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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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Friday, September 18th, 2026
The charity Bath Welcomes Refugees is celebrating its work helping 484 refugees and asylum seekers in Bath over the past year. Some who arrived a few years ago shared their stories Thursday night with the public. Photo: Anu Anand
😖 Police...
Friday, September 11th, 2026
It’s nearly Jane Austen day … but future attendees will need to consider a nightly tourist tax - announced this week to the delight of local council leaders. Photo: Tarquin Hall
💶 WECA Mayor Helen Godwin has signed a letter with other Lab...
Revealed: Gang’s failed bid to rip cash machines from Morrisons
The cash machines a gang tried to rip out of their moorings at Morrisons supermarket in July. Photo: Josiah Mortimer
A gang attempted to rip out cash machines from the Morrisons store on London Road in the dead of night in July, The Bath B...
Friday, September 4th, 2026
Should Christmas shopping and/or activities run for an extra week in Bath? Photo: Anu Anand
🎄 The council has given Bath’s Christmas market - which attracts 440,000 people to Bath each year and generates about £64 million for the local ec...
EXCLUSIVE: Fire Station to cost £3m more than planned
By Josiah Mortimer, special to the Bath Bee
Not much to see here: the old Bath Fire Station, now a large construction site. Photo: Anu Anand
Bath’s old fire station is now a pile of rubble, but before the new design has been finalised, t...
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Get the buzz on all that’s happening in Bath, UK. This free newsletter - curated by two experienced local journalists - is your expert hive of info - delivered noise-free to your inbox - every Friday by 7am.
UK political journalist and Chief Reporter for Byline Times. I report on British democracy & social movements.
Bath based journalist
Young journalist drawn to people, place and everyday stories. Final year Journalism and Publishing student at Bath Spa, Bristol based. Interested in political reporting, live music and underground culture, alongside drawing and street art.
I have 3 nationalities, 2 mixed-race children and one very nomadic life. I’ve reported from more than 40 countries as a radio presenter, mostly for BBC World Service.
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I’m a journalist and author. I write novels featuring gourmandising Punjabi detective, Vish Puri. Book #6 The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck debuted in March 2025. I live in the beautiful city of Bath with my wife and two children.
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