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My fond farewell to the Bath Chronicle and the city 1 Jun 2012 | 06:14 pm
After six and a half very happy years (and more than 330 in-paper columns!), I will be leaving my position as editor of the Bath Chronicle on Friday, June 1 and so this is my farewell to you all. As ...
My Bath..... 1 Jun 2012 | 06:00 pm
I was asked (in fact I may have even have done the asking!) to do the 'My Bath' section of the Bath Chronicle in my final edition (May 31).And here is a slightly extended version of what I did .... E...
You just can't please some people . . . 1 Jun 2012 | 05:37 pm
As you will see from the masses of photographs in the Chronicle of May 24 this has been an extraordinary week where a single event, the Olympic Torch Relay, brought the city together in a wonderful, m...
Reminding ourselves why we love sport.... 1 Jun 2012 | 05:34 pm
(Originally published in the Bath Chronicle on May 17). When the Olympic torch weaves its way through the streets of Bath on Tuesday, everyone who has the privilege to witness it will suddenly get a ...
Boris - he only needs one name... 14 May 2012 | 10:30 pm
It is often said that the height of fame is when you’re known by just one name. You can say the name and immediately everybody will know who you’re referring to, even if it’s not actually unique to th...
It's the media killing the media . . .. 14 May 2012 | 10:22 pm
This apperared in the Bath Chronicle on May 3 in the middle of the Leveson inquiry. It provoked at least one hostile letter... Ladies and gentlemen here is the news. And it is all about the news. A....
Why leaving a job can be like being at your own funeral... 1 May 2012 | 04:12 am
As you may have heard by now, I have announced that I will be leaving the really rather wonderful job of editor on Friday, June 1. It was a very tough decision to make as I’m one of those very fortun...
Car boot sales - a 'fad' that keeps on going 30 Apr 2012 | 11:29 pm
Just as for many people spring is heralded by the first cuckoo, for me it is welcomed in by my first trip to a car boot sale of the year. Like many of you, I guess, I discovered the joys of car boot ...
Why the Titanic story still fascinates 30 Apr 2012 | 11:24 pm
Here are a few sobering statistics for you to ponder. It is estimated that 93,000 people died as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear leak and 139,000 from the floods in Bangladesh in the early 1990s. A...
Bath City's relegation and sport - it's the hope that kills you 14 Apr 2012 | 05:09 am
One of the many wonderful things about sport is the collective sense of hope that occurs seconds before the first ball is kicked, thrown or batted away at the start of a season. Thus, at a couple of ...
