80th anniversary of the Twinning Association
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Twinning Association between the City of Bath and Alkmaar in the Netherlands
Radio Bath CEO Simon McNeill-Ritchie spoke with Mayors Bharat Pankhania and Anja Schouten about the WW2 origins of the relationship, this year’s commemoration events and their hopes for the future of the relationship.
Mayors Twinning Interview 09-07-25
Castle Combe Motorcycle National returns for a weekend of high speed racing
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Award-Winning Investigative Journalist Roger Cook Dies Aged 83
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Bath adventurer becomes first British woman to cross Atlantic by gas balloon
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