Hollywood star scatters stardust on the Online Bath Art Exhibition
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has produced a video to promote the Online Bath Art Exhibition in aid of Children’s Hospice South West. The exhibition is being held online at www.artsw.co.uk and features an...
View ArticleDancing on air: interview with Claire Calvert
Ballet performances are strictly off limits for the moment, but ballet dancers still need to adhere to a strict exercise regime to maintain peak fitness. We look back to Joy Sable’s interview with...
View ArticleThe Cityist. How to be the perfect ‘new normal’ customer
After three months of lockdown, our non-essential shops have finally been given the go-ahead to re-open. For the city’s retailers and loyal customers desperate to get shopping again it’s an important...
View ArticleInterview with Ardal O’Hanlon
The Father Ted actor Ardal O’Hanlon managed to complete a UK tour of his latest stand-up show, The Showing Off Must Go On, just weeks before the nation went into Lockdown. We look back at the time...
View ArticleTaxi Driver and his CNM classmates fundraise for Care Home – National Carer...
A group of CNM (College of Naturopathic Medicine) students have fundraised to buy a Vitamix and nutritious fresh produce offering much needed healthy nutrition support for front-line carer staff at...
View ArticleMotion capture at The University of Bath
Over recent years, researchers at the University of Bath have been developing motion capture – the technology that was most notably used in The Lord of the Rings trilogy to create Gollum’s distinctive...
View ArticleMaking the most of small spaces
The challenge of managing small spaces is as relevant as ever. Interior designer Clair Strong provides some useful design principles to help you make the most of your space Our homes are getting...
View ArticleAn interview with Professor Jean Golding
Professor Jean Golding, founder of Bristol’s unique pioneering project Children of the 90s, celebrated her 80th birthday last year. Last year The Bristol Magazine spoke to Jean about long-term health...
View ArticleBath’s undercover heroes
While Bath is defined by the towering names with which it has become associated – figures such as Bladud, Beau Nash, Jane Austin, John Wood the Elder and Younger, and Ralph Allen have all carved their...
View ArticleTackling modern slavery in B&NES
A webinar to discuss slavery and Bath’s historic links to it, as well as how modern slavery across Bath and North East Somerset is being tackled, will take place on 22 June. Local speakers will...
View ArticleButterflies in your garden
“Bring in the butterflies,” says Jane Moore, “and you will be helping to build an entire ecosystem, from pollination for plants to prey for birds.” Jane’s new book Planting for Butterflies, published...
View ArticleMogers Drewett: Introducing the new Flexible Furlough Scheme
On Friday 12 June 2020, several of the government guidance documents were updated to provide further detail on part-furlough. Sean McDonough sets out a checklist of the key points employers need to...
View ArticlePlay it again Mick – The very first set at Glastonbury 1970
In 1970, Bath DJ Mick Ringham was asked to play some records on a farm site in Somerset. The rest, as they say, is history… We chatted to ‘Mad Mick’ who played the very first set at Glastonbury. Fifty...
View ArticleInside Art: Pembroke Castle by JMW Turner
Here is a scene of majestic landscape grandeur with fisherman and boats going about their daily business, seemingly oblivious to its impact. Art curator and historian Monserrat Pis Marcos from The...
View ArticleInterview with Rupert Everett
We reminisce about the time Rupert Everett graced our Theatre Royal Bath’s stage in the production of Uncle Vanya. Melissa Blease spoke to Rupert just before the production – in which he both directed...
View ArticleInterview: Elizabeth Day
Author and journalist Elizabeth Day presents a podcast called How To Fail. She explains to Emma Clegg how she has come to understand that talking about failure is the ultimate expression of strength...
View ArticleCollege of Naturopathic Medicine: Health Coach Online Open Day
Discover how natural therapies promote true health and vitality. Our event is packed with inspiring tips on how to nurture yourself in natural, sustainable ways. And if you are thinking of turning...
View ArticleInterview: New Order
After the tragedy of singer Ian Curtis’s suicide, Joy Division disbanded and the remaining members – guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris – became New Order....
View ArticleMaking the most of small spaces
The challenge of managing small spaces is as relevant as ever. Interior designer Clair Strong provides some useful design principles to help you make the most of your space Our homes are getting...
View ArticleInterview with artist Richard Twose
Just last autumn Richard Twose’s work adorned the walls of the Victoria Art Gallery and Beaux Arts. From designing bespoke jewellery collections for the likes of Sting and Charlie Watts of The Rolling...
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