Children take part in the 113th Mid-Somerset Festival
The sound of music and poetry has been filling the corridors of the Guildhall for the 113th Mid-Somerset Festival. Young people from across Bath and north east Somerset have been performing as part of...
View ArticleFestival of Physics takes over Bath's Assembly Rooms
Physics has been the subject of the day in Bath. Scientists and those with a passion for the topic have been taking part in a Festival of Physics. Organised by the Institute of Physics South West...
View ArticleBath father joins calls for river safety improvements
A father who had to jump into the River Avon to save his young daughter has joined the calls for improved safety measures. Duncan Olesen said he would like ropes along the side of the river to be...
View ArticleTV preview: What to watch on Saturday
It's the weekend again and wouldn't you know it the sun might just be coming out. Or not, the last two days have only yielded a terrifying fog. All the more excuse to stay inside, huddled in front of...
View ArticleNarrow boat capsized in Bath lock on Kennet and Avon Canal
A narrow boat has capsized in a lock along the Kennet and Avon Canal. Photographs posted on Twitter show the boat at a 30 degree angle with one end submerged under water. It appears the boat was...
View ArticleRare Joe Burnell goal helps Bath City see off ten-man Dorchester Town in...
MATCH REPORT: Bath City 1 (Burnell 47) Dorchester Town 0 Joe Burnell scored just the fifth goal of his 14-year playing career as Bath City edged past ten-man Dorchester Town at Mayday Trust Park. The...
View ArticleBath Rugby trio help England trounce Italy but Ireland edge past France to...
Bath Rugby trio Davey Wilson, George Ford and Dave Attwood helped England trounce Italy in the final round of the RBS 6 Nations but Ireland clinched the championship title with victory in France....
View ArticleTeam Bath turn on the style to beat Team Northumbria in Zeo Superleague
Team Bath Netball stretched their unbeaten run in Zeo Superleague to a sixth match with a 66-50 win over Team Northumbria on Saturday. The visitors made their intentions clear from the outset at...
View ArticleJenson Button promoted to podium as Nico Rosberg wins season-opening...
Jenson Button finished third as Nico Rosberg won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday morning. The Frome Flyer crossed the line fourth but was later promoted to the podium at...
View ArticleBath set to get foreign investment
Bath's new multi-million pound innovation quarter could receive huge investment from abroad. The city's Enterprise Area, which will create 9,000 jobs, 650,000 square feet of workspace, and 2,500 new...
View ArticleLarkhall Athletic win at Winterbourne United to move within a point of league...
Larkhall Athletic moved to within a point of Toolstation Premier Division leaders Bristol Manor Farm with a 3-0 success at home to Winterbourne United. Rob Hobbs fired the Larks ahead after 20 minutes,...
View ArticleFour sent off as Bradford Town produce five-star display to beat Ashton &...
League leaders Bradford Town put in a five-star display to thrash Ashton & Backwell United 5-0 in Toolstation Division 1 as the hosts finished the game with eight men. The visitors raced into a...
View ArticleNo golden finale for Kelly Gallagher as Sochi 2014 campaign ends with fall in...
Kelly Gallagher is finding it hard to justify gold as a suitable consolation for failures in three other events at Sochi 2014 after another crash brought her Winter Paralympics to a disappointing...
View ArticleAbbey Ales boss launches The Bath Coffee Company
The man behind Abbey Ales is expanding his portfolio and venturing into coffee. Managing director of the Bath-based brewery, Alan Morgan, will next week launch his first cafe in Kingsmead Square. Under...
View ArticleTV preview: What to watch on Sunday
Well boy howdy am I excited. We might just be looking at two days of quality weekend broadcasting. What next? Rivers of blood? Fire rain? Frogs and locusts? I kid of course, nothing makes this job...
View ArticleUniversity of Bath to host afternoon of disability sport
The University of Bath Students' Union will host an afternoon of disability sport at the Claverton Down campus on Wednesday – just days after the completion of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Paralympic Games....
View ArticleTV chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright from the Two Fat Ladies dies aged 66
Outspoken TV chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright has died aged 66. The controversial cook, who was one half of the culinary duo the Two Fat Ladies, was well known for her dislike of vegetarians, and for...
View ArticlePervert who raped 13-year-old girl jailed for 15 years
A man who brutally raped a 13-year-old girl who he had been sexually abusing has been jailed for 15 years. Father-of-two Christopher Mims had already been molesting the youngster for about two years...
View ArticleMid-Somerset Festival: Creative writing successes
Full results for the creative writing sections are at www.midsomersetfestival.org.uk/festival-results/creative-writing.html The Evelyn Sandford senior literary trophy for the highest mark in classes...
View ArticleChampion Bob McGregor keeps Bath Approach title bid alive with victory over...
Bob McGregor boosted his chances of retaining the seniors' Division 1 title with victory over fellow contender Mike Fear. McGregor was three down after five holes but had drawn level by the turn....
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