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Friday night traffic and travel news
There are no major reports to note on Bath's roads as we head into the weekend this evening.There is slow outbound traffic on the A4 London Road at the Margaret's Hill junction however.There are also...
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Protesters in Bath call halt to building of flats at Upper Oldfield Park
Construction of a controversial block of flats has been halted after residents raised concerns.The planning consultant of the development at 43 Upper Oldfield Park has submitted a retrospective...
View ArticleCrossFit Bath beats fundraising target for Royal United Hospital cancer care...
Members of CrossFit Bath have raised £6,012 for the RUH's cancer care campaign.They beat their £5,000 target, hosting an intensive seven-hour workout last month, in memory of Anna Witt, the mother of...
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Bath cake sale raises money for British Heart Foundation
A cake sale has helped raise £1,700 in memory of a husband and dad.Emma Gilbert, 27, has donated the money to the British Heart Foundation, 15 years after her father Leslie, died of a heart attack.On...
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Bath Canoe Club hopes to make a splash with Cash for your Community project
A city club is hoping the Bath Chronicle's Cash for your Community competition will help boost its efforts to reach a £30,000 fundraising target.The Bath Canoe Club wants to improve access to its...
View ArticleA big win for Boston Tea Party's high standards
Boston Tea Party has been named cafe chain of the year.The company, which has a branch in Kingsmead Square, won the Cafe or Coffee Bar Chain Award at the Café Life Awards 2014.Beating the likes of...
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Is the Rondo Theatre in Bath haunted? Join the ghost hunt to find out this...
Every year, the intern director at the Rondo Theatre in Bath gets to produce a play with a theatre company of their choosing as part of the Rondo's autumn season.This year, Jazz Hazelwood, artistic...
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Bath Business Improvement District (BID): "The 'little' guys are just as...
Andrew Cooper, chief executive of the Bath Business Improvement District, said the move to co-ordinate opening times among some of Bath's larger stores was an effort to boost the entire city centre –...
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LIVE: Glasgow Warriors v Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby get the new European Champions Cup campaign under way this afternoon with a trip to Guinness Pro12 high-flyers Glasgow Warriors. Mike Ford's side are back in the continent's top-tier...
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Bath traders set to make more time for shoppers
Businesses in Bath are hoping to attract more shoppers into the city during the less busy early evening period.Currently traders see a quiet period between 5pm and 7pm, but some of the city' largest...
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Buddhist teacher Lama Jampa Thaye gives talk at Bath Assembly Rooms
Almost 200 people turned out to hear Buddhist teacher Lama Jampa Thaye give a public talk entitled Arriving at Inner Freedom at Bath's Assembly Rooms.One of the leading lights of Tibetan Buddhism in...
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Bath's independent stores give lukewarm welcome to extended opening hours of...
Independent traders in Bath have given a lukewarm welcome to the news that larger stores will extend their opening hours.Independent Spirits of Bath director Chris Scullion, pictured right, says:...
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Traffic and travel news: signalling problems between Bath Spa and Chippenham...
There are no major incidents on Bath's roads to report as we head into Saturday evening.There are reports from First Great Western though of a signalling problem between Bath Spa and Chippenham.Trains...
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Tough baptism for Bath Rugby in European Champions Cup as five-try Glasgow...
MATCH REPORT: Glasgow Warriors 37 Bath Rugby 10Bath Rugby were handed a chastising introduction to the new European Rugby Champions Cup after being ruthlessly despatched by rampant Glasgow Warriors on...
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Bath City beaten by second-half penalty as controversial decisions anger...
MATCH REPORT: Bromley (Robertson 61pen) 1 Bath City 0Bath City's unbeaten run may have come to an end at Bromley on Saturday but it happened in a match that left City's management and players seething...
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Cake sale brings large crowds to Bath Abbey in fundraising effort for...
On a normal Saturday hundreds, if not more than a thousand tourists pass through Bath Abbey's doors and marvel at the architecture of the historic building.On October 18 though it was hard to negotiate...
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Green homes pioneer Nick Sandy joins Cardok UK
Underground parking solutions company Cardok UK has strengthened its senior team in Bath with the appointment of experienced property developer and green homes pioneer Nick Sandy.Mr Sandy takes on the...
View ArticleTree planting to commemorate First World War to take place in Peasedown St John
Two tree-planting events will take place in Bath and North East Somerset next month to commemorate the start of the First World War and the local residents who died in it.They have both been organised...
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Federation of Small Businesses: Doing the right thing with a list
Angela MacAusland - chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses Bath BranchWhile many of us make resolutions at the start of the year, for those still in the education system, September heralds the...
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Weather: Will Hurricane Gonzalo impact on the South West? Generally dry week...
After a pleasant weekend with temperatures warmer than normal for the time of year, the week is forecast to begin damp with rain across the west this morning.It will generally be a dry week though,...
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