Bus firm First's Christmas and New Year services
Bus operator First has published its plans for services over the Christmas and New Year period, with Boxing Day services for the first time in Bristol. The company will not be running any buses in Bath...
View ArticleCall to keep up with jump in demand for Bath office space
The number of businesses needing new offices in Bath has dramatically increased in the last 12 months.According to the latest Carter Jonas research report on commercial property in the city, there was...
View ArticleI'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! campers focus on ex-Miss Bath Amy...
Former Miss Bath Amy Willerton's bikinis have come under close scrutiny from her camp mates in I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! The model, who had already upset her colleagues in the...
View ArticleLive blog: Tributes from around the world to Nelson Mandela
The Queen and the Prince of Wales are among those who have paid tribute to South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela who has died at the age of 95. The world learnt of his death as royalty,...
View ArticleEnglish clubs "pursue other options" after Heineken Cup snub
England face the alarming prospect of entering the 2015 World Cup without players battle-hardened by European competition after their clubs announced they would be missing from next season's Heineken...
View ArticleWin free gym entry for a year with Slim2Win challenge with Fitness First
Have you vowed to lose weight and get fit in 2014?If so, we want to hear from you.The Bath Chronicle has teamed up with Fitness First to offer three readers the chance to change their ways next year to...
View ArticleNathan Catt hoping to be Bath Rugby's number one ahead of Christmas programme
Nathan Catt is looking to cement his place as Bath's number one after impressing in the absence of Wales star Paul James. The loosehead's performance in November's 28-5 victory over Wasps meant the...
View ArticleBuro Happold staff donate clothes to support Bath's homeless
Staff at a Bath firm have raided their cupboards to support homeless people in the city.Employees from Buro Happold, at Lower Bristol Road, have donated unused items which will be turned into cash for...
View ArticleBath unites for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines
Hundreds of people in Bath have donated clothes and much-needed items to help victims of the Philippines typhoon.Bath charity Mercy in Action called for donations to support those who had lost...
View ArticleKyle Eastmond and Gavin Henson to start for Bath Rugby at Mogliano
Kyle Eastmond and Gavin Henson will form Bath Rugby's centre partnership when they take on Italian minnows Mogliano in the Amlin Challenge Cup tomorrow (1pm). Eastmond has not featured for the 1st XV...
View ArticleDistraction burglar targets 78-year-old Bath man
An elderly man has been targeted by a distraction burglar in Bath. This is the fourth incident to occur in the city over the past month and police are once again advising people to be cautious. In this...
View ArticleForever Friends charity throws thank-you party for volunteers
They spend their free time helping at events, baking cakes, and running raffles.Without them, one of Bath's best-loved charities would be lost.To show their gratitude, staff from the Forever Friends...
View ArticleExperience the delights of Exmoor at The Culbone
I must confess, I have a bit of a soft spot for Exmoor. It was the destination for many of our family holidays when I was a child. I would spend many hours hanging around the stables at the campsite...
View ArticleAngela MacAusland is new leader of Bath's Federation of Small Businesses
There is a new leader for a group representing small businesses in the city.Self-employed businesswoman Angela MacAusland has been voted in as the new chairwoman of the Bath branch of the Federation of...
View ArticleTwo for one pizza deal with Papa John's in Bath
Why not celebrate the fact that it's the weekend with a two-for-one pizza deal! The Bath Chronicle has teamed up with Papa John's Bath to offer our readers an exclusive deal where they can buy one...
View ArticleAward for ex-Radstock joyrider Kurt Knight who made fresh start
When Kurt Knight learned to drive, it was the first time he had driven a car that he hadn't stolen.The 35-year-old spent his childhood in care, and during his teens and twenties was in and out of...
View ArticleWhy DO the Welsh like Bath Christmas Market so much?
As you walk around the city at this time of year, every other voice seems to be a Welsh accent. Coaches swarm across the Second Severn Crossing for the Bath Christmas Market. And today The Bath...
View ArticleBath rescue centre's bid to stop rabbits breeding like..... rabbits
A woman from Bath is on a mission to stop rabbits doing what they are most famous for. Rabbit rescue shelter founder Michelle Amanatullah corr staged an awareness and fundraising day at a city petshop...
View ArticleLizzy Yarnold scoops skeleton World Cup silver in Park City
Lizzy Yarnold continued her superb start to the skeleton World Cup season by winning a silver medal in Park City yesterday. The University of Bath-based slider finished second behind Noelle Pikus-Pace,...
View ArticleLet's stop tobacco killing 300 people a year in Bath
A new cross-party attempt is being made to cut the Bath area's annual 300-strong death toll from smoking. It is estimated that the impact of smoking from NHS treatment to litter costs the Bath economy...
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