Sir Bobby Charlton
England football hero Sir Bobby Charlton is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Bath later this month. We were granted the chance to ask him about football and his global humanitarian...
View ArticleMowbray Woodwards makes key new appointment
Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards has made a new appointment to its team as the business continues to expand, most notably due to the increasing demand in its private client practice. Elizabeth Metcalfe...
View ArticleArtwork by King Edward’s pupils goes on show at National Gallery
Artwork by Year 4 students at King Edward’s Junior School in Bath are to go on display at the National Gallery this summer in the 21st annual Take One Picture exhibition. This will be the fifth time,...
View ArticleBath College students audition for The Voice
Students from Bath College auditioned to partake in the ITV’s singing competition The Voice this week. Talent scouts from The Voice visited Bath College to film music students performing. The show’s...
View ArticleReview: Elton John at Longleat House
Melissa Blease reviews Elton John’s concert at Longleat Safari Park We may not have hit the midsummer mark yet, but 2016 has already been one heck of a year for celebrating Great British Institutions....
View ArticleParents of Prior Park College present a cheque to The Three Ways School...
Parents of Prior – the Parent Committee at Prior Park College – recently presented a cheque for £2,000 to Julie Dyer, headteacher at Three Ways School in Bath. The money was raised at the recent...
View ArticleThe Princess Royal to visit Dorothy House Hospice for 40th birthday celebration
HRH The Princess Royal will visit Dorothy House Hospice Care for a garden party at its headquarters in Winsley on Tuesday 21 June to mark the hospice’s 40th birthday and celebrate its ongoing legacy of...
View ArticleSummer Masquerade Ball raises thousands for NSPCC
The Summer Masquerade Ball, held recently at the Assembly Rooms in Bath, has raised thousands for NSPCC and Childline. Almost 200 people attended the ball earlier this month, and enjoyed a sparkling...
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Mary Berry unveils Positron scanner at Bath’s RUH
The undisputed Queen of Cake Mary Berry unveiled the first fixed site Positron scanner at the Royal United Hospital yesterday. Over the past five years, £1.2 million has been raised by the Bath Cancer...
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Food heroes: From butcher’s boy to boss
Melissa Blease talks to Bath butcher Peter Milton of Larkhall Butchers, about his rise from Saturday boy to business owner… Peter Milton grew up on a farm just a short walk away from Larkhall. When he...
View ArticleMary Berry enjoys afternoon tea at The Bath Priory
After unveiling the first fixed site Positron scanner at the RUH earlier this week, TV cook Mary Berry headed to The Bath Priory to host afternoon tea with two lucky prize winners. The winners had...
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The June Wine Column
This month Angela Mount, wine and food critic, celebrates the wines of America… This month, I’m looking to the Americas, sampling a bold Californian red, a cool Washington State aromatic white, a sassy...
View ArticleTheatre review – Lady Anna: All At Sea
Melissa Blease reviews the stage adaption of Anthony Trollope’s novel Lady Anna… Lady Anna is indeed all at sea, caught between two lovers, only one of whom she actually loves. One is an earl (whom...
View ArticleMilsted Langdon sponsors business tech award for student entrepreneurs
Award-winning chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has sponsored an award for a local school to encourage future business leader development. Peter Groves, Milsted Langdon’s Bath office director,...
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