Win the holiday of a lifetime in Barbados!
Have you entered our competition to win a holiday in Barbados? If not, you still can, as we are extending the competition for a few more days!In addition to this, the organisers at Barbados Crop over...
View ArticleBath stonemason Brian Cooper was 'best in world'
A stonemason who was once officially the best in the world has died at the age of 68.Craftsman Brian Cooper was the toast of Bath when he won an international apprentice competition in 1965, while...
View ArticleBATH HALF MARATHON: Best of British set to battle it out in big race
Race director Andrew Taylor reckons that Sunday's 32nd Bath Half Marathon could spring a few surprises. While an African is almost certain to win the men's title for a tenth successive year, the...
View ArticleCOMPETITION: Win tickets for Bath Rugby's LV= Cup semi-final with Harlequins...
The Bath Chronicle has teamed up with LV= and the Rugby Football Union to give readers the chance to win tickets for Bath Rugby's LV= Cup semi-final showdown with Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop on...
View ArticleBath Rugby edge out rivals Gloucester in thrilling West Country derby
MATCH REPORT: BATH RUGBY 31 GLOUCESTER 25 Bath Rugby kept their hopes of a top-four finish in the Aviva Premiership alive with victory in a pulsating West Country derby against rivals Gloucester. Tom...
View ArticleParalympic star Stephanie Millward gets freedom of Corsham
Paralympic champion Stephanie Millward has been given the freedom of Corsham. Hundreds turned out and lined the High Street to watch the swimmer receive the honour. The Team GB member won five medals...
View ArticleTeam Bath netballers strike back with victory over Loughborough Lightning
Team Bath got back to winning ways last night with a 69-30 success over Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague. The hosts came out on top in all four quarters in front of a sell-out 1,400...
View ArticleBath City defeated at Dover Athletic
Dover Athletic 2 (May 23, Jones og 70) Bath City 0 Bath City were unable to halt in-form Dover Athletic's Blue Square Bet South promotion push as they went down to a goal in each half at The Crabble....
View ArticleBath Rugby's Gary Gold and Matt Banahan delighted with derby win over Gloucester
Head coach Gary Gold believes Friday night's thrilling 31-25 West Country derby victory over Gloucester has kept alive Bath Rugby's chances of sneaking into the Aviva Premiership play-offs. A...
View ArticleBath Half Marathon video, pictures, reports and results
More than 11,000 runners braved the cold to warm the hearts of the thousands lining the streets for the Bath Half Marathon. Race director Andrew Taylor said: "It's been remarkably smooth. I keep...
View ArticleTories select Michelle Donelan as prospective Parliamentary candidate for...
A woman who addressed the Tory party conference at an even earlier stage than William Hague will lead the fight to turn an area of Wiltshire back to blue. Marketing professional Michelle Donelan, who...
View ArticleEilidh Child wins gold and silver at European Indoor Athletics Championships
Eilidh Child believes she is on course to "drop some really good times" this summer after wrapping up her indoor season with gold and silver medals at the European Championships. The 26-year-old, who...
View ArticleProtest over bedroom tax planned for Bath
A protest against the Government's proposed bedroom tax will take place in Bath later this month. More than 70 people have pledged on a Facebook page to join the protest at the Guildhall on March 16,...
View ArticleCouple's death may be 'murder suicide'
A former police inspector and his partner have been found dead from single gunshot wounds at their home in Wiltshire, in what police suspect was a murder-suicide tragedy. Bill Dowling and his long-term...
View ArticleSwiss Alps hosts Cotswold society wedding of the year
It was the Cotswold society wedding of the year – but this being March and the polo fields being empty – it took place in a plush ski resort in the Swiss Alps. England polo star Mark Tomlinson married...
View ArticleReturn of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider video game
The return of Lara Croft in her first video game in three years will see a "more human" character than the one depicted by Angelina Jolie on the big screen, its lead writer has said. Somerset-born...
View ArticleWork on replacement for Destructor Bridge in Bath to start next week
The days of the Destructor Bridge across the River Avon are now numbered. An 18-month project to replace the one-way road bridge with a new two-way structure will begin next week. The road over the...
View ArticleTributes to former Bath schoolgirl Flight Lieutenant Fran Capps who died in a...
Tributes have been paid to a former Bath schoolgirl who died in a mountaineering accident in Scotland. Flight Lieutenant Fran Capps, 32, was one of three people killed in an avalanche in the Cairngorms...
View ArticleNew chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police Nick Gargan starts work
The new chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police has used his first day in the job to patrol the streets of his patch as a regular bobby on the beat. Nick Gargan was appointed by police and crime...
View ArticleHeartache as Bath Hollyoaks star Jennifer Biddall faces reports husband Ben...
Ex-Hollyoaks star Jennifer Biddall is today coming to terms with reports that her husband has been cheating on her. Jennifer, who was born in Bath and grew up in Corsham, is married to former Emmerdale...
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