Good year for Lottery cash
Good causes in Bath received more than £2.4 million of National Lottery funding in 2012.Some 43 grants were awarded across the area, providing a vital cash boost to local arts, sport and heritage...
View ArticleWorshippers' donations to ensure equality
Church-goers across the Diocese of Bath and Wells have increased the amount they put in the collection plate for the common good.The Diocese of Bath and Wells had one of the highest collection rates in...
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Executive flagship is launched
The previous Chrysler 300C became something of an iconic car with its bad boy low rider look, but the MK2 model, while retaining some styling cues, opts for a less extreme styling treatment.This big,...
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Volvo's efficient
Extensive CO2 and fuel efficiency gains with no price changes on new automatic Volvos are set to deliver significant savings to company car drivers and their employers.The improvements underline...
View ArticleHybrid looks and feels special
Honda's CR-Z is a rare choice in the affordable sports coupe sector but a very pleasurable one. You don't expect hybrid power in this class of car. You don't expect leather trim and a panoramic glass...
View ArticleTennis contest for first-aiders
A tennis tournament in Bath will help save lives this summer.St John Ambulance is one of the charities which will benefit from the annual Monkton Ladies Charity Tennis Tournament.First aid volunteers...
View ArticleLatest Merc is top CLAss
Every once in a while, there's a changing of the guard in some manufacturer model ranges and that's clearly the case with the Mercedes-Benz CLA.A front-wheel drive saloon with a coupe roofline that's...
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ADAM creates lots of interest
Customers and staff at local Vauxhall main dealer, Saltford Motor Services, were given the opportunity to see Vauxhall's latest star car last weekend before its official launch next month.Visitors to...
View ArticleAcademy's strong progress
A Bath secondary school which recently reopened as an academy has been told by Ofsted inspectors that it is no longer in special measures.Bath Community Academy was launched back in September as a...
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Protesters' anger over threat to public loos
Campaigners in Larkhall brought buckets and loo rolls as well as banners when they staged a protest to try to save their public toilets.The group met in the square to get their message across to Bath...
View ArticleLove really is in the air for romantic couples at abbey
Love has been literally in the air at Bath Abbey after five proposals in the past eight weeks in the landmark church's tower.Couples can now upgrade from the church's regular tower tours giving a...
View Article'Amazing recovery' of 13-year-old footballer who had cardiac arrest on pitch
A 13-year-old boy who suffered a cardiac arrest during a youth football match is making a good recovery after undergoing surgery.Quinton Barham, pictured, who lives in Trowbridge and plays for Bradford...
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Bath's Amazing Street Cred Band keep on rocking from 17 to 77
Music can be one of those things that divide the generations. But a Bath band whose members range in age from 17 to 77 is proving music can also break down such barriers. The Amazing Street Cred Band,...
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Money is an object as Ross rejects Bath City switch
Highly-rated winger Ross Stearn has turned down a move to Bath City during a frustrating few days on the recruitment front. Chairman Manda Rigby revealed that Stearn had agreed to make the switch...
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Police appeal after Bath student returns home half naked and without her handbag
Bath police are appealing for the public's help after a student returned home half-naked and without her handbag. It is not yet clear if the 21-year-old woman was the victim of an assault, but officers...
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Imaginative Wooden Toys
Advertorial Feature All parents know what it feels like to be in a tussle between your head and your heart. Take buying toys, for example.You want nothing but the best when you'reshopping for your...
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Bath businessman Tim Lambert's dawn runs for marathon challenge
By the time he gets to work, Tim Lambert has put in enough effort to send many of us back to our beds.The Bath businessman who is running 150 miles for charity in two ultramarathon challenges, gets up...
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Bath husbands and wives reveal how to succeed in business
Continuing a Bath legacy has kept Laurence and Nina Swan together and in business for more than a decade.The couple moved to Bath 11 years ago to take over at the Hands Tea Room on Abbey Street, which...
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Former church youth leader Philip Stephen Barlow, 30, wins right to appeal...
A church youth leader who is serving a prison sentence for a string of child sex offences yesterday won the first stage of a Court of Appeal battle to clear his name. Philip Stephen Barlow, 30, was a...
View ArticleLarkhall Athletic's FA Vase tie against Tunbridge Wells is postponed
Larkhall Athletic will have to wait another week for their chance to reach the FA Vase quarter-finals after today's fifth-round tie against Tunbridge Wells was postponed. The Larks had managed to host...
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