Broken down bus causing traffic hold-ups in Bath
A broken down bus is causing traffic hold-ups on the A4 London Road in Bath. One lane of London Road is blocked at the Bathwick Street junction with traffic queueing back to Upper East Hayes.
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Larkhall Athletic want 300-plus crowd for FA Vase tie against Tunbridge Wells
Larkhall Athletic are hoping for plenty of local support on Saturday as they seek to make a piece of Bath non-league history by reaching the quarter-finals of the national FA Vase competition. The...
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Thief steals van full of drugs making delivery to Bath hospital
A seemingly opportunist thief made off with a van full of medical drugs which had been making a delivery to a Bath hospital. The man jumped into the Mercedes Sprinter van when the driver was dropping...
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Bathwick fundraiser Jannina Tredwell's Ireland trek will help save rhinos
She's already walked around the coast of Britain.Now fundraiser Jannina Tredwell has embarked on a 3,500-mile walk around Ireland. The 62-year-old from Bathwick started her walk at Carnsore Point,...
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Bath's Bachfest opens with five fabulous concerts
Bath's new Bachfest, a five-concert, three-day February treat, draws to a close with a Venetian extravaganza in Bath Abbey on Saturday at 7.30pm.There is no Bach in sight on this occasion, although...
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Rob Webber to captain Bath Rugby at Northampton Saints
England hooker Rob Webber will captain Bath Rugby for the first time when they face Northampton Saints on at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday (3pm). Webber, sidelined by injury for the first half of the...
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Somerset CCC to take on Yorkshire at Bath's Recreation Ground in August
Somerset County Cricket Club have confirmed they will be returning to Bath this summer. Fixtures involving the Cidermen in the city have been a tradition for more than 100 years but last year's wet...
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Messi misery costs punter a cool million
The nearest thing to a certainty in football is a Lionel Messi goal, but the one time he failed to deliver on the biggest stage cost a Wiltshire punter a shock £1 million payout. The diminutive...
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Dyson needs more boffins to keep it at cutting edge
West ideas factory Dyson will today announce a new recruitment drive which will see another 100 engineers and designers join the Wiltshire firm in 2013. The news is a boost to the north Wiltshire...
View ArticleThai restaurant Koh Thai Tapas to open in Bath
A new style of Thai dining is heading for Bath this spring. New restaurant chain Koh Thai Tapas will be opening its fourth venue next month. The chain, which only launched in 2009 and already has...
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Video: Parents of ten-year-old Jemima Prees pay tribute ahead of her funeral
The parents of a ten-year-old girl from Colerne who died in a skiing accident have spoken about their loss, describing their daughter as "a real ray of sunshine". Jemima Prees, a pupil at Calder House...
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Thieves make off with £9,000 worth of bikes during break-in at Cadence shop...
Three bikes worth at least £3,000 each were stolen during a break-in at a shop in Bath. Burglars stole the Santa Cruz bikes from the Cadence bike shop, in Chelsea Road, just before 11pm on Saturday....
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Ex-Bath student celebrates 50th birthday . . . by running 50th race at Bath...
A former Bath student is marking his 50th birthday by running his 50th competitive race at the city's half marathon.Richard Wyatt, who works at Horseworld in Whitchurch, will be running the Bath Half...
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Bath's prized blood donors who have given hundreds of times
Blood donors from Bath were recognised for their commitment at an awards ceremony.Richard Read, Maureen Byrne, Lynn-Sarah Green, and Stephen Blake have each given blood 75 times, and their achievement...
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Ballroom dancing lessons for youngsters are a hit n Bath
Ballroom dancing classes for children have proved a hit in Bath.Strictly for Kids was launched last month with classes for children at Bath Sports and Leisure Centre and New Oriel Hall in...
View ArticleWhat does your body need now for the Bath Half Marathon challenge?
An expert has come up with nutritional advice for the thousands of runners starting next Sunday's Bath Half Marathon.With just over a week to go until the race, many runners will be starting to give...
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Riding in honour of Bath heroes in Greatest Raid Operation Chariot
It was known as The Greatest Raid of All.And now soldiers from a Bath Territorial Army unit plan to honour the memory of their predecessors in the Second World War.A group will cycle 600 miles in six...
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Sicilian barber Domenico Greco who worked in Bath for 20 years dies aged 72
A Sicilian barber who helped keep the men of Bath looking smart for more than 20 years has died at the age of 72.Domenico Greco, who worked at Trimmers in Barton Street along with his two sons...
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Visitors to be pointed in direction of the Bath Rugby Club
It already pulls in thousands of people to the city centre on home game Saturdays.Now Bath Rugby has linked up with tourism chiefs to encourage more visitors to pack the Rec stands.A partnership with...
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Make global partnerships a priority, says University of Bath...
A senior University of Bath official has called for higher education institutions to be less parochial.Its Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Colin Grant urged the sector to make global partnerships a...
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