Bath Voice News: concerns over the Westlink minibus service as changes are planned in April
MARCH 19, 2024 By John Wimperis, local democracy reporter: Major changes to the Westlink minibus service are planned next month to…
Checkaco Consumer News: the mystery of why bankrupts like Katie Price can continue to live a life of luxury jetting off on holiday and having expensive cosmetic surgery when broke
By Rupert Bridgwater: Katrina Amy Alexandra Price – or Katie Price as she prefers having dropped her former alias of Jordan…
Rapscallion Magazine Feature: the life and times of that stalwart of British comedy – the Spiv – the cheeky anti-authoritarian character working the black economy selling dodgy goods
Harry Mottram has a suitcase full of demob suits. Here he relates his life as a spiv I once sold…
Axbridge News: success for Axbridge Blackberry Carnival’s music night quiz with more than £900 raised for the September event
With carnivals across Somerset facing hikes in costs for staging their annual parades, Axbridge Carnival Committee have been busy raising…
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…
Checkaco Consumer News: the scandal of unburied bodies and fake funerals as the public are ripped off and left traumatised
By Harry Mottram: Police have arrested two people in Hull at a funeral directors over a “concern for care of the deceased.”…
Axbridge News: St Michael’s Cheshire home and Axbridge Court Nursing Home closed – while new homes planned for Houlgate Way – reflections on how Axbridge is changing
By Harry Mottram: Reports that contractors were at the former Axbridge Court Nursing Home have reminded residents of some of…
Bath Voice News: Bath’s Mayor throws her hat into the ring for the North East Somerset and Hanham constituency to take on Jacob Rees-Mogg
MARCH 11, 2024 By Harry Mottram: It may not sound it but the new constituency of North East Somerset and Hanham…
Axbridge News: the village that’s waited 97 years for a bypass – but now contractors walk away from Banwell’s planned bypass – so the queues are set to continue for now
By Harry Mottram: Ten years ago I reported for the Cheddar Valley Gazette that finally Banwell would have a bypass…
Bath Voice News: former Bath Press site is sold for £13.8 million with plans for 250 homes
MARCH 6, 2024 By Harry Mottram: The former Bath Press site on Lower Bristol Road has been bought again – this…