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…
The Correspondent TV Review: too much obsessing about Gareth’s penalty miss pushes Dear England into extra time
By Harry Mottram: It’s all about winning as they say in football but England’s men haven’t won a football international…
Axbridge Review: news in brief – Arts Centre set to open; rumble in the jumble on Saturday; cakes at carnival cafe; police clamp down on dodgy airport parking; and the WAGS are coming
Axe Vale Arts Centre News Credit to Paul Hughes and Pete Harding who live in the town who have managed…
ICSM Business Membership Group: fighting late and non-payment – DIY giant Homebase enters administration owing suppliers £100 million
By Harry Mottram: Administrators are scrambling to find a buyer for what is left of the collapsed DIY chain Homebase.…
Harry Mottram Theatre Review: hold on to your bonnets for a trip to Planet Jane Austen in a brilliant production of The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Abridged) by Schoolhouse Productions
Review: The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Abridged). The Alma Tavern and Theatre, Bristol. It is a truth universally acknowledged…
Theatre Preview: The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Abridged) at Bristol’s Alma Tavern and Theatre
Runs: Tue 8 Oct 2024 8:00 PM – Sat 19 Oct 2024 One newbie and two self-professed Janeites, through almost…
Review of Bath Abbey: vandalism, criminals, monks and a five star rating for the bell tower (from two Birmingham girls)
October 10, 2024 By Harry Mottram: It’s been a while since I last wandered into Bath Abbey but one afternoon…
Harry Mottram Book Review: Sun, sea, sex and manipulative narrators in Francois Sagan’s novels Bonjour Tritesse and Un certain sourire
Book Review: Francois Sagan’s Bonjour Tritesse (Hello Sadness) and Un certain sourire (A Certain Smile), Penguin edition. By Harry Mottram:…
Axbridge News: Ofwat restricts South West Water’s price hike to 13% despite inflation falling to around 2% (but no word on Cheddar Reservoir 2)
By Harry Mottram: Cheddar Reservoir, Bristol Water and the waters of the River Yeo that emerges in Cheddar Gorge all…
Axbridge News: A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder set to be screened on BBC3 on 1st July – with Axbridge as the dramatic backdrop to the teen whodunnit drama
By Harry Mottram: Five years ago, a schoolgirl was murdered by her boyfriend. Case closed. Or is it? The dark…