BATH and Bristol Tourist offices have issued their first joint brochure, entitled Bath, Bristol and Beyond, which is printed in four languages. The brochure includes ideas for touring the lakes and villages outside the cities and new tourist attractions such as the Impossible Microworld.

STAFF at the Jane Austen Centre, in Gay Street, were back at work last week following a three-week closure caused by flood damage. Rainwater burst through four floors of the Bath tourist attraction on November 1, causing damage to the gifts on sale on the ground floor.

TICKETS are on sale at the Bath Festival's box office for Bath Abbey's Christmas Concert on December 16. For further information contact the box office on : (01225) 463362.