Axbridge News: Somerset’s election results in full as the county goes Lib Dem (with only Bridgwater staying blue)
By Harry Mottram: Somerset (and to a lesser extent the West Country) has gone Liberal Democrat with the colour orange…
Personal News from Harry: my first (very careful and gentle) cycle ride since the accident on May 4th avoiding any lumps, bumps and pot holes
It was good to be back in the saddle on my new bicycle – Saxon Warrior V – for a…
Axbridge News: the town’s Conservative MP James Heappey announces he will stand down at the General Election – full report
By Harry Mottram: Elected in 2015 as the Member of Parliament for the Wells constituency (that includes Axbridge and Burnham…
Axbridge News: political update on one of the town’s most contentious subjects – the annual Boxing Day hunt meeting in Axbridge Square
By Harry Mottram: For as long as anyone can remember there have been fox hunting meetings on Boxing Day across…
ICSM Business News: inflation set to rise following hikes in oil prices due to the Israel Gaza war (and airlines see share prices fall)
By Harry Mottram: As a new war engulfs Israel, Gaza and potentially neighbouring nations the economic effect is to send oil…
Axbridge News: ‘Save our Trees’ poster appears as plans to build homes off Houlgate Way would see trees felled and parking restricted
By Harry Mottram: With outline planning permission granted for the development of a new housing estate off Houlgate Way betwixt…
Linda Mottram: new antenatal sessions available in Axbridge at Bella Bambini Antenatal
Hello and welcome to Bella Bambini Antenatal. My name is Linda Mottram and I’m a registered midwife, researcher, author, mum…
Bath Voice Reviews: Using the Roman Roads to navigate Britain with an OS Map and a new book on Aqua Sulis reveals Neolithic hunters were the first to embrace the waters of the spa city
FEBRUARY 10, 2023 By Harry Mottram. My wife Linda joked that the Christmas present she gave me – the OS Map…
Rapscallion Magazine Theatre Review: cycling to the North Pole and escaping the clutches of Aunty Rose, Gerda’s journey to save Kaj from The Snow Queen is a delight at Bristol’s Tobacco Factory
Theatre Review: the Snow Queen. Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol ‘I don’t believe in magic anymore,’ snapped Gerda’s friend Kaj, after…
Rapscallion Magazine Theatre Review: Silent Faces brilliantly lampoons the block on female only productions of Beckett’s Waiting For Godot in a play that wittily takes the misogynistic decision to task
Review: Godot Was A Woman Ban women from performing your play and you become a hostage to fortune and more…