We do it in the woods
Treat yourself to a day out of the ordinary and give yourself or a loved one the gift of a day in the woods. we do it in the woods offers art, craft and other creative workshops for grown ups in the...
View ArticleBath College students win two bronze medals at Chelsea Flower Show
Students from Bath College have won two bronze medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, impressing judges with their colourful creations inspired by the theme city streets and summer skies. Floristry...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen
Georgette McCready says enough with the stereotyping and discovers vegetarian delights at Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen In the same way that people don’t always want to be defined by gender or sexual...
View ArticleOur city’s precious resource: How Bath stone is hewn
Georgette McCready goes underground to Hartham Park near Corsham to find out how Bath stone is quarried Locally sourced is one of the buzz phrases of our time. We want to know that the cheese, ale and...
View ArticleDorothy House announces 2017 Bath Moonlight Walk
Dorothy House Hospice Care has announced its annual Bath Moonlight Walk fundraiser will take place on Saturday 9 September 2017 With support from Paralympic swimming champion Stephanie Millward and...
View ArticleSurviving Glastonbury Festival with Clarks Village
Heading to Glastonbury Festival this year? Clarks Village has put together some top tips and advice for last-minute purchases, mid-festival emergency supplies and post-Glasto pick-me-ups… Before you...
View ArticleTheatre review: The Addams Family
Melissa Blease reviews The Addams Family Musical on at Theatre Royal Bath until Saturday 17 June Okay, so they’re a majorly dysfunctional family, on many, many levels. But the Addams clan most...
View ArticleShould Bath install a tram system?
Dave Andrews, of the Bath Tram Re-Introduction Group proposes a revolution for Bath public transport Bath is a beautiful city, a lovely place to live and deservedly a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But...
View ArticleMore tea, Vicar? – The history of tea
Jessica Hope explores the vast history of Britain’s love affair with tea It has instigated wars, it has boosted morale in times of conflict, become a national symbol and empires have been built on it....
View ArticleStar spangled dishes: Lucknam Park
Melissa Blease goes behind the menu to talk to Hywel Jones executive chef at the eponymous Michelin starred restaurant at Lucknam Park There’s something about Lucknam Park that brings out the Downton...
View ArticleCream of the crop: Strawberry Field Catering
Melissa Blease meets Gary Fisher, director of Strawberry Field Catering What have Mercedes Benz, Nicholas Wylde jewellers, Buro Happold architects, Savills estate agents, the Law Society and newlyweds...
View ArticleThe June drinks column: New Zealand wine
Our columnist Tristan Darby says there’s more to New Zealand wines than Marlborough Sauvignon Since the first commercial wines were released in the 1980s, New Zealand’s pungent, herbaceous, tangy,...
View ArticleIt’s playtime for grown up: The new suite at Thermae Bath Spa
A new suite of themed hot and cold rooms and a fresh menu of treatments provides the perfect excuse to revisit the Thermae Bath Spa, reckons Georgette McCready How many of us have forgotten the art of...
View ArticleThe green woods laugh: A walk in the Cotswolds
Andrew Swift heads to the edge of the Cotswolds, taking in views of a giant caterpillar, a visit to Pennsylvania and a walk along an ancient green lane For our June walk we explore old tracks, lanes...
View ArticleOld-fashioned charmers: pelargoniums
Jane Moore delights in the lesser know pelargonium varieties Call me old fashioned but I love a nice display of geraniums. I don’t mean the proper hardy geraniums so beloved of cottage gardeners,...
View ArticleKingswood students to perform brand new play
Kingswood School’s head of drama, Kate Nash, has written a brand new play entitled Cautionary Tales that will be performed by students at the end of the month. Cautionary Tales is based on the...
View ArticleRoyds Withy King raises £23,000 for Dorothy House Hospice
Law firm Royds Withy King has raised £23,361 for Dorothy House Hospice Care, which provides palliative and end of life care to people living in Bath and North East Somerset, Wiltshire and Somerset....
View ArticleRoman Bath Private Hire: Enjoy airport transfers in comfort and style
Roman Bath Private Hire is primarily an airport transfer company for Bath and the surrounding area The company offers free wifi in most of its vehicles and provides complimentary water on any long...
View ArticleRichardson Swift in fundraising drive for carers’ charity
Staff from chartered accountants Richardson Swift have launched a year-long fundraising drive to raise more than £1000 in aid of Bath charity, the Carers’ Centre As part of the initiative, staff took...
View ArticleRegain your confidence with JB Denture Clinic
JB Denture Clinic can help you regain your confidence and get you smiling again At JB Denture Clinic we aim to help our patients improve their dental health and appearance so they can find the way to a...
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