Stag and hens on worldwide tour . . . thanks to Bath firm Stagweb
An influx of staff could see a Bath business taking hens and stags around the world.From next month there will be a new man in charge at Stagweb, an online business which organises and runs stag...
View ArticleKelston Road to stay closed 'for the foreseeable future' amid deathtrap fears
The A431 road between Bath and Bitton is likely to remain closed for several weeks, as council engineers discover a landslip is worse than originally feared. The carriageway of the busy commuter route...
View ArticleBath's Olympic gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold to carry flag at closing ceremony
Bath's Olympic gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold is to lead Team GB into the Winter Games' closing ceremony. The women's skeleton champion has been chosen to carry the Union Flag and lead Team GB into the...
View ArticleBath City beaten at home by Basingstoke Town in Skrill South
MATCH REPORT: Bath City 0 Basingstoke Town 1 (Smart 83) Three defeats in a row, the play-off bubble all but burst and centre-back Mark Preece storming away from Twerton Park before kick-off after being...
View ArticleBath Rugby prop Davey Wilson helps England to 6 Nations victory over Ireland
Bath Rugby's Davey Wilson helped England to a thrilling RBS Six Nations victory over Ireland at Twickenham. However, Bath Rugby team-mate George Ford will have to wait for his England debut after not...
View ArticleTravel news: A39 closed because of accident
There are reports the A39 is closed because of an accident. According to comments on social media the road has been closed between the Globe roundabout at Newton Saint Loe and Marksbury because an...
View ArticleAnthony Watson highlights England credentials as Bath Rugby bag bonus-point...
MATCH REPORT: Bath Rugby 32 Wasps 25 Anthony Watson highlighted his credentials as a potential England winger by grabbing a brace of tries as Bath Rugby secured a bonus-point win over Wasps in the...
View ArticleJohn Jackson and GBR1 Bobsleigh team seventh after day one of Sochi 2014...
The British four-man Bobsleigh team, who are based at the University of Bath, are lying in seventh place after the first two of four runs at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. A time of 55.26secs put the...
View Article"That's football" says Adie Britton after Bath City release Mark Preece on...
In a shock move, Bath City announced today that they were releasing centre-back Mark Preece. Preece, who had earlier arrived at the ground in his City training kit, was then seen driving away from...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after A39 crash
Police have confirmed the motorcyclist involved in a crash on the A39 yesterday has died. The incident happened at around 3.30pm on the A39 near to the Wheatsheaf Pub in Corston. The motorcyclist was...
View ArticleSAS soften selection test
Special Forces have been ordered to soften their entry tests by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of a Bath defence analyst. Corporal James Dunsby, 31, died along with Trooper Edward...
View Article"We must improve to beat Saracens," says Bath Rugby boss Mike Ford after win...
Bath Rugby head coach Mike Ford says his side must improve if they are to beat Aviva Premiership top-four rivals Saracens next weekend. Third-in-the-table Bath edged an entertaining seven-try thriller...
View ArticleLamin Deen hopes his Bath-based bobsleigh team will stay together after...
Lamin Deen has expressed his hope that the four-man bobsleigh crew he led to a top-20 finish at the Winter Olympics in Sochi stays together – adamant 2015 can be a big year for them. Deen drove the...
View ArticleBath bus stuck under railway bridge on Jews Lane
A bus has got stuck under a bridge in Bath. The single-deck First bus had attempted to drive under the railway bridge on Jews Lane early this evening, but became stuck because of the six foot six...
View Article"We've done GB proud" says John Jackson after fifth place at Sochi 2014...
John Jackson missed Olympic bronze by the blink of an eye as his sled dubbed 'George Four-man' narrowly failed to deliver rivals a knockout blow in Sochi. However, there should be no shame in an...
View ArticleCouncillors reject new logo because of association with Bath's sex toy firm...
A council in Lancashire has rejected a new logo because it is similar to branding used by Bath's sex toy firm Lovehoney. Councillors at Pendle Borough Council argued the new design, which was part of a...
View ArticleCCTV appeal as Bath police investigate Morrisons shoplifting incident
Police investigating a shoplifting incident at Morrisons supermarket in Bath have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to. It happened at 12.15pm on Tuesday, January 14. The CCTV...
View ArticleTickets for Bath Rugby's Amlin Cup quarter-final against Brive now on general...
Tickets for Bath Rugby's Amlin Cup quarter-final at home to French side Brive on Sunday, April 6 have gone on general sale this morning. The contest is all set to be a cracker at The Rec, with the two...
View ArticleTV preview: Permission Impossible on BBC 2 at 7pm
Give a man a fish and he can feed himself for a day, but give him a clipboard and a home made sign and he can annoy the world forever. Tonight at 7pm on BBC 2 we're being given a real treat, a second...
View ArticleConcerns over redevelopment plans for listed Bath Blitz bomb damage building
Heritage campaigners are opposing plans to develop a city centre building which is understood to be one of the last remaining examples of the damage caused during the Bath Blitz. Bath and North East...
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