Simple ways to make your home more welcoming and increase its value
Even amidst rising property prices and talks of shortages, a recent survey found that 69% of househunters were more likely to make an offer on a clean and well-maintained property – and this is just a...
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Police appeal after 13-year-old boy attacked by dog in Bath
A 13-year-old boy needed hospital treatment after being bitten by a dog in Bath. The incident happened near the Bath Riverside development at around 7.30pm last Thursday, when the victim was playing...
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Bath's beggars stop asking for money and seek support instead
A campaign to stop people giving money to beggars in Bath has been hailed a success with some of those who used to ask for money turning to charities for support instead. Outreach workers from the...
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Help American visitor Ted find precious pictures of late wife Joan
People are being urged to keep their eyes peeled for a missing Olympus camera which contains pictures of a now-widowed-man and his wife. The camera is thought to have been lost in a taxi between the...
View ArticleTV review: Happy Valley series finale
Everything was in place for the last episode of Happy Valley to go out with bang but nothing could've prepared us for just how far they'd take it. We kicked off with Catherine Cawood's cathartic return...
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B&NES claim Kelston Road could be open by Christmas
A businessman who wants to build a toll road to alleviate traffic woes on the Kelston Road has said he is pressing ahead with the project despite claims it will reopen by the end of the year. Mike...
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Eco-friendly fundraiser helps to raise money for Forever Friends Appeal
The weather may have been far from ideal but that didn't stop the charitable efforts of one barge owner on his journey on behalf of the Forever Friends Appeal. Kier Construction, in partnership with...
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D-Day 70th anniversary: World War II veteran returns to Normandy on Friday to...
A 90-year-old D-Day veteran from Bath will be back in France this weekend to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Leslie Pring, from Bear Flat, was one of the 156,000 troops who...
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Bath Rugby fans denied Bristol derby next season as London Welsh win...
Bath Rugby will need to wait another year – at least – to resume their top-flight rivalry with Bristol after London Welsh were promoted back to the Aviva Premiership at the first attempt on Wednesday...
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Music fans and animal rights campaigners want Glastonbury headliners...
Heavy metal band Metallica are facing opposition from music fans and animal rights activists for their frontman's links to bear hunting. The American group are due to headline Glastonbury festival from...
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Avon and Somerset Police borrow world's fastest cop car for new campaign
Avon and Somerset Police is borrowing the world's fastest police car in a bid to slow motorists down. Avon and Somerset police is using the 350bhp Ariel Atom which is fitted with police livery, the...
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D-Day 70th anniversary: Normandy landings navy veteran commemorates day
It is very hard to imagine what would have been going through a solider's mind on the approach to France on June 5 1944. Tomorrow marks exactly 70-years since D-Day, when British and ally soldiers...
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Overheated phone charger blamed for fire which killed man in Paulton
An overheating phone charger has been blamed for a fire in which a man was killed. An inquest has heard that this was the likely cause of the blaze which led to the death of a 63-year-old man in...
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University of Bath scientist discovers how to make the perfect cup of coffee
A chemist from the University of Bath has teamed up with the owner of an award-winning city centre cafe to find out how to make the perfect cup of coffee. PhD student Christopher Hendon and his friend...
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England men beat Malaysia to stay on course for Rabobank World Cup semi-final...
England stayed on course for a Rabobank World Cup semi-final spot with a 2-0 victory over Malaysia in Pool A. A goal either side of half-time from the East Grinstead duo of Mark Gleghorne and Ashley...
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Marcus Trescothick: "Record England century will be catalyst for Jos Buttler"
Marcus Trescothick believes Jos Buttler's record-breaking century for England against Sri Lanka will be "the catalyst for bigger things" for his former Somerset CCC team-mate. And Keynsham-born...
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Bath Rugby trio Kyle Eastmond, Davey Wilson and Rob Webber to start for...
Three Bath Rugby players will start for England in their first Steinlager Series Test against New Zealand at Eden Park on Saturday (8.35am BST). Kyle Eastmond – who ended the season out of the Bath...
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Billy Burns and Bath Rugby forwards help England to superb IRB Junior World...
Billy Burns kicked 13 points as the young Bath fly-half inspired England under-20s to an impressive 38-24 victory over Australia at the IRB Junior World Championships in New Zealand on Friday. The...
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Bath Rugby's Tom Ellis ruled out of remainder of England's IRB Junior World...
Injury has brought Bath Rugby Academy forward Tom Ellis' involvement with England under-20s at the IRB Junior World Championships to a premature end. The second-row forward was forced off after 25...
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Laptop and phone chargers cause 19 fires in last eight years
Laptop and phone chargers have been responsible for 19 fires in the last eight years in the Bath and Bristol area. Fire chiefs have warned people to be careful about leaving such items plugged in after...
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