Semesa Rokoduguni returns for Bath Rugby ahead of Bordeaux-Begles battle
Semesa Rokoduguni will make his Bath Rugby comeback on Thursday after being named in the starting XV for the Amlin Cup clash against Bordeaux-Begles (7.45pm). The Fijian winger has been out of action...
View ArticleTuesday evening traffic and travel
7.50pm: Car fire causes long delays on M4 westbound between junctions 18 and 19. Motorway now reopened. 6.13pm: Reports of crash at London Road junction with St Saviour's Road in Larkhall Traffic is...
View ArticleBath firm AudioGo owes £16.8 million to creditors
Failed Bath firm AudioGo owes £16.8 million to creditors. The figure has been revealed in documents released by joint administrators for the troubled firm. AudioGo, which had employed more than 100...
View ArticleBathampton Mill closed until next month
A pub in Bathampton that was flooded on Christmas Eve will remain closed until at the end of next month. Heavy rain left the Bathampton Mill surrounded by several feet of water, filling the cellar and...
View ArticleBath Rugby close to revealing contract renewals
Head coach Mike Ford says Bath Rugby are close to confirming which of their out-of-contract players will be retained next season. Wales back Gavin Henson and Ireland scrum-half Peter Stringer are among...
View ArticleCurrent stars hold kicking masterclass for Bath Rugby's next generation
Bath Rugby stars George Ford, Gavin Henson, Peter Stringer and Ollie Devoto passed on their expertise to the next generation when the Bath Rugby community team held a kicking masterclass at The Rec on...
View ArticlePlans to build homes on Twerton allotment site thrown out
People living close to a Twerton allotment site have won their battle against plans to build new houses there. Curo has submitted a planning application for 21 new properties on land near King George's...
View ArticleIncident halts train services between Bath and Westbury
Rail services between Bath and Westbury have been suspended after an incident in which a person has been hit by a train. All lines are currently blocked and First Great Western is organising buses to...
View ArticleAround the World in 80 Days without leaving Bath for Kingswood Prep School...
Primary schoolchildren have been jetting off on their holidays without even leaving Bath, thanks to a college training exercise.The City of Bath College invited youngsters from Kingswood Prep School to...
View ArticlePower cut affects home and businesses in south west of Bath
People in the Southdown area of Bath have experienced a power cut this afternoon. Western Power Distribution said around 200 homes in the Roundhill Park area lost power at 1.15pm, but the problem was...
View ArticleRed-faced launch for region's first £90m smart motorway
The region's first £90 million smart motorway was opened by roads minister Robert Goodwill hours after motorists faced their third bout of commuter chaos in as many days. It has been dubbed the...
View ArticleMan accused of online child porn offences
A Bristol man appeared in court accused of possessing nearly 200 indecent images of young girls. Vincent Tabak, 35, faces two charges of making indecent images of children and four offences of...
View ArticleHouse sales highest in six years
South West house sales hit the highest level in more than six years after increased lending through mortgages released "pent-up" demand in the market, estate agents have said. The number of homes sold...
View ArticleParents warned about dangerous counterfeit hats sold in Bath which could...
Dangerous counterfeit hats which could strangle a child have been seized from a Bath market stall and shop. Parents are being warned that the hats, sold for between £5 and £10, are designed to be...
View ArticleCarbon monoxide alarm saves family of three near Bradford on Avon
A family-of-three living near Bradford on Avon had a lucky escape yesterday when their lives were saved by a carbon monoxide alarm. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue is using the incident in South Wraxall to...
View ArticleBath Rugby bag top seeding for Amlin Cup quarter-finals with big win over...
MATCH REPORT: Bath Rugby 54 Bordeaux-Begles 13 Bath Rugby secured top seeding for the Amlin Cup quarter-finals when they scored eight tries in a bonus-point win over Bordeaux-Begles this evening. Mike...
View ArticlePedestrian injured after being hit by a car in Corston
A pedestrian is being treated by paramedics for a shoulder injury after being hit by a car in Corston, near Bath. Police and ambulance crews were called to Corston Lane at 4.14pm. The patient's...
View ArticleLizzy Yarnold claims another Skeleton World Cup gold in Igls, Austria
Bath's Lizzy Yarnold all but wrapped up the FIBT World Cup title for 2013-14 after winning her fourth gold of the season in Igls, Austria this afternoon. The 25-year-old, whose place in the TeamGB...
View ArticleKeynsham's new Waitrose attracts almost 400 applicants
Almost 400 people have applied to work at Keynsham's new supermarket. A new Waitrose store is due to open in the town in March replacing The Co-operative on Broadmead Lane. The high-end food store said...
View ArticleCrews tackled "well-developed" fire at Argyle Street restaurant in Bath
A fire at a Bath restaurant is being treated as accidental. Avon Fire and Rescue has said it is not treating the fire at the Thai by the Weir restaurant on Argyle Street as suspicious. According to the...
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