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Meeting being held to discuss Kelston Road closure
People living in Kelston will be able to find out more about a road closure that has effectively cut off their village. The A431 Kelston Road was closed in February because of a landslip. At the time...
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Former Bath Rugby player David Barnes to take on "world's toughest foot race"...
Former Bath Rugby player David Barnes is to take on the toughest footrace on Earth next month in a bid to raise more than £100,000 for charity. Mr Barnes, who now serves as rugby director for the...
View ArticleReview: City of Bath Bach Choir with Music for Awhile, Messiah, Bath Abbey
This Messiah – of all I've heard and performed – was unique. Conductor Nigel Perrin led on the soloists, they bowed and then disappeared. That's odd, I thought: I hope the tenor's coming back to sing...
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Martine McCutcheon sets sights on nationwide tour wtih Don Black's Songbook
Sometimes, music is the answer. And never more so than for Martine McCutcheon, who's answering back to seven years of pain, suffering and depression by singing with a new nationwide tour, Don Black's...
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Meet the 'real' Philomena Lee
When Philomena Lee's young son Anthony was adopted against her wishes in the 1950s, it inspired Martin Sixsmith's book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, and Steve Coogan's recent Bafta-winning film...
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Bath Rugby Academy's Max Clark and ex-Beechen Cliff schoolboy Lucas Slowik...
Bath Rugby Academy player Max Clark and former Beechen Cliff schoolboy Lucas Slowik both touched down as England under-18s put six tries past Wales in a 43-12 victory. George Perkins scored a...
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Spotted: One Direction filming in region
Fans of boyband One Direction have been going crazy as the supergroup was spotted filming in the West Country. Band members - Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson -...
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Dyrham Park to host spring literature festival
Dyrham Park is introducing a five day Spring Literary Festival featuring bestselling South West authors, to raise money for their upcoming conservation project. After the huge success of the Bath...
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Zara Phillips among visitors to Mendip Farmers' Point to Point meeting at...
Zara Phillips was among the estimated 2,500 visitors to Ston Easton on Sunday for the annual Mendip Farmers' Point to Point meeting. The queen's granddaughter, who won an eventing silver at London...
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Freshford named in top 30 places to live in the countryside
It has been described as "so quaint that it makes Bath look like a sprawling metropolis" and a haven of "peaceful tranquility". The village of Freshford has also just been named in the top 30 places to...
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Bath chefs celebrated in the new Trencherman's Guide - the South West's...
The launch of the new-look Trencherman's Guide 2014/15 took place on March 24 at an exclusive lunch held at ABode restaurant in Exeter. The new guide sees Somerset leading the gastronomic way with more...
View ArticleDid you try to donate to #nomakeupselfie . . . and end up trying to support a...
Women taking part in the #nomakeupselfie craze which has raised millions for cancer research accidently ended up trying to adopt a polar bear, it has been revealed. Thousands of women across the...
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River Avon to be reopened between Bath and Bristol
The River Avon is to reopen between Bath and Bristol. The 13-mile stretch of the river was closed in January because of high water levels following weeks of heavy rain. Spokesman for the Canal and...
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Apprentice becomes teacher at Bath Aqua Glass
An award-winning apprentice has been giving the City of Bath College's Principal a lesson in glass blowing. Matt Atkinson shadowed apprentice Laura Barnes at Bath Aqua Glass as part of National...
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People walk by as Bath councillor Dave Laming battles to save pensioner
A Bath councillor has hit out at the lack of help he received from passersby as he battled to save the life of a pensioner. Councillor Dave Laming (Ind, Lambridge) performed CPR and mouth to mouth on...
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Bradford Town and Odd Down bid to join Larkhall Athletic in Les Phillips...
Bradford Town and Odd Down will meet in the Les Phillips Cup on Wednesday (7.30pm) to see who joins Larkhall Athletic in the semi-finals. The Larks eased into the last four of the Toolstation League...
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Teenage triathlon ace Miles Burton joins Brownlee brothers on world-class...
Freshford teenager Miles Burton has been named as the youngest member of British Triathlon's World-Class Performance Squad for 2014. The 17-year-old joins the likes of Olympic medalists Alistair and...
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Blow for Bath Rugby as flanker Francois Louw is set to miss crunch Sale...
Bath Rugby's preparations for tomorrow night's Aviva Premiership showdown against Sale Sharks have been dealt a blow with the news Francois Louw is set for a spell on the sidelines. The South Africa...
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Men wanted in connection with a theft from Komedia
Two men are wanted in connection with a theft from Komedia in Westgate Street. Police want to identify two men who were captured on CCTV entering the building at around 2pm on Saturday March 15. A cash...
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Bath residents have their say on school strikes
Half of Bath's 48 schools have been affected today by a national walk-out of teachers. The strike by the National Union of Teachers has forced thousands of schools across the country to either...
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