The Correspondent Feature: An unreliable history of Miss Emily Fazerkerley and the Banwell Fire Brigade
One lived in a haystack, one joined the Serbian army and another set up her own fire brigade. The world…
Axbridge News: Cheddar Reservoir closed; Churchill and Banwell traffic news; Axe Vale Arts; the storm and the Axbridge Diary
By Harry Mottram: The extreme heat this week has seen owners Bristol Water close the Cheddar Reservoir to the public…
From quarry to fishery: the strange and unusual history of Henleaze Lake in north Bristol
It may seem strange today as you walk down Henleaze Road towards Southmead that instead of the comfortable houses and…
Axbridge Theatre Review: High energy, even higher comedy and an ability to enthral children – The HandleBard’s production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It is aided by bicycles and strong leg muscles
Theatre Review: As You Like It. Outdoors at the Richard Glanville Playing Fields, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset. The little girl lying on…
Axbridge News Feature: the joys of acting outdoors competing with the noise of aircraft, traffic, cows and barking dogs. PLUS a list of outdoor theatre productions near Axbridge this summer
By Harry Mottram: One of Axbridge Community Theatre’s very first productions was staged outdoors at Cross where the traffic from…
ICSM Printing Industry Insolvency News: Adco shock collapse; Vanacomm workers unpaid after administration; and newspaper industry’s decline continues despite World Cup boost
By Harry Mottram: The World Cup has been welcomed by not just the hospitality industry but the printing industry as…
Axbridge News: Revised plans for 56 homes for Yeo Valley site; road closures; Lidl plans ‘under consideration’; a July date for People’s Emergency Briefing screening in Axbridge and the Axbridge Diary
By Harry Mottram: A development firm have put in an application for outline planning permission for 56 new homes near…
Bath Voice Sports News: Blue Black and Whites lose to Exeter in a classic game by a single point
June 13, 2026 Bath Recreation Ground: Saturday 13th June, 2026. Bath Rugby 26 Exeter Chiefs 27 By Harry Mottram: In…
Axbridge News: did the earth move for you?! ‘Quarry blast(?)’ or natural earth tremor(?) shakes homes in the town on Friday morning
By Harry Mottram: Homes in Axbridge shook and there was a loud thumping sound heard in the town on Friday…
The Correspondent: Unreliable memories of the World Cups of the past – and a fixture list of the matches in 2026
By Harry Mottram: With a pair of pinking scissors I managed to cut out the back of the Shredded Wheat…