Harry Mottram
@harrymottram.bsky.social
Journalist, editor, writer, performer, illustrator and occasional photographer of Cheddar Reservoir in Somerset, England - pictured above.
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...
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…
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January 26, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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-...
January 25, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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...
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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 bathvoice.co.uk/2026/01/20/b...
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...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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...
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...
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…
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January 19, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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.
January 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I'm rather pleased with this plant as l bought it in 2024 for Christmas and unusually for my plants it is still alive.
Not Wagatha Christie - but Kemi Columbo - 'Just one more thing Robert Jenrick' - evidence uncovered of a planned defection www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch SACKS Robert Jenrick over 'plotting to defect'
Kemi Badenoch announced that she had seen 'irrefutable evidence' that shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick was intending to betray her.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Not Wagatha Christie - but Kemi Columbo - 'Just one more thing Robert Jenrick' - evidence uncovered of a planned defection www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Axbridge Blackberry September Fun Fair in 2025. More events at www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Axbridge Blackberry September Fun Fair in 2025. More events at www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/
The Correspondent. Book Review: Kazuo Ishiguro’s brilliantly clear and simple prose brings to life artificial humanoid Klara in a futuristic world of genetically enhanced children www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/01/09/t...
The Correspondent. Book Review: Kazuo Ishiguro’s brilliantly clear and simple prose brings to life artificial humanoid Klara in a futuristic world of genetically enhanced children
Apr 26, 2025 Book Review: Klara And The Sun. Some of the reviews of Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel Klara and the Sun speak of love and of the meaning of love when the story is more a t…
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January 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The Correspondent. Book Review: Kazuo Ishiguro’s brilliantly clear and simple prose brings to life artificial humanoid Klara in a futuristic world of genetically enhanced children www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/01/09/t...
ICSM Print Business Insolvency News: ICSM's Ian Carrotte welcomes the Government’s Fair Payment Code but has doubts over its effectiveness with many firms waiting up to 120 days to get paid www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 AM
ICSM Print Business Insolvency News: ICSM's Ian Carrotte welcomes the Government’s Fair Payment Code but has doubts over its effectiveness with many firms waiting up to 120 days to get paid www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
Bath Voice Opinion: Looking back to 2025 and looking forward in 2026 www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/01/09/b...
Bath Voice Opinion: Looking back to 2025 and looking forward in 2026
January 9, 2026 By Harry Mottram: There are hopes for 2026 to be a great year for the city – Bath Rugby to win all competitions, Bath City FC to get promoted and Cleveland Pools to finally reo…
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January 9, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Bath Voice Opinion: Looking back to 2025 and looking forward in 2026 www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/01/09/b...
ICSM Hospitality Insolvency News: U-Turn on pub business rates; TGI on the brink; Leon in trouble; Pizza Hut cut in half after sale www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
ICSM Hospitality Insolvency News: U-Turn on pub business rates; TGI on the brink; Leon in trouble; Pizza Hut cut in half after sale www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
One or two aerial shots of Axbridge in Can You Keep A Secret on TV: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
January 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
One or two aerial shots of Axbridge in Can You Keep A Secret on TV: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Sat 10th Jan. Cheddar Methodist Church. Fundraising Performance for Ukraine. @ 6:00 pm. All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting Ukrainian families affected by the war and those defending our freedom on the front lines.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Sat 10th Jan. Cheddar Methodist Church. Fundraising Performance for Ukraine. @ 6:00 pm. All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting Ukrainian families affected by the war and those defending our freedom on the front lines.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/zerno/t-glxq...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/zerno/t-glxq...
Dawn at Cheddar Reservoir January 3, 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Dawn at Cheddar Reservoir January 3, 2026.
Finally completed the West Mendip Way - very muddy in places and those hills - very slow going - but the views are worth it. And of course I did spot the Beast of The Mendips - but forgot to take its photo.
January 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Finally completed the West Mendip Way - very muddy in places and those hills - very slow going - but the views are worth it. And of course I did spot the Beast of The Mendips - but forgot to take its photo.
Axbridge News: Axbridge Pageant; New Year’s Eve in Axbridge; Bird flu outbreak near Bridgwater; 2026 consultation on Cheddar Reservoir 2; animal cruelty case near Axbridge; plus the diary of events www.harrymottram.co.uk/2025/12/30/a...
Axbridge News: Axbridge Pageant; New Year’s Eve in Axbridge; Bird flu outbreak near Bridgwater; 2026 consultation on Cheddar Reservoir 2; animal cruelty case near Axbridge; plus the diary of events
By Harry Mottram: As we say goodbye to the old year and enter 2026, one thought comes to mind as the next Axbridge Pageant is only three and a half years away. The huge community history play that …
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December 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Axbridge News: Axbridge Pageant; New Year’s Eve in Axbridge; Bird flu outbreak near Bridgwater; 2026 consultation on Cheddar Reservoir 2; animal cruelty case near Axbridge; plus the diary of events www.harrymottram.co.uk/2025/12/30/a...
ICSM Business News: THE BIG SHORT – fears of the AI bubble bursting in 2026 with a market crash affecting all levels of business www.harrymottram.co.uk/2025/12/29/i...
ICSM Business News: THE BIG SHORT – fears of the AI bubble bursting in 2026 with a market crash affecting all levels of business
By Harry Mottram: When America sneezes, Britain catches a cold, as the old saying goes. And so it was in 2000 with the dot.com bubble, the sub-prime scandal in 2008, while in 2026 the conseque…
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December 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
ICSM Business News: THE BIG SHORT – fears of the AI bubble bursting in 2026 with a market crash affecting all levels of business www.harrymottram.co.uk/2025/12/29/i...
A trio of Bellachiomas. Yvette Bellachioma, Jon Bellachioma and Linda Mottram also a Bellachioma. The Italian heritage lives on in Australia and Somerset. See www.harrymottram.co.uk/2019/12/26/s...
December 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A trio of Bellachiomas. Yvette Bellachioma, Jon Bellachioma and Linda Mottram also a Bellachioma. The Italian heritage lives on in Australia and Somerset. See www.harrymottram.co.uk/2019/12/26/s...
Dawn on Christmas Eve 2025 at Cheddar Reservoir. It is very cold with a feeling it may snow so it could be a white Christmas - that's a hint to the weather gods.
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Dawn on Christmas Eve 2025 at Cheddar Reservoir. It is very cold with a feeling it may snow so it could be a white Christmas - that's a hint to the weather gods.
Axbridge News: Santa in the Square, Rural crime, Trail Hunt ban, Farmers’ Market, work at Lidl site, recycle centre news and Cheddar Reservoir – plus the Axbridge Diary of Events www.harrymottram.co.uk/journalist/a...
December 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Axbridge News: Santa in the Square, Rural crime, Trail Hunt ban, Farmers’ Market, work at Lidl site, recycle centre news and Cheddar Reservoir – plus the Axbridge Diary of Events www.harrymottram.co.uk/journalist/a...
The Correspondent:
The Correspondent Issue 01 www.harrymottram.co.uk/2025/12/18/t...
The Correspondent Issue 01 www.harrymottram.co.uk/2025/12/18/t...
The Correspondent Issue 01
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December 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Correspondent:
The Correspondent Issue 01 www.harrymottram.co.uk/2025/12/18/t...
The Correspondent Issue 01 www.harrymottram.co.uk/2025/12/18/t...
What's on news in January at Axe Vale Arts Centre in Axbridge (the former Methodist Chapel in West Street) - and also what's on there and elsewhere in the town at www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/
December 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What's on news in January at Axe Vale Arts Centre in Axbridge (the former Methodist Chapel in West Street) - and also what's on there and elsewhere in the town at www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/
Reindeer News - BBC Somerset story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Somerset reindeer farm could close over zoo licence dispute
The owner of a reindeer ranch has been told she now needs a zoo licence to continue operating.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reindeer News - BBC Somerset story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Harry Mottram
Bath Voice Theatre Preview: Jon Monie’s new pantomime charts the further adventures of the boy who never grew up – still haunted by a VERY wicked Captain Hook bathvoice.co.uk/2025/12/10/b... @jonmonie.bsky.social @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social
Bath Voice Theatre Preview: Jon Monie's new pantomime charts the further adventures of the boy who never grew up - still haunted by a VERY wicked Captain Hook - Bath Voice.
By Harry Mottram: The annual Christmas Pantomime at Theatre Royal Bath has seen its first performances with a new story written by Jon Monie about the further adventures of the boy who never grew up. ...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Bath Voice Theatre Preview: Jon Monie’s new pantomime charts the further adventures of the boy who never grew up – still haunted by a VERY wicked Captain Hook bathvoice.co.uk/2025/12/10/b... @jonmonie.bsky.social @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social