Donations wanted to help opera singer from Bath achieve her dream
A soprano opera singer from Bath is looking for donations to get a place on the Co-Opera Summer Development programme. Jennifer Rust, a former pupil of Oldfield Girls and Welssway sixth form, developed...
View ArticleStagecoach Bath students perform on the West End stage
Young performers from Stagecoach Bath were in fine voice as they headed east to perform at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End.18 students from the Bath-based part-time theatre arts school spent...
View ArticleWill Spencer extends Bath Rugby contract after successful London Welsh loan...
Lock Will Spencer has extended his Bath Rugby contract to the end of the 2015-16 season. The 22-year-old helped London Welsh win promotion from the Championship last month but has since returned to his...
View ArticlePolice release picture of suspect after series of thefts from cricket club...
Police have released a photo of a man they want to speak to in connection with a series of thefts from unlocked cricket club changing rooms across Bath. Sports clubs and schools are being put on high...
View ArticleDid you see it? Twister spotted above Radstock
People in and around Radstock looked at the sky in awe seeing what appeared to be a twister.A twister-shaped cloud, known as a funnel cloud, appeared below dark clouds over the town at around...
View ArticleWimbledon 2014: No British winner for two years... Andy Murray knocked out by...
Andy Murray's dreams of winning a second successive Wimbledon title are over after a straight-sets defeat to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Centre Court on Wednesday afternoon.The defending champion was...
View ArticleCelebrities including Alexa Chung, Daisy Lowe, Sam Smith and Sadie Frost...
Glastonbury Festival may have officially ended on Sunday night, but for some celebrities the celebrations continued at a hotel near Bath until Tuesday.Daisy Lowe, Alexa Chung, Lady Mary Charteris &...
View ArticleBliss for Bath Chronicle's Win a Wedding competition winners
A couple who have won a £10,000 wedding package will finally get their fairytale wedding – eight years after getting engaged.Jody Norris and Mark Billingsley, from Keynsham, are the lucky winners of...
View ArticleTV preview: The Honourable Woman on BBC 2 at 9pm
First of all a round of applause to the BBC for organising the airing of The Honourable Woman, BBC 2 at 9pm, around the World Cup because writer/director Hugo Blick's latest project looks fantastic....
View ArticleBath Rugby star Gavin Henson set for a double date after charity auction
They say two's company, three's a crowd. But a date with Gavin Henson has managed to attract a winning bid from not just one, but two lucky ladies. A night out with the Bath Rugby heart-throb was one...
View ArticleLed Zeppelin legend Robert Plant invites teenager to dance in front of...
A Bath teenager put on an impromptu dance performance in front of 70,000 Glastonbury festival-goers after being called on to the stage by legendary rocker Robert Plant. Fourteen-year-old Joe Adams,...
View ArticleWork to begin next summer on electrification of railway through Bath
Network Rail has unveiled more detail about how it plans to electrify the main railway through Bath, promising better services for passengers. Work to prepare the tracks is due to take place next...
View ArticleHen party camera owner traced in one hour
A bride-to-be who misplaced her camera full of hen party pictures has been tracked down within one hour, thanks to the power of social media.Avon and Somerset Constabulary put out an appeal on their...
View ArticleHoly cow, Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis wins gold for quality of...
Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis has collected gold for the quality of his dairy herd after being shortlisted along with Neil Baker, from Rushywood Farm, at Haselbury Plucknett. Mr Eavis...
View ArticleBath pupils to show off creative talents
A school is celebrating their learning achievements following participation in a summer residency at Bath's Egg Theatre.St Michael's Junior School have been taking part in the fourth School Without...
View ArticleMisery for hay fever sufferers as pollen levels soar
As Bathonians bask in what could be the hottest day of the year so far for the South West, spare a thought for hay fever sufferers as pollen levels soar to a record high.Instead of enjoying the...
View ArticleCould Bath be about to receive a tourism boost from China?
A relaxation of visa applications for Chinese tourists could be about to give tourism in Bath a boost.Bath, and the city's famous Roman Baths in particular, is one of the most popular attractions for...
View ArticleLove To Shop Awards: Winners announced
The movers and shakers of Bath's retail sector have sparkled as the city enjoyed its inaugural Love To Shop Awards. Sponsored by Bath Business Improvement District and the SouthGate Shopping Centre,...
View ArticleBack in black (and white) - restaurant Tilleys Bistro wins Bath City shirt...
Bath City are hoping that promotion will be on the menu in the 2014/15 Conference South season after Tilleys Bistro won the draw to sponsor the club's shirts.It will be the second time the North Parade...
View ArticleMove from Bath City to Gloucester City was "easy decision" for midfielder...
Adam Connolly says it was time for a "new challenge" at Gloucester City after the midfielder's departure from Bath City was confirmed on Friday.The 28-year-old, who was joint player of the year when...
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