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Issue 134 (out now!)

• Christmas market time (yes, already)…
• A classic Georgian town house with stunning city views
• Ooh, aah Cantona, Ooh aah Cantona
• Need to keep the kids active over the summer? We’ve got a dozen ideas for your consideration – from hacks and manicures to karting and creating
• What not to miss in the city this month, and the next
• If you were to go to just one Peter Hall play this summer, which would it be? We’re here to help you make an informed choice
• Nic gives us an insight into the work of one mighty author this issue, the recently reissued Eric Ambler
• Jennifer looks towards an alternative programme of summer watching
• How many acronyms can we fit into one review? We discover how HFW’s fare fares in the Bath RC…
• The lovely chef at the King William pub and dining rooms gives us two summer suppers
• Eat out in style: from retro hampers to stylish deckchairs
• We amble up and down George Street
• Everyone loves a good party, and we’ve got plenty of tips to keep your al fresco entertaining as stress-free as possible
• Laura Rowe’s mane gets tamed
• Win a VW campervan for the weekend
• Empty nest syndrome: agony aunt and journalist Virginia Ironside has some advice for parents whose children are about to leave home for the first time
• The latest from Bath’s professionals
• Meet local institution Tim Moss

Issue 133

• Does Bath need a food festival this year? Have your say…
• Two old farm buildings are transformed into the ultimate contemporary rural home
• Camden House, charities and cars all make an appearance in this issue
• We dress up in vintage style – a little bit Brideshead, a little bit Poirot – for our nine-page summer fashion special
• Plenty to keep you busy when the sun shines, and when it doesn’t
• A life in colour – the final collection of the late Mark Leach
• The Wurzels may have played this year’s Bath &West, but there was a lot more to see than brand-new combine harvesters
• Jessica lapen heads for lunch at Bath’s Central Bar
• Two chef; two light summer dishes
• It’s a man, man’s world – at least, for one day of the year
• Everything for your home from Boniti’s new HQ
• Jenny May Forsyth admires the village ambience of Larkhall
• Make-up artist Carol Cooper gives us the lowdown on the best cream blushers
• Joe Woodward’s been flying by with the top down
• The latest from Bath’s professionals
• Iain R Webb’s Devil wears Prada moments

  Issue 132

• From the battle of the boules to Motown bling
• Northern lights: a detached home on Sion Hill
• People and parties
• As Flavour of the West comes to Milsom Place, we talk free-range Somerset chorizo, organic dairy farming and wine producing with three local farmers
• The best, music, drama, art, sport and family fun this month
• Thinking about holiday reading?
• The art of the matter
• As many al fresco concerts as you can shake a brolly at
• As Quadrophenia comes to Bath, Pete Townshend talks about his generation, touring, and how Rog taught him to never say never again
• In praise of the Herschels
• The Michael Caines touch that means so much
• Perfect summer recipes to ring o the changes
• Which local inns have pulling power?
• Which ciders are the best in the west?
• Espresso martini, Bath’s best bagels, designer specs…
• Is this Bath’s best antiques shop?
• Carol Cooper guides you through the make-up maze
• Take the tube
• A family adventure in the land of the pharaohs
• Simon Harrison’s Bath Life

 Issue 131 

• From State of Play to an American beauty
• It’s a Lansdown classic
• Bath dances itself into the record books, and Jimmy Choo visits the Spa
• From the Musicfest to the Bath & West, we preview the top attractions for 2009
• Four weeks of events, so there’s no chance of you missing out
• Nic leafs through the shorty list
• Holiday delights
• It’s Brief Encounter, but not as you know it
• We roughly grab Ashley Pharoah by the lapels, slap him about a bit, and throw him in the interview room
• Call off the search: the perfect country pub has been located
• Mostafa Benjelloun shows us how to rock the Kasbah
• Sunnie afternoons
• Fly the flag: it’s the best of British
• Poles apart
• Are you sitting comfortably?
• We go undercover at a super spa, and find a slimming plan that really works
• Deri Robins meets the River Cottage horticultural head honcho
• A home from home in the heart of Devon
• Our youngest yet: Bath’s new Billy Elliot

 

Issue 130 

• The UK songwriting festival, ladies’ day at the Royal Crescent Hotel and why kids make the best cheese judges
• A touch of Tuscany in the Georgian city
• Fashion, comedy and more
• Espressos, afternoon tea or beer and chips – what’s your al fresco cup of tea?
• May in the city
• Nic leafs through the literary journals
• The Little Theatre’s cat woman recalls some animal crackers
• Bag an affordable piece of art, or swoon to the romance of Northern Ballet Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet
• Meet the head chef of the new River Cottage canteen@Komedia
• Katharine Reeves wants to change our lunchtime eating habits
• Add a pop of colour to your spring outfit, rather than replacing thw whole wardrobe – there’s credit crunch thinking for you
• Kate Authers visits John Anthony
• A family hotel in Cornwall manages to combine babysitting with boutiquery
• Beware of kittens in the potager
• Corporate titbits
• How to de-wriggle your child
• HFW thinks Bath is pretty funky

 

 Issue 129

• Outdoor opera, dogs on the catwalk and Professor X at RUH
• Fancy creating a boutique hotel in an incomparable setting? Or would you keep this splendid pile all to yourself?
• Ever wished you could afford a professional interior designer?
• Rugby boys, stars and people in bars
• How does your garden grow? Not quite as well as the ones on these pages, we’ll be bound
• Some of our favourite garden centres
• Are good gardeners born or made? Deri Robins really hopes it’s the latter…
• Plenty to keep you gainfully occupied until the next issue’s out
• Nic’s American dreams
• Jennifer picks over the season’s new crop of releases
• Toys in the attic? Get them valued…
• Ticking all the right gastro boxes
• Beef Carpaccio pizza with wasabi dressing? What did you expect from a Spanish chef?
• Support your favourite summertime activity
• Saunas, sage markers and storm lanterns: we’ve been shopping for the garden
• A taste of the Orient, and some serious pedicure pampering; another tough week on the Bath Life coalface
• Bath Life’s got a new motor
• The latest from bath’s professionals
• Laurence Beere’s Bath

 

Issue 128

• Chefs, sods and Wallace and Gromit – and it’s chocs away for Mrs Harris
• A Cottage on the Park
• What if you held a party in a top Bath hotel and nobody came? Fortunately we didn’t have that problem…
• Would winning £2000 designer bridal gown help with the wedding budget?
• Climb a tower. Pet a goat. Run them ragged. It’s the Easter holidays, folks
• Drama, art, music, family stuff – and did someone say something about a new comedy festival?
• Which comic authors get Nic rolling in the aisles at Mr B’s?
• Which funny films get Jen rolling in the aisles at the Little Theatre?
• Stephen Morris catches up with Bertram of Bath; he designed the Royal Crescent Hotel, you know
• You can’t beat a country pub for good grub, reckons Laura
• We’ve entrusted our Easter feast to Ston Easton young turk Matthew Butcher
• It’s eggs and chicks and all things Eastery. What did you expect? Tinsel?
• This fortnight we profile Vinegar Hill, which currently has one of the most springlike windows in town
• Snowberry Lane forever
• Moorish delights in downtown Marrakech
• The latest from Bath’s professionals
• Not too cool for school; Skins star Ollie Barbieri on living in the city

Issue 127

• Our fortnightly round-up of who’s done what, with who, and why; and Caroline Harris sings the praises of the veggie box
• Is this the most beautiful home we’ve ever featured in the pages of this magazine?
• Food and chefs seem to feature largely this fortnight – nothing new there then
• What have the Italians ever done for us? Apart from the Baths, obviously?
• Feeling groovy? Jennifer Jennings Wright looks at some Italian movie greats
• We ask Nic to recommend some good Italian books. But where to start?
• Dawn has tips for avoiding the ironing
• Do co-eds offer the best preparation for life?
• Why we’re still loving Jamie’s Italian
• Want to cook Italian? Surely you can’t go far wrong by following the advice of someone named Luigi Lino
• Futons, frames and fine cheese; we take a walk on the Walcot side
• We have a hair affair with Bath’s latest salon
• When in Rome, do as the Romans do: travel by Vespa
• Keeping your customers loyal
• Why Umberto Fiorenzo wants to bring Vesuvius to Bath

 

 Issue 126

• We discover why Councillor Bellotti is up in the dock, and Mrs Harris has been eco-spring cleaning
• It’s HomeBarns, not Home Barns – but that’s not the only thing that’s contemporary about this high-spec development
• Another busy few weeks for Bath’s socialites
• The perfect Cornish escape
• Happy birthday, Mr Darwin
• Spring has sprung, sprocketwise
• We’ve had the pigs – where do we go from here?
• A new gastro star – seven of them, to be precise – rise over the village of Winsley
• We embark on an Aga saga with cookery expert Louise Walker
• A great deal at the Olive Tree
• Cheer up – it’s spring
• What will you be wearing in Bath this season?
• Welcome to our interiors bible. Let us Prey…
• Would your daughter do better at an all-girls school?
• Blaire Palmer considered the survival of the fittest
• No-one knows Bath like Andrew Cooper

 

Issue 125
• Fun in the snow, Robbie moves to the West and Mrs Harris listens to sound advice from Peter Andrews
• An impeccable conversion in a pretty Daniel Street town house
• Leslie Philips and Virginia McKenna cut the Little Theatre’s birthday cake
• Find your way through the maze of complementary health and beauty therapies
• Win a trip to London
• The usual cross-section of heady delights
• Dawn Burden’s survival guide for February
• Never one to embrace the obvious, Nic’s wrinkled out some of the more unusual events at this year’s Litfest
• An emotional Jennifer would like to thank her husband, her parents, her cats…
• Vicky meets the extraordinarily good Helen Dunmore, while Deri tries to cheer up the terminally glum Rhod Gilbert
• We go virtual shopping up and down Market Street and Silver Street. That’ll be in Bradford on Avon, if you’re confused…
• …and while we were in town, it would have seemed rude not to have stopped for lunch
• Paul Nicholson of the Horse and Groom tells us what’s on the menu
• A special deal for Bath’s gourmet theatre lovers
• Put those petrol station forecourt chrysanths back in the bucket – you can do much better than that for Mother’s Day
• Portugal – it’s not just for sun worshippers and golfers
• The latest from Bath’s professionals

Issue 124 

• Bath’s Michelin men: more stars for the city’s chefs as the South West’s foodies shine – and a great weekend for the Little Theatre
• Your won ten acres set in a beautiful valley, with no less impressive Arts & Crafts home at its heart
• The Theatre Royal lives up to its regal name as Camilla pays a visit
• Finding love in the city
• Win a year’s worth of life coaching
• It seems there’s more to choose from every month in Bath
• If music be the food of love, Nic would still rather read a book…
• …whereas it naturally has to be a trip to the movies for Jen
• When Ingham met Ingrams
• A new Moon rises over Milson Place
• Because sometimes, you can’t beat staying at home on Valentine’s Day
• It’s a theatre of glass, a museum, a hive of artisan activity and the best place to pick up a Bladud’s piglet; it could only be Bath Aqua Glass
• The best of the bunch: Bath’s top florists put together the ultimate romantic bouquet
• Or in this case, mall life, as we take a look around The Podium
• Making up’s not hard to do
• Why is sport such an essential part of the curriculum?
• In the footsteps of Captain Corelli
• The latest from Bath’s professionals
• You can’t beat a Frenchman when it comes to romance

 

 Issue 123 

• Camilla comes to Bath, and the city gets to star in a new film about the Queen
• A contemporary home within a picturesque setting off Landsdown Road
• It’s the usual mix of award ceremonies and client evenings
• We take a look at the individuals who have helped to make Bath such a wonderful shopping destination
• So many books, so little time, muses Nic Bottomley
• Jennifer Jennings Wright reminds you that there’s a little slice of escapism waiting for you at your local picture house
• Why does comedian Mark Watson want to share every thought he has ever had since he was born?
• Eggs and sausage, coffee and a roll…
• Head chef for Searcy’s 1847, mark Pearson cooks us some comfort food
• As Olivia Newton John so memorably recommended back in 1978, you better shape up!
• Deri Robins puts her hair in the hands of Bridgwater House
• What are the pros and cons of a rural school?
• Don’t look back in hydrangea – learn from your mistakes and profit from your failures
• The latest from Bath’s professionals
• Sarah LeFanu, the outgoing artistic director of the Bath Literature Festival shares her thoughts on the festival and the city

 

  Issue 122

• Laughs, appeals, and Caroline Harris’s new book
• A barn conversion that’s as high-spec as it’s high-ceilinged
• Because as Caroline Harris explains, eco-living, like charity, begins at home
• Shows, exhibitions and yet more panto
• Nic’s not bowing to conventional New Year resolution pressure. We roundly applaud.
• Remember 1939? No? You can still take part in Jen’s New Year movie quiz…
• Blake’s progress; the Pop Art icon and his special relationship with Bath
• Deri Robins fills in the Blancs
• What to do with that partridge in a pear tree now that Christmas is over. Come to think of it, those pears might come in handy, too…
• Blow, blow thou winter wind; our skin’s dewy soft thanks to these excellent skin creams
• Joe Woodward’s ready for the ski slopes. Just add ice.
• Detox and revitalise during your lunch hour: Champneys ha come to the high street
• Laura Rowe gets a taste of Italy during her indulgent weekend away in Tuscany
• We start the New Year with a new feature on that perennial parental dilemma: education
• The latest from Bath’s professionals
• Why Emma Summers posed naked

 

Issue 121

• The wraps come off the Lit Fest, while Caroline Harris brings us her 12 Days of Eco Christmas
• Remodelled in Regency style, we take a look inside a Corston house set in fourteen acres
• The social whirl of the Christmas party season is in full swing
• Deri Robins heads to Bath City FC (yes you read that right) to meet the charismatic Robert Carlyle
• Before we draw a line under another year, we look back at the highs and lows of 2008
• What not to miss this month
• Trust Nic Bottomley – he’s a doctor. Well, sort of.
• Jennifer Jennings Wright takes a look at the past year as seen from the front row of the Little Theatre
• Still waiting for Christmas inspiration to strike? Deri Robins takers a look at three books by local authors that would look just dandy under the tree
• There’s no avoiding the party season, so you may as well get glammed up
• Credit crunch, early sales; every cloud, etc
• Does new eatery Banglo live up to the hype? Laura Rowe’s impressed
• It’s the Son of Shaken and Stirred Pat II
• Win a set of ProCook’s Elite Cookware at Clarks Village
• Deri Robins can see where the money’s been spent at Luckham Park gorgeous £12-million spa makeover
• Laura Rowe checks out the foodie credentials of the North East of England
• The latest from Bath’s professionals
• Actors, authors, artists, Bond villains – we’ve had them all, so to speak

Issue 120

Issue 119

• Celebrity chefs, local horror, comedy, art and a final farewell to the pigs
• A historic home in Norton St Philip dating back to the mid-17th century. Makes the Royal Crescent look like a new-build
• Unless you want to be trawling garage forecourts at 10pm on 24 December, we suggest you give our Christmas shopping round-up some serious attention
• Nic Bottomley persues the Bond backlist and looks at some excellent alternatives to Ian Fleming
• More Bond fever as Oliver Wright brings us some Fleming facts
• In which we uncover the small world of Timothy Richards
• The original pop idol is coming to Bristol
• Credit crunching? Make your own jewellery for Christmas
• Mujibur Rahmen mastercehf of top Indian restaurant Jaflong gives us a spicy lamb shank recipe to keep us warm this winter
• Win two pairs of tickets to a New Year’s Eve Ball
• A look inside one of Bath’s best-loved delis
• Win a bespoke suit worth £1000
• We encounter the warmest of welcomes in the heart of the Dartmoor National Park
• Time for a garden re-design? Handy advice to ponder before you call in the experts
• Meet Bath’s very own Bond baddie

 

Issue 118

• News and views, and a Bladud’s artist looks back at his Year of the Pig
• Norwood Farm sells in under three weeks – a record in the current climate?
• We look forward to the opening of Komedia and discover  that there’s far more to the club than stand-up
• Nic Bottomley argues that books make the best Christmas gift
• Jennifer Jennings Wright believes that cinema and food are a match made in heaven
• We take a look at a snapshot of the Royal Photographic Society’s 151st International Print Exhibition
• Good things come in small packages at the newly-opened French bistro on Barton Street
• The proprietor and head chef of the Tollgate Inn reveals a passion for the local area and its seasonal produce
• Best venues for Christmas parties
• Take a look inside Quadri -  a gift and accessories emporium with a difference
• Invest in the perfect coat
• Prepare for winter in the garden
• Meet local artist Ellinor Thesen

 

 Issue 117 

• News, views and pigs, along with some energetic advice from Caroline Harris
• A substantial Grade-II town house in the heart of Bathford
• An exciting new bespoke development with breathtaking views
• Nic Bottomley discusses the States of play
• Jennifer Jennings Wright is shocked, frankly
• We chat to Chris Baker, the founder of the Bath Film Festival
• We meet the real Italian behind Jamie Oliver’s new venture
• We discover the real deal of a farm shop near the village of Atworth
• Fuelled by rumours that it’s the hottest new salon in Bath, we head  to Melanie Giles
• Hairdressing in search of the perfect cut
• Meet local producer Tom Bowles 

 

Issue 116

• An extended 1856 cottage in a beautiful canalside setting
• The best of the Bath Life awards
• We round up our favourite interiors shops
• Mrs B  explains why she’s still in thrall to Daphne du Maurier
• Former Cosmopolitan editor Deirdre McSharry looks back at the legacy of the legendary Bill Gibb
• Zach Lipman and Ben Robins face Daleks, Cybermen et al at Doctor Who Night
• We set three local chefs the ultimate sutumn challenge
• A boutique with the glamour factor
• There are many options to explore if you’ve reached a ripe old age
• This season’s trends for your home
• Creator of the King Bladud PIgs, Alan Dun, reveals his Bath 

 

Issue 115

• A beautifully renovated maisonette on the fringes of Sion Hill
• Our Really Useful Guide to Bath
• Nic casts his eye over this year’s Booker shortlist
• Peter Brown’s must-have new book of Bath paintings
• Cook like the chef of the Richmond Arms
• Chocoholic heaven
• Bath’s best hardware store
• Bath’s answer to the Ponte Vecchio
• Win a luxury villa holiday in Cyprus
• Meet Jeremy Strong

 

 

  Issue 114 

• A Lansdown home with more than its fair share of romance
• Learn a new skill
• A trip to the Bath Cats & Dogs home
• Win a luxury minibreak to Ilfracombe
• Time to get back into the cinema
• The best of the Bath Festival of Children’s Literature
• Topping & Co look forward to a starry autumn season
• Mauger goes passionate and philosophical
• Dine at the Olive Tree
• Ali Golden’s braised wild rabbit
• The local larder
• A walk on the Green side
• Best bathrooms in Bath
• Win flights to Manchester and have your say about Bath Life

 

Issue 113 

• Exclusive interview with Jamie Oliver

• Green up your act  – our 20-point plan

• Building an eco home in the Cotswolds

• The Organic Food Festival

• WIN a copy of the Big Earth Book by Alasdair Sawday

• WIN a copy of the Riverford Fram Cookbook

• Cooking the autumn harvest

• Test-driving a green machine

 

Issue 112

 
  • A manor from heaven

 • How to cope if the sun shines

 • Bath’s best cocktails

 • Bath on the box

• Meet Alison Steadman

• Shore thing: shopping with a seaside flavour

 

 

Issue 111

• Our guide to sensational Bath

• Full listings for the coming month

• Bath’s future’s orange…

• Fake, don’t bake

• behind the wheel of a supercar

• Fish and chips, Dower House style
and much more

 

  Issue 110

• How French is Bath?

• Cook like a French chef

• Test-driving the new Renault Koleos

• Bonekickers puts modern-day Bath on the box

• Les films Francaises

• Eat French. Smell French. Look French

• Get the vintage look, a la Francaise

• Summer interiors

• Escape to the Loire

• Lunch at Papillon

• Meet JP of the Beaujolais  

 

Issue 109

• WIN a wedding reception worth over £6000!

• The best of the boules

• Choosing a photographer for your child

• Country pub heaven

• Win a weekend in Cheltenham

• A city break to Budapest
 
 

 

Issue 108

• What have Bath’s professionals been up to after dark?

• Win a year’s pass to the area’s coolest play area for kids – and adults

• The best of the summer’s non-fiction

• We round up Bath’s best selection of sunglasses

• See inside Mallory’s

* Good news for Bath’s twitchers   

 

Issue 107

 

• The latest films and books

• Bathe in milk like Cleopatra

• This fortnight’s gardening tips

• Sebastian Pole’s Bath

• Our comprehensive listings guide to the next few weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issue 106

 

•  Check out our Society pages we have been so busy this month

•   Deri Robins discovers that there's more to village life than a beautiful view

•  Laura Rowe meets one of Bath's most respected producers, Eades greengrocers

•  We bring you our tried and tested guide to the best spas in the area

 

 

 

 

Issue 105

•  Kate Authers goes in to bohemian rhapsodies over Bath's artisan quarter

•   The Fringe Festival 

•  As Loch Fyne celebrate ten years in business, Bath Life is treated to three sustainable recipes to try at home

•  Our guide to all glitters in the City

 

 

 

 

 Issue 104

   

•  Kate Authers  takes a walk on 'the cool side' as she heads to one of Bath's most colourul suburbs

• Vicky Green gives us a sneak preview as to what we can expect from this year's Affordable Art Fair

•  Lunch at Cafe Rouge had Nicola Cunningham favourably impressed with its replacement

•  We take a look inside Bath's best shop for garden accessories - R.K. Alliston

 

 

Issue 103

•  Laura Rowe discovers that flying monks and naked gardeners add up to a perfect day out in the Cotswolds

•   Even the most sedentary of armchair tourists will get the travel bug after reading Nic’s guide to books on Venice

•  It’s a man’s world: we discover Hacketts is all about male style and grooming

•  Laura Rowe basks in the splendour of the newly refurbished Dining Room at Whatley Manor

•  Why head chef Ben Whale has converted the Monkton Combe locals to a touch of world cuisine

•  Elaine Roberts reports why Bath has rich pickings when it comes to choosing the right school for your child

Issue 102

•    Actor Hugh Bonneville on why he loves Bath

•    A visit to Bramleys

•   What makes Pinkstripes special?

•   Mini Clubman, maximum appeal

•   The latest films, books, plays, art and music
 


 


 

 

Issue 101

• Win a cookery class courtesy of New Zealand lamb – and a canteen of cutlery worth £500

• Jennifer Jennings Wright argues that the Easter story resembles the modern thriller

• What makes Same Same But Different different?

• Cook like the head chef at Casanis

• Have we discovered our favourite hair salon?

• Right click – the benefits of osteopathy

• More scenes from Bath’s past

• Rachel Demuth answers our questions

Issue 100

             

       

WIN over 50 fabulous prizes in our biggest-ever competition

• 6-page listings section

• Staging War & Peace at the Theatre Royal

• Inside Rossiters

• Spring fashion preview

• Cook like the chef at The Residence

• Behind the wheel of the BMW 320d SE

• The countdown to boules  beginshere

• Why we’re going back to nature for our spring interiors inspiration

 

Issue 99

•   Remembering Miles Kington

•   Profiling Bartlett Street

•   A living legend comes to Topping

•   Photos of a sporting icon

•   We sample sushi 

•   Cook Italian style, courtesy of De Sole deli

•   Nutrition advice at the Bertinet’s

•   Fashion goes eco-chic

•    Meet Bath’s friendliest bus driver

Issue 98

• Mr B’s tour of the Bath Literature Festival

• Sir Peter Blake at the Victoria Art Gallery

• Movies for Valentine’s Day

• The Olive Tree’s guinea fowl

• Hugo House’s Bath Lives

• Win a complete health makeover
 
 

 

Issue 97

• Win a new look at Toni & Guy

• Win a romantic weekend away

• Visit an ideal family home on Beaufort East

• Postcards from the past – Bath now and then

• Our latest recipe from a top Bath chef

Issue 96

• We look at a classic Georgian home, idyllically poised between town and country.

• Win a year’s membership at Combe Grove Manor.

• Kate gets the real Italian deal.

• Postcards from the past – more historic Bath photos.

• The best Bath Lives from  2007.

• Complete January listings.

• Mr B reveals the winner of the Costa First Novel Award.

 

Issue 95

• In this issue of Bath Life we see inside a classic Georgian town house in Lansdown Place East, along with a bohemian village home to a classic vicarage.
• If you a dreaming of a summer getaway? Have a look at this penthouse flat in Poole.
• Read our ten-point plan to keep the kids away from the PS3 and the TV over Christmas. Jennifer from The Little Theatre selects some must-see Christmas films.
• Christmas is almost here and not even the wind and rain stopped Kate having a look around the Christmas markets for those final gifts. She also guides us through the ultimate party frocks for this season.
• So you can get glammed up with the help of these glitzy treats.
• If you’ve not sent out your Christmas cards yet? Lisa Coley gives some great tips on how to make your own. Bookworm columnist Mr B has some great festive suggestions to fill your Christmas stocking.
• Looking for a venue for the office Christmas lunch, then we discover that Bath’s latest bistro is well worth a visit. Just take a phrase book.
• Richard Bertinet is having no truck with the traditional Christmas turkey this year. Unlike . . .  
• . . . Nigella Lawson, who is a major fan of the bird. Read her words of wisdom, then try her express Christmas dessert.
• Frenchman, restaurateur and chef Christophe Lacroix answers a few of our questions in Bath Lives. 

 

Issue 94

• We take a look inside an extraordinary gate house in Farleigh Hungerford in our Property Showcase this issue.
• We also give you the chance to be the first to view the latest and best properties on the Bath market. A dramatic landmark development overlooking the River Usk is bought to you in our Development focus.
• Vicky Green chats to film director Ken Loach on the terraces of Twerton Park and we get in to the swing of the festive season in our What’s on pages.
• We have also been getting festive in the office with two foolproof ideas from some of Bath’s talented crafts people.
• Our Editor’s Choice pages will inspire you with our selection of objects of desire this Christmas and beyond Pooh: Mr B suggests some modern children’s classics for Christmas. If you are still stuck for gift ideas then pop to the Christmas market which is back in town.
• Laura samples Michelin-starred cuisine at the The Bath Priory and we get some delicious vegetarian alternatives to the Christmas turkey from Demuth’s head chef.
• Five lucky readers have the chance to win a gorgeous box of goodies from Neal’s Yard. Check our online Out and About pages for more info on our exclusive Neals Yard evening. 

 

Issue 93

• Our property showcase this issue is a new property hotspot for the city and is really worth a look. We also take a look at properties from classic town houses to chic apartments. We also go out of town and take a look at a waterside home in Poole.

• Rachel Milne makes a whistlestop tour of Bath's art scene and we interview Alan Bennnett for our Arts pages. We take a look at what's on as we're edging ever-closer to the festive season.

• Stephen Morris looks at the enduring appeal of the English orchard and we discover what's in a name in our restaurant review this issue.

• Have you got enough wool power this winter? Take a look at our winter warmers. Kate also tells us what the best-decked halls will be wearing in our Editor's Choice. Think ‘Autumn', and you automatically think ‘Westonbirt', we really are Autumnal this issue.

• We have an amazing competition for you this issue; Pink Stripes have teamed up with lots of other fab shops, hairdresser, gym and New Year's eve event to bring you a great prize to round off your year. See this issue to enter.

 

Issue 92

• We feature a family home in Lansdown that was once owned by Thomas Gainsborough.

• We also take a look at a house in Bathford, a Pultney Gardens property, a period cottage in Rode and more.

• Stephen Morris discovers that there's no place like Frome in our Out and About feature. Our social diary this issue is Bona fide glitterati with Bath's finest.

• We window shop at Redwood Bay and live the American dream. We also look at this season's accessories, which are bold and bright.

• The Editor's choice this issue is all about food, glorious food as we chomp down on the best of the local larder. We also head over to Corsham for a contemporary take on the traditional Sunday lunch.

• Health and Beauty this issue features a course of colonic hydrotherapy.

This issue's competition is great - a flight to New York City with Continental Airlines. Pick up a copy of the mag for a chance to win!

 

Issue 91

• This month's Property Showcase features Percy Place, a uniquely charming home on London Road Terrace that's full of period detail.

• The Grade-II listed, five-storey townhouse boasts some beautiful details - marble fireplaces, cornicing, ceiling roses, generously proportioned rooms, a garden with summerhouse and southerly views over Kensington Meadows and Bathampton Down. The property is on the market with Crisp Cowley.

• Other properties featured this month include Lambridge, an elegant detached double fronted Georgian home, a spacious barn conversion in Burnett and a late Victorian semi in Bradford on Avon.

• Elsewhere, Kate's found plenty of reasons to be cheerful in Bath's best shops, while we've found new ways to rejuvenate tired interiors; there's also a feature on Bath's special shops, which we hope will build into a directory of standout businesses - collect them all...

• For all of the above, plus Laura's review of the food at Oakwood in Wick, the Editor's pick of Bath's cosiest accessories, delicious recipes, Around Town photos and interviews, look out for the Autumn issue of Bath Life.

 

Issue 90

• Property Showcase presents you with a stylish but practical Georgian town house on one of Bath's most exclusive streets on Sion Hill. It's a five-storey Georgian town house with a guide price of £2.75 million.

• Kate takes us on a tour of the City's best boutiques in Bath and we have accessories galore on our Editor's Choice pages.

• Joe takes out the Volvo XC90 in the return of our popular car review feature.

• We also review the restaurant where West Country meets West Indian in Combe Down. See what Deri thought of the cuisine at the Forester and Flower.

• We also have lots of photos from the amazing Bath Life Awards, check out who wore what and who won.

 

Issue 89

• From here to modernity, a Deco masterpiece in the Georgian city is featured in our Property showcase this issue.

• Modern or Georgian? Town or Country? Bath, Bathampton or Bradford? We try to help you make the decision.

• We go on a Greek odyssey, down by the river in our restaurant review at Opa.

• Our chef of the month is Mark Brega and Gordon Jones who are now running the show at the Royal Crescent Hotel's prestigious Dower House.

• With the Bath Life Awards rapidly approaching, we all want to look our very best on the night. These gorgeous products are guaranteed to pamper you to perfection - and we're not just talking to the girls here...

 

Issue 88

• Sitting in 71 acres of rolling parkland in the Wiltshire countryside, the luxurious Compton Bassett House puts a decidedly 21st-century pin on the Georgian country estate. This exceptional house feature in our Property Showcase this issue. Guide Price £10 million. This property is marketed by Savills

• We also look at a Grade-II listed Georgian house in Lambridge, a 18th century house in Westbury, a modern home on Lansdown and a Regency country home plus many more. What a choice.

• Wildlife film-maker Karen Partridge returns to Longleat Safari Park to catch up on the new arrivals.

• The gastro-pub revolution hits Bradford on Avon as we review the Swan Hotel.

• How macho man Steve Ojomoh found his caring side - read more in Bath Lives this month.

 

Issue 87

• This month's Property Focus features a characterful maisonette with views stretching to the far side of the city and over the verdant gardens of Camden. The three bedroom home retains many original features including elegant bow windows. The property is on the market with Cluttons.

• Other properties we visited this month include the principal wing of Victorian mansion South Rodwell Hall in Trowbridge, a state-of-the-art timber chalet set in beautiful surroundings on the outskirts of Lacock, a Grade II Georgian town house and a first floor apartment on Lansdown Crescent.

• Elsewhere in the magazine, we headed over to Devizes (making the most of a sunny patch). This little historic town is worth a visit. Vicky gamely dashed across town througfh torrential rain to inspect a new gym and fitness centre, and came out with a very snazzy set of nails, while (a very damp) Kate turned up at the office with a cute collection of children's clothes and toys for this month's Editors Choice.

• We're half way through the Peter Hall season, and in the second part of our special profile the director tells us about his final two plays, while the second of our arts features this month features the fascinating tale of art forger John Myatt. If the name means nothing to you, Hollywood looks set to change this state of affairs very soon.

• We asked chef Chris Horridge to kick off our new recipe feature, and the boy's done us proud. Sticking with the food theme, for this month's restaurant review we visited Alfresco, where a stiff breeze forced us back indoors; however, if the sun ever comes out we can recommend its new dining terrace.

 

Issue 86

• This month's Property Focus features a stunning Victorian mansion. Aroona (Aboriginal for "running water" and so named by the first owner upon his return for earning his fortune in Australia) is situated in Freshford, with views over the greenery of Limpley Stoke Valley.

• The elegance of the house, with its 12 bedrooms, deep bay windows, balconies and kitchen complete with Aga is easily matched by the beautiful grounds, which boasts a serene garden, a chic infinity pool and even its very own croquet lawn!

• This would make an ideal home for a large (or growing) family. It's on the market with Hamptons and Knight Frank.

• Other properties this month include a grade II listed Cotswold stone cottage in Slaughterford, an elegant 17th century home in Bradford on Avon and Woodland Place - a Regency townhouse with access to over 2.5 acres of Woodland as well as its own charming walled garden and sun terrace.

• Also this month, look out for our Taste of Bath souvenir supplement, full of great photos and beautifully laid out. You might even spot yourself in the crowd!

• Elsewhere, we catch up with some members of Bath's thriving community of artisans and creatives in an informative and inspiring piece. We bring you all the gossip from Bath Boules, talk with some Bathonians (smoking and non-smoking) to see how thet feel about Britain going smoke free, and bring you the third and final installment of Deri's Detox Diary. Did she stick with the programme? How does she feel now that's it's behind her? Pick up a copy of Bath Life to find out.

• For all this, plus how to get flat abs, the best sunglasses in town, and a review of a romantic dinner for two at Castle Combe's Manor House Hotel, snap up a copy of Issue 86 of Bath Life before they all run out!

 

Issue 85

• Percy Place has a five-storey town house teeming with relics of bygone ages. With original deeds dating back to 1827 it has a wealth of character. Bath Life's Vicky Green found it enchanting - see if you do too. The property is on the market with Crisp Cowley.

• Other properties in this issue include a beautifully restored village home, a Grade II listed Regency villa and a Georgian town house.

• It's been nearly 60 years since Morris Minors brough motoring to the masses, and yet the iconic little motorcar is as popular as ever - largely because of the tenacity of the man The Sun once dubbed ' Champagne Charlie'. Read all about Charlie Ware in this issue's Out and About.

•Sir Peter Hall's summer season at the Theatre Royal is once again upon us; we speak to one of its stars, Tim Pigott-Smith.

• There have been lots of parties in Bath this month - can you spot yourself on our Around Town pages?

• While the sun is shining it's always good to pop off to the beach. Our Editor's Choice gives you the best beach wear from shops in Bath.

• This month we felt we were dining in the Med when we visited The Belvedere, read our review to see if it's worth a visit.

• The Thermae Spa has had a lot of press coverage over the years, we take some time out of our busy schedule and take a visit - was it worth the wait?

 

Issue 84

• This issue is full of all things summer: alfresco dining, Bath Boules tournament information, the chance to win a summer wardrobe and advice on how to reshape your garden.

• Elmsleigh House is in the heart of Colerne, a historic Cotswold town. It is a lovely 18th-century village home with a symmetrical dolls' house facade. For a look at the 5 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms and pretty gardens take a look in this issue. Cobb Farr are marketing this property.

• Two magnificent Canalettos form the centrepiece of the Holburne's latest exhibition, a study of the English pleasure garden. The pleasure's all ours...

• As we are hoping for sun, our Editors Choice this month takes a look at some great alfresco dining ideas.

• We rediscover the delights of The Dower House restaurant at Bath's Royal Cresent Hotel. Did we enjoy it?

• Deri takes a trip to Artizan for a cut and colour, see the pictures of her as she steps out of the salon.

 

Issue 83

• Property Showcase features a Victorian Villa that has been split in to two. It would make a superb family home in it’s own right but can be bought seperately.

• We take an in-depth look at Bath’s allotment community.

• Bath Boules is almost upon us and you really shouldn’t miss out – there is still a chance to book your team spot.

• Our social diary contains pictures of Robbie Williams (ok not the real one!) and David Bellamy – what a combination!

• Read the second instalment of our Detox Diary - Deri Robins eases into her new exercise routine.