Harry Mottram

ICSM Business News: as war breaks out in the Middle East – the knock-on for British business is already happening with energy hikes, airline cancellations and ships avoiding the Red Sea By Harry Mottram: British businesses and manufacturers are bracing themselves for hikes in fuel costs after Iran, Israel and the USA became locked in a deadly war. Following the American and I…

ICSM Business News: as war breaks out in the Middle East – the knock-on for British business is already happening with energy hikes, airline cancellations and ships avoiding the Red Sea www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/03/02/i...

Sam Mottram my nephew is doing something brilliant for South West Cancer Care - running a marathon. Happy to sponsor him! gvwhl.com/DDEJZ

YouTube video by Bath Abbey Ukrainian Anniversary Concert 24th February 2026

YouTube video of the concert in Bath Abbey in aid of Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion. Organised by the Friends of Oleksandriya www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI3T... For more see the website of the friends at www.friendsofo.co.uk

Green Party takes Gorton and Denton from Labour in first ever Westminster by-election win Hannah Spencer wins the Manchester seat, ahead of Reform UK in second and pushing Labour into third.

Green Party win by-election in Manchester's Gorton and Denton area: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...

ICSM Business Insolvency News: GOING BUST? The Epstein fall-out sees Mandelson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson in financial trouble – plus MORE names in the frame By Harry Mottram: Few would have thought that Eptein’s emails could have brought down members of the Royal Family, international lobbying outfit Global Counsel, the British Ambassador to Ameri…

ICSM Business Insolvency News: GOING BUST? The Epstein fall-out sees Mandelson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson in financial trouble – plus MORE names in the frame www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/02/23/i...

Bath Voice What's On News: Preview - The Friends of Oleksandriya stage United 4 Peace at Bath Abbey on 24 February raising funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine (with a little help from The Rotary Clu... United 4 Peace: A concert of Ukrainian music, presented by The Friends of Oleksandriya on 24 February 2026, 7:30pm The Friends of Oleksandriya present a very special evening at Bath Abbey for the Four...

Bath Voice What’s On News: Preview – The Friends of Oleksandriya stage United 4 Peace at Bath Abbey on 24 February raising funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine (with a little help from The Rotary Club of Bath) bathvoice.co.uk/2026/02/18/b...

YouTube video by Issy Emeney Fireside Song

Friends of King John's Hunting Lodge - Axbridge's museum and heritage centre - have this gig at the village hall in Cross on March 18th. For a taste of their style see this YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4hz...

BBC Sounds - Kat Sadler's Screen Time - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Kat Sadler's Screen Time on BBC Sounds.

This radio show is too close to my real online life! Brilliant social media send up. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

THEATRE ROYAL BATH – Ustinov Studio

2 March @ 19:30 | 3 March @ 14:30 & 19:30

theatreroyal.org.uk/events/george

LOWRY – Aldridge Studio

5 & 6 March @ 20:00 | 7 March @ 14:30

thelowry.com/whats-on/george-4ll3

Running time: 95 minutes (no interval) | Suitable for ages 14+.

The Correspondent Theatre Preview: Gaza on my mind – Sarah Agha plays Renad, a young Gazan girl, in A Grain of Sand at the Bristol Old Vic Renad, a young Gazan girl, embarks on a dangerous journey. Carrying only the echoes of her grandmother’s tales and the spark of her own imagination, she searches for her family and the ‘Anqaa’ &#82…

The Correspondent Theatre Preview: Gaza on my mind – Sarah Agha plays Renad, a young Gazan girl, in A Grain of Sand at the Bristol Old Vic www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/02/18/t...

Dawn at Cheddar Reservoir on the 17th February 2026. I am up a bit late today.

Panorama - Our Man in Moscow Panorama follows a year in the life of the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, and his work reporting from one of the most hostile places in the world to be a journalist.

True journalist at work. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @bbcstever.bsky.social @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

A view over Axbridge from the railway station carpark. The town hall clock is visible as is the brief appearance of the river that runs under the square. The photo was taken on Sunday 15th February, 2026, late evening - in between the downpours.

More events added to the Axbridge Diary at various venues in the town including drama, music, workshops and outdoor events like open gardens and Rumble in the Jumble. See: www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/

Saturated commuters at Hambrook watch the inbound m3 arrive 14 minutes late, its biogas engine a clean-air consolation for a service that remains fundamentally broken. FirstBus continues its tradition of extracting dividends while the suburbs of South Gloucestershire wait in the chill.

Bath Voice News: MP Dan Norris - 'serious allegations against me... are untrue' - after his further arrest over more sexual offences - and insists he is still serving his constituents - Bath Voice. By John Wimperis, Local Democracy Reporter: MP Dan Norris has insisted he is serving his constituents to the best of his ability in one of his first public statements since he was arrested on suspicio...

Bath Voice News: MP Dan Norris – ‘serious allegations against me… are untrue’ – after his further arrest over more sexual offences – and insists he is still serving his constituents bathvoice.co.uk/2026/02/09/b...

Who is in the Epstein files? Millions of Epstein-related documents released by the US justice department include the names of the world's rich and powerful.

This could be called 'the usual suspects' - but a good round up of some of the names in the frame: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bath Voice Business News: Marks and Spencer (M&S) opens their new store in Southgate - Bath Voice. From Marks and Spencer press office: M&S has opened the doors this morning to its brand-new 83,000 sq ft flagship store in the city, located at Southgate Bath. Across four floors, the new store – relo...

Bath Voice Business News: Marks and Spencer (M&S) opens their new store in Southgate bathvoice.co.uk/2026/02/05/b...

Children’s Theatre Magazine: Macbeth set to open at Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatre with several matinees for schools – expect a moving forest, the ghost of Banquo, witches, BLOODY murders and some ... By Harry Mottram: English GCSE students and their teachers will be interested to see that The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is to be staged in Bristol in February 2026 as it is one of t…

Children’s Theatre Magazine: Macbeth set to open at Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatre with several matinees for schools – expect a moving forest, the ghost of Banquo, witches, BLOODY murders and some of Shakespeare’s finest prose www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/02/05/c...

ICSM Business Insolvency News: concerns for suppliers to Zoos and Wildlife Parks as financial problems mount – some go bust, sell up or close expensive tropical features By Harry Mottram: Paignton Zoo and Newquay Zoo were put up for sale last year, Axe Valley Wildlife Park has closed down and Helsinki’s Ahtari Zoo has been sold for one euro with all these anim…

@bathvoicenews.bsky.social ICSM Business Insolvency News: concerns for suppliers to Zoos and Wildlife Parks as financial problems mount – some go bust, sell up or close expensive tropical features www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/02/04/i...

Bath Voice Sports round up with news of Netball, Winter Olympics, Bath Rugby and mush more.

Bath Voice News: police re-arrest North Somerset's MP Dan Norris over very serious sexual offences - Bath Voice. By Harry Mottram: The MP for North Somerset and Hanham Dan Norris has been re-arrested on a number of sexual related charges by Avon and Somerset Police. In a statement the police said today Tuesday, ...

Bath Voice News: police re-arrest North Somerset's MP Dan Norris over very serious sexual offences bathvoice.co.uk/2026/02/02/b... @ASPolice @bathnes @NorthSomersetC @HarryTheSpiv

The 82-year-old goalie still between the posts every week Leo Gottesman organises and keeps goal for six-a-side matches Powerleague Barnet - and has done for 40 years.

My hero! Goalkeepers are different. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bath Voice Book News: Journalist and author Jane Duffus publishes The Women Who Built Bristol - revealing the hidden women who have been overlooked by historians - until NOW - Bath Voice. Fighting for our Rights: To mark Women’s History Month in March, Bath Voice shines a light on the three volumes of The Women Who Built Bristol, written by journalist and author Jane Duffus. In the Sou...

Bath Voice Book News: Journalist and author Jane Duffus publishes The Women Who Built Bristol – revealing the hidden women who have been overlooked by historians – until NOW bathvoice.co.uk/2026/01/29/b...

From Peter Gabriel’s 1977 chart hit, to the campaign against the Batheaston Bypass, Solsbury Hill is again in the news – this time over a barn conversion January 26, 2026 By Harry Mottram: For many Solsbury Hill has a powerful emotive pull with its views over Bath, its connection to the Peter Gabrial song and the controversial fight to stop the…

From Peter Gabriel’s 1977 chart hit, to the campaign against the Batheaston Bypass, Solsbury Hill is again in the news – this time over a barn conversion www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/01/26/f...

Linda Mottram (nee Bellachioma) has completed her 62 miles walking in January in aid of Cancer research. She writes: "If you know me you’ll realise that I’m not a great walker so I really do appreciate your support to help get me to my target." fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/lindas-...

Welcome to ICSM's January Newsletter - the business membership group fighting late payment - with updates on company insolvencies and much more including news on the AI Bubble, the late payment code and who has gone bust. www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...

Bath Voice News: what's on in February with talks on Orwell and Princess Cariboo, the Bach and Wellbeing Festivals and music from Kerenza and company in Bath Abbey for United 4 Peace in Ukraine - Bath... Pick of Diary Events in Bath Wed 28 Jan-Mon 16 Feb. ReBalance Bath – Festival of Wellbeing 2026. Lots of feel-good activities, meditation, talks and workshops. For more see https://bathboxoffice.org.u...

Bath Voice News: what’s on in February with talks on Orwell and Princess Cariboo, the Bach and Wellbeing Festivals and music from Kerenza and company in Bath Abbey for United 4 Peace in Ukraine bathvoice.co.uk/2026/01/20/b...

Axbridge News: the letters of a female Georgian educationalist (who famously clashed with Axbridge’s drunken Reverend Gould in the town’s community play) are published online By Harry Mottram: Playwright, poet, Christian evangelist and anti-slavery campaigner Hannah More (1745-1833) founded a number of schools in pre-Victorian Somerset which were aimed at women and chil…

I actually wrote this for Bath Voice but adapted it for Axbridge News: the letters of a female Georgian educationalist (who famously clashed with Axbridge’s drunken Reverend Gould in the town’s community play) are published online www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/01/19/a...

I'm rather pleased with this plant as l bought it in 2024 for Christmas and unusually for my plants it is still alive.