Storm blown away as Team Bath Netball clinch home semi-final
Team Bath Netball recorded a stunning 63-43 win at Surrey Storm last night to secure top spot in the Showdown League table. That result means they will be at home in the Superleague semi-finals and...
View ArticleTwo weeks of rain call fall today
Two weeks of rain could fall in the some parts of the region in a single day today. Forecasters say the South West could be deluged with up to 25mm in 24 hours. The Met Office has issued a yellow...
View ArticleJenson Button: McLaren form is a little embarrassing
Jenson Button says McLaren's current form is "embarrassing" after another weekend of struggle, this time at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona The 2009 world champion dropped from 14th to 17th at the...
View ArticleTop marks for Bath firm Alamex's School Guide
A free web guide that aims to put essential school information at parents' fingertips has been launched by a Bath firm today. Alamex's School Guide - schoolguide.co.uk - brings school statistics...
View ArticleDepleted Bath Golf Club side overcome Wheathill in Somerset Bowl thriller
A depleted Bath side overcame Wheathill 3-2 in a thrilling Somerset Bowl first-round clash. Simon Harris and Roger Nunn gained a solid 2&1 win to put Bath ahead in the match, staged at Farrington,...
View ArticleBATH RACECOURSE: Why we've had to close the grandstand at Lansdown
General manager Katie Stephens explains why it is all change at Bath Racecourse... This week, we announced the closure of the grandstand at Lansdown, meaning the rest of this year's racing season will...
View ArticleAlex Carter smashes Running Bath 5k road race course record
Alex Carter was in a class of his own as he set a new course record in the May edition of the Running Bath 2013 5k road race series. The Team Bath teenager's time of 15mins 26secs was seven seconds...
View ArticleDan Cossins relishing chance to work with Britain's young relay stars
Bathampton's Dan Cossins is looking to play his own small role in rejuvenating Great Britain's relay culture as he prepares to take up his new role with UK Athletics. The former sprinter was recently...
View ArticleMedal haul for Aquae Sulis Performance Swimming Club at Millfield meet
There were medals aplenty for the Aquae Sulis Performance Swimming Club when members took part in the two-day Millfield Last Chance Open Meet at the weekend. They competed against swimmers from around...
View ArticleFormer Bath City striker Kaid Mohamed to leave Cheltenham Town
Former Bath City striker Kaid Mohamed is set to leave Cheltenham Town, with a host of npower League 1 and 2 clubs queuing up for his signature. Robins boss Mark Yates held meetings with all of his...
View ArticleSafety fears revealed after walked trampled to death by cows at Turleigh
Health and safety chiefs visited the fields last year where a man died and his brother was seriously injured because of the number of people trampled by a herd of cows, it was said yesterday. Ken...
View ArticleGet Hired! Young people in Bath looking for work get the chance to meet...
Young people looking for work are being given the chance to meet potential employers. Would-be apprentices in Bath are being invited to attend a new style recruitment event called Get Hired being held...
View ArticleMore elderly losing homes because of mortgage and rent arrears
Increasing numbers of pensioners are facing homelessness because they have still got mortgages they can't pay off or they can't find the rent each month. That was the shocking claim yesterday from a...
View ArticleBox war hero died the day his Arctic Star medal finally arrived in the post
A Navy war veteran died just an hour and a half after finally being handed his medal for serving in the Arctic Convoys, the Western Daily Press can reveal. Herbert Geoffrey Jacobs, from Box, received...
View ArticlePublic examination of Bath and North East Somerset Council's core strategy...
A public examination into plans to build thousands of new homes across the district is expected to resume this summer. Bath and North East Somerset Council received approximately 1,000 comments from...
View ArticleForty-year milestone celebrated
A political couple have celebrated a total of 40 years in local government.An event was held to mark the joint milestone for Bath and North East Somerset councillors Tim Ball (Lib Dem, Twerton) and his...
View ArticleSpeed date for charity
Miss England contestant Amelia Watt is hosting a charity speeddating event in Bath next week.The event will raise money for the disadvantaged children's charity Beauty with a Purpose, which is linked...
View ArticleSchool's awareness day
Pupils at St Julian's School in Wellow have been learning what life is like for two classmates who suffer from a condition that often leaves them too tired to play.Nine year-old Charley Mannings and...
View ArticleTransport decision called in
Councillors have voted for a decision to gradually withdraw funding for religious school transport to be reconsidered.Bath and North East Somerset Council's cabinet last month decided unanimously in...
View ArticleSchool makes a splash with swim for two charities
A charity week organised by the Bath School of Swimming has raised more than £3,000.Some 40 of its older swimmers swam in a charity gala held at the Kingswood School pool while 60 of its younger...
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