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Tributes paid to comedian and actor Rik Mayall
Comedian and actor Rik Mayall died today at the age of 56, his management firm said. The West Country-based star, who shot to fame playing Rick in The Young Ones, also made memorable appearances in...
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Bath city centre to get new bike hire scheme
People in Bath can get on their bikes thanks to a new city centre initiative. The 'nextbike in Bath' scheme will see 100 bikes left at nine locations for people to hire for just £1 an hour. The scheme,...
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Bath Preservation Trust objects to plans for MoD site at Ensleigh
A heritage campaign group is opposing plans to build 240 homes on a former MoD site. The Bath Preservation Trust has lodged a formal objection to a planning application for the 21-acre Ensleigh site at...
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Bath to honour MasterChef champion Ping Coombes
A special civic reception is to be held to honour Bath's MasterChef champion Ping Coombes. Chairman of Bath and North East Somerset Council, Councillor Martin Veal, is to host the event at the...
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Pizza delivery driver out of hospital and recovering after city centre crash...
A Bath pizza delivery driver who was taken to hospital after his motorbike collided with a taxi is recovering well. The man, who is in his 30s, suffered a dislocated shoulder and facial injuries in the...
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Radstock police hunt for man who indecently exposed himself to lone woman
Police have appealed for information to help trace a man who indecently exposed himself to a woman in Writhlington. The incident happened just before 8am on Monday, May 19, as the 25-year-old woman was...
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Plans revealed for more city centre student housing in Bath
Plans for yet another student accommodation development near to the city centre have been resubmitted. The scheme is for 190 bedrooms on land owned by newspaper distributor Johnsons off James St West....
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Possible unexploded Second World War bomb discovered near Bath
Bomb disposal experts have been called out to look at a possible unexploded Second World War shell discovered near Bath. Volunteer Cotswold AONB wardens found the half-buried item at Charmy Down...
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Authors' Club Award success for Bath Spa student Jack Wolf
Bath Spa University Creative Writing PhD student Jack Wolf has been named winner of the First Novel Award for his book The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones. Jack was presented with the £2,500 prize at...
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Police close Lower Bristol Road in Bath while firefighters deal with house blaze
Police have closed Lower Bristol Road in Bath while firefighters deal with a "substantial" house blaze. Avon Fire and Rescue received a call at 2.48pm due to smoke coming from a property in Vernon...
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School reunion will bring old friends together after 45 years
Pupils of the former Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic School are getting together for the first time since leaving it 45 years ago. Stephen Beale, who attended the school which now called St Gregory's...
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Bath Rugby duo Rob Webber and Davey Wilson retained in England side for...
Bath Rugby duo Rob Webber and Davey Wilson have both retained their places in the England side for Saturday's second Test against New Zealand. Webber will again start at hooker, while prop Wilson keeps...
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Tracy Beaker and Gavin & Stacey stars to tread the boards together in Bath...
The Theatre Royal Bath is delighted to announce that Dani Harmer, one of the biggest stars of children's television in BBC history, will play the title role in the pantomime Cinderella this Christmas....
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Update: Third man dies after M4 crash
A third man has died following a two-vehicle crash on the M4. The incident, involving a van and a lorry, took place on the westbound carriageway close to junction 17 at Chippenham shortly after 4.30am...
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Bath Rugby stars past and present to don their cricket whites for charity...
Bath Rugby stars past and present will don their whites for charity when they take on the city's top cricket club in their annual T20 showdown on Wednesday, July 2. The clash with Bath CC at North...
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Brazil 2014 World Cup: Match report - Neymar at the double as Brazil beat...
MATCH REPORT: Brazil 3 Croatia 1 Home hero Neymar struck twice as favourites Brazil opened the 2014 World Cup with victory over Croatia in Group A. The Barcelona striker, 22, took his tally for his...
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Bath skeleton star Dominic Parsons nominated for British Universities...
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympian Dominic Parsons has been included on a three-strong shortlist for the British Universities Sportsman of the Year Award. University of Bath student Parsons is nominated for...
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Second M4 crash victim named by Wiltshire Police
Wiltshire Police have named a second of three men killed in a crash between a van and a lorry on the M4 on Monday. The incident happened on the westbound carriageway of the motorway at junction 17 at...
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England to battle for Rabobank Hockey World Cup bronze as Netherlands edge...
A solitary goal late in the first half from the Netherlands' Mink van der Weerden knocked England out of the Rabobank World Cup semi-finals in Rotterdam on Friday. Coach Bobby Crutchley will now have...
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Marshfield Bakery says over 50s are good for business
Experience and maturity are the preferred skill set for a family bakery. Family-run Marshfield Bakery has been selected as a flagship example of an organisation that supports the recruitment of the...
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