£291,000 Big Lottery Fund boost for organisations in Bath area
Organisations which offer advice and support across the Bath area will be working more closely together in future after they won £291,000 of lottery funding.The money from the Big Lottery Fund will pay...
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Retired Bath GP cycles 160 miles for human rights cause
A retired GP from Bath cycled 160 miles to raise money for a human rights charity. Colin Aitken, 76, travelled from his home to London on two wheels in aid of the charity Freedom from Torture. It is...
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Andrew Marshall-Taylor is new head at Monkton Prep School
A Bath independent school has appointed a new head teacher.Andrew Marshall-Taylor will take over at Monkton Prep School from January, replacing Chris Stafford, who has led the school for the past 14...
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Well read! Holt Primary pupil Jack Casey wins 100 books for his school
A ten-year-old from Holt has won 100 books for his school after coming top in a South West regional reading competition.Jack Casey, who is in Year 5 at Holt Primary School, near Bradford on Avon, took...
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TOM BRADSHAW: I might start lobbing Twitter grenades like Brian Moore
Bath Rugby players know all about the misdemeanours of Delon Armitage. Over the seasons, the former England full-back has picked up an inglorious hat-trick of suspensions following incidents against...
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Bath Philharmonia conductors works with young carers
Young carers in Bath and north east Somerset are to benefit from a creative project working with some of the finest and most experienced musicians in the country.Jason Thornton, conductor of the Bath...
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Cash available in Bath to commemorate First World War
Bath MP Don Foster is urging people in the city to apply for money to help commemorate the First World War.The £6-million First World War: Then and Now fund, has been launched by the Heritage Lottery...
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Bath catering apprentice Hayley Smith on route to her dreams
Teenager Hayley Smith is using a catering apprenticeship to help her achieve a childhood dream.The 17-year-old is completing a Level 2 catering apprenticeship and is well on her way to becoming a...
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Bath to Bradford canal walk to aid Oxfam
People will be carrying buckets of water on their heads in a fundraising walk for Oxfam.A sponsored Water Walk is being held in Bath to raise awareness of the distance people in Africa have to travel...
View ArticleCobb and Smith break record to deny Somerset in run feast
Openers Josh Cobb and Greg Smith both hit centuries as Leicestershire beat Somerset by six wickets in a spectacular run-laden Yorkshire Bank 40 clash at Grace Road. Somerset, who had won their first...
View ArticleTory think-tank idea to limit patient visits to family doctor
A Conservative think-tank suggestion that the number of times patients can visit their family doctor in a year could be limited has been condemned as "absolute madness" in the West Country. The idea of...
View ArticleFire at Bath bar Banglo
Fire crews put out a blaze at Bath bar and restaurant Banglo early this morning. The building in Lower Bristol Road was well alight when crews arrived at just before 3am. There was no one on the...
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Cyclists see the sights on unique three-day tour
The biggest multi-stage cycle sports event in the world is powering through its final stage in the West Country today bringing a £120,000 boost to the local economy. The three-day Tour of Wessex,...
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Charity set up after death of Jemima Prees raises £20,000 in three months
A charity set up in memory of a ten-year-old girl from Colerne who died in a skiing accident has raised more than £20,000 in just three months. Jemima Prees, a pupil at Calder House School, died...
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A Who's who of sci-fi favourites at Box Revels
Hundreds of people turned out in Box to enjoy an annual fundraising event. There was a sci-fi scheme at village Recreation Ground for the Box Revels, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Doctor...
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Your guide to the second week of Bath International Music Festival
This year's International Music Festival may be into its second week but there are still plenty of good things on offer, whatever your musical taste happens to be. There is a second helping of...
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University of Bath ranked 25th in student sex league table
Students at the University of Bath are among the most sexually active in the UK, having bedded an average 4.46 partners since enrolling. That is according to a survey by student website...
View ArticleBath Fringe says sorry over 'pornographic' DVD
Organisers of the Bath Fringe festival have apologised after a DVD showing a man masturbating was played. The graphic DVD formed part of an exhibition called Fab 1, located in The Officers Club, and...
View ArticleAbsolutely Fabulous star Julia Sawalha supports Bath museum fundraising
Absolutely Fabulous star Julia Sawalha has thrown her support behind a new fundraising campaign to help furnish and decorate a newly-refurbished city museum. The No.1 Royal Crescent Fan Club has been...
View ArticleThe Misanthrope: Theatre Royal Bath
The Misanthrope Theatre Royal BathIt's a funny old world when a pop star from the sixties, who later became one of the nation's favourite poets – largely responsible for returning poetry to a popular...
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