Ripe for restoration: Bath’s forgotten historic buildings
Historian Catherine Pitt takes a stroll round six of her favourite historic buildings in Bath that she’d like to see either restored or opened to visitors The beginning of a new year is a time of...
View ArticleBath @ Work: Ivan Street – Auctioneer at Aldridges
Our series of photographic portraits by Neill Menneer shows Bath people at work My dad John became an auctioneer in Torquay after the Second World War. He settled in Bath in 1961 and eventually became...
View ArticleLook out 2017: The big events coming to Bath this year
From crescents to fashion, Jane Austen to dragons, Jessica Hope highlights some local events and exhibitions happening in the coming year Lace in Fashion Exhibition From 4 February, The Fashion Museum...
View ArticleCarrying Christie’s legacy: crime writer Sophie Hannah
Georgette McCready talks to best-selling crime writer Sophie Hannah about what it’s like to take on Agatha Christie’s Poirot, the rules of mystery writing and why you shouldn’t make the reader throw a...
View ArticleChristian Dior’s chief archivist to give talk at the Fashion Museum
The Fashion Museum is to welcome the House of Dior’s chief archivist Soizic Pfaff to Bath in February to give a talk about the Parisian fashion house. Pfaff has worked at Christian Dior since 1974 and...
View ArticleBritish Vogue’s Kate Phelan to select Fashion Museum’s Dress of the Year 2016
Kate Phelan, one of Britain’s most esteemed stylists, is to select the Fashion Museum Bath’s Dress of the Year 2016. Kate, who is senior contributing editor at British Vogue and global creative...
View ArticleTheatre review: The Play That Goes Wrong
Melissa Blease reviews The Play That Goes Wrong, on at Theatre Royal Bath until 15 January The plot is over-contrived and cumbersome, the script is appallingly sluggish, the casting and direction is...
View ArticleBuilding work starts on Bath College’s Construction Skills Centre
Building work has begun on a new state-of-the-art construction skills centre at Bath College which will be open for students from September 2017. The purpose-built facility at Bath College’s Somer...
View ArticleKilver Court Designer Village experiences most successful Christmas trading...
Kilver Court Designer Village has experienced its most successful Christmas trading period to date in 2016, with like-for-like retail sales up 17%. The shopping destination, which was created by...
View ArticleKingswood School to raise awareness of sepsis with Starfish screening
Kingswood School has joined with the Royal United Hospital to raise awareness of sepsis with a screening of the feature film Starfish. Kingswood School in Bath will be joining forces with the leading...
View ArticleCreating a legacy: Holburne Park
Georgette McCready visits Holburne Park, the latest development in Bath which will see the former Ministry of Defence site on Warminster Road transformed to create more than 200 new homes When Bath’s...
View ArticleBreathe in the beauty of Greece with Simply Paxos
How many places are there still on earth where you can find your own private, pebbly cove in the month of August to while away the hours, swim, admire the stunning landscape, snooze and soak up the...
View ArticleThe January Wine Column
Angela Mount, wine and food critic, takes us on a vinous voyage of discovery Welcome to 2017, and, hopefully, to many new delicious and unusual vinous discoveries. January is the time for new starts,...
View ArticleThe hidden corners: From Bathwick to Sydney Gardens
Andrew Swift leads us on a stroll around Bathwick, highlighting historic points of interest along the way, before arriving in Sydney Gardens where he invites us to imagine the pleasure gardens in their...
View ArticleMonkton Combe School
Set in beautiful rural surroundings on the outskirts of Bath, Monkton Hospitality caters to suit all budgets, from simple buffets to sumptuous banquets, discos and dances. The mid-19th century building...
View ArticleChanni B
Cork footbeds are a popular choice for weddings as they offer all day comfort and act as a platform reducing the heel height. Chanii B offers the chance to make your own bespoke wedding shoes unique to...
View ArticleBath Function Rooms
Bath Function Rooms is a unique licensed venue for civil partnerships and weddings in the heart of Bath, offering restaurant quality catering provided by Green Park Brasserie. With over 20 years...
View ArticleChristy Waterfall Makeup Artist
Bath-based bridal makeup artist Christy Waterfall is incredibly passionate about providing the best bridal makeup service possible. She says: “I always take the time to understand a bride’s own...
View ArticleSignature Bath Tours
This year treat that special someone to a priceless gift. Getting engaged? Celebrating an anniversary? Planning a proposal? Signature Bath Tours is a new and unique experience in Bath. A day tailored...
View ArticleCarina Baverstock Couture
Carina Baverstock and Lucy Haywood Rogers, directors of Carina Baverstock Couture, have just celebrated their sixth year in the boutique, having built the business from strength to strength with a...
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