FAN'S VIEW: New season hopes matched by high level of expectation...
Bath Rugby supporter Glyn Edwards gives his take on events at The Rec...For perhaps the first time since the trophy-laden years towards the end of the Jack Rowell era there is a significant sense of...
View ArticleDave Pratt delighted as Bath City's hard work finally brings reward against...
"It was a good feeling in the dressing room at the end, especially away from home – we had almost forgotten what it was like!"Dave Pratt's delight – and relief – was clear to see after Bath City...
View ArticleThe Queen lands a right royal winner at Bath Racecourse as Micras grabs...
There was a right royal winner at Bath Racecourse on Wednesday as a horse owned by Queen Elizabeth II won the 3.50pm Dribuild Ltd Fillies' Handicap.Micras, a three-year-old bay filly trained by AM...
View ArticleJoin Marcus Trescothick and Somerset CCC team-mates on fundraising bike ride...
Marcus Trescothick will be biking to Bath next month – and local folk have the chance to join the Somerset CCC captain on his fundraising cycle ride.The five-day Pedal for the Pavilion event will see...
View ArticleMayor of London Boris Johnson gives support to Bath Tory Ben Howlett
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has been giving his support to South West Conservatives, including the party's parliamentary candidate in Bath Ben Howlett.He was guest of honour at a gala campaign dinner...
View ArticleFrome North by-election candidates announced
Candidates for the Somerset Council by-election, for the Frome North ward, have been announced. One of the five candidates will be elected to join the council after a seat was left vacant, following...
View ArticleCould Ronaldinho be lining up against Bath City in Vanarama Conference South...
Ronaldinho has won the World Cup with Brazil and Champions League with Barcelona - and now he could be lining up against Bath City for Basingstoke Town in Vanarama Conference South.Basingstoke - who...
View ArticleKnow more about computers than your child? Take this test and find out
Do you know more about computers than your child?In a bid to increase computer literacy and encourage youngsters into IT, pupils will be taught how to use various software packages, with secondary...
View ArticleLaser pen jet drama at Bristol Airport - boy,7, told off by police
A major police and aviation investigation, begun after the pilot of a passenger jet was distracted when a laser pen shone into the cockpit as it began its approach into Bristol Airport, has ended with...
View ArticleYoungster Nick Auterac aiming to become a prop idol at Bath Rugby after...
Nick Auterac may be the least experienced of Bath Rugby's new signings but his arrival from Aviva Premiership rivals Saracens says the most about the club's rising reputation.Although the trophy has...
View ArticleTOM BRADSHAW: Bath Rugby will finish in the Aviva Premiership top four this...
Stuart Hooper describes the atmosphere among the Bath Rugby squad as "a very rigorous environment – if you're not doing something right, you will be told."There is something reassuring in the captain's...
View ArticleWiltshire's Snapdragons nursery group given two outstanding ratings by Ofsted
By Beth TremellingSnapdragons Nurseries, in Atworth and Corsham, are celebrating after both were judged to be outstanding in all areas by Ofsted during recent inspections. Ofsted inspector, Julie...
View ArticleIn the courts: Cases at Bath Magistrates Court
Lisa Fenner, 45, of Uphill Drive, Bath, was fined £215 and disqualified from driving for 19 months for driving while over the legal alcohol limit.Belen Vicente, 34, of Hillside View, Peasedown St John,...
View ArticleMidford Road near Bath has been completely re-opened following landslip...
Engineering works to repair a landslip on Midford Road near Bath have now been completed and both lanes of the road have been reopened.The B3110 had temporary traffic lights in place while roadworks...
View ArticleBath teacher admits affair with teenage pupil
A woman teacher at a private all girls' school had sex with a pupil during a forbidden love affair.Games teacher Emily Fox, 26, and the teenage girl, kissed intimately and fondled each other as their...
View ArticleUS President Barack Obama visits Stonehenge after NATO summit in Newport
American President Barack Obama has made an unexpected visit to a Wiltshire landmark. The US leader decided to divert his route back from the NATO Summit in Newport via Stonehenge tonight. The first...
View ArticleBath's Samantha Murray crowned modern pentathlon world champion in Warsaw
Samantha Murray is the new modern pentathlon world champion after striking gold in Warsaw on Friday.And there was a double celebration for the British team as the University of Bath graduate joined...
View ArticleHave your say on local issues in Corsham
People are invited to the next Corsham area board meeting to raise any concerns they have about the local area.Members of the public can go along to the meeting in the town hall to discuss local...
View ArticleHave a pint at poetry recital in St James Wine Vaults, Bath
People can listen to poetry while enjoying a pint as part of an event at a Bath pub.Next Monday evening at St James Wine Vaults, just off Julian Road, will feature Rachael Clyne with her new book...
View ArticleNew staff join Bath Abbey project
Bath Abbey has appointed two new members of staff as part of its Footprint project.Oliver Taylor, pictured, is the full-time interpretation officer, while Anna Riggs will be the cataloguing...
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