Savage Children: egg theatre, Bath
Savage Childrenegg theatre, BathSavage Children is the umbrella title of two very different plays in Bath this month whose aim is to provoke in youngsters all kinds of questions about who we are, how...
View ArticleWe'll look to keep it going – says Somerset chief Dave Nosworthy
Dave Nosworthy has paid tribute to match-winners Craig Meschede and Max Waller – as Somerset aim to move back to the top of their YB40 pool with victory over Middlesex at Lord's tonight. Somerset edged...
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University of Bath apologises after student party in front of the Royal Crescent
The University of Bath has apologised after some of its students held an unofficial party at the Royal Crescent, leaving local residents to clear up the mess they left behind. Saturday night's...
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Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell sets sights on being your MEP
Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell has announced he wants to run as an MEP for the South West at next year's elections. The rower, who has two Olympic golds and has rowed across the Atlantic, plans...
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Less than a third of Bath college students smoke, according to new survey
College students in Bath have been discovering that far fewer of their peers smoke than they previously thought. A recent survey at the City of Bath College has revealed that students thought that 52...
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Newbridge Primary School hosts music festival to say farewell to head teacher...
A Bath primary school is preparing to say goodbye to its head teacher by throwing a music festival in his honour. John Croker is leaving Newbridge Primary School at the end of this term after seven...
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Somerset and Gloucestershire face battle over World Cup cricket matches
Gloucestershire and Somerset will go head-to-head in a quest to stage World Cup cricket matches in 2019. England will host the tournament for the first time since 1999 and the process of selecting ten...
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Former Bath City striker Kaid Mohamed aims to fly down the wing at Port Vale
The chance to cause havoc on one of the biggest pitches in the Football League convinced former Bath City striker Kaid Mohamed to make the move from Cheltenham Town to Port Vale. Mohamed turned down...
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Plans for new Sainsbury's in Bath to go on display for public feedback
Updated plans for a new Sainsbury's in Bath are going on display for members of the public to give feedback. The supermarket giant has submitted an application to Bath and North East Somerset Council...
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James Hildreth hits 26 off final over to reach century . . . but Somerset...
James Hildreth scored his second hundred in three innings – including a remarkable last over that went for 26 – but Somerset came up short against Middlesex at Lord's in the YB40. Somerset missed an...
View ArticleVideo: Bath Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams reacts to emotional Red...
A comedy video clip posted on Twitter by Bath teenage TV star Maisie Williams has become an international hit. Maisie, who plays Arya Stark in HBO's cult TV show, Game of Thrones, posted the Vine clip...
View ArticleJurassic spark . . . Bath grandad builds Wyatt a dinosaur
One three-year-old from Bath will be the envy of all his friends after his grandad built him his own dinosaur. Little Wyatt Cozens, who has Down's syndrome, is crazy about dinosaurs. As a special...
View ArticleD-day looms over curbs on student housing in Bath as new row rages
Councillors are next week expected to push ahead with measures designed to limit the concentration of student housing in certain parts of Bath. Members of Bath and North East Somerset Council's...
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90 not out . . . Hinton Charterhouse CC groundsman celebrates birthday by...
A cricket club groundsman who is still going strong at the age of 90 is marking his milestone birthday by umpiring his last match. Ed Meddings joined Hinton Charterhouse CC more than 20 years ago at...
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New private hospital's anger after probe into Bath healthcare market
An investigation has taken place into the private healthcare available in the Bath area. The Competition Commission has used the launch of the CircleBath hospital at Peasedown St John three years ago...
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Make the most of the summer
Fortunately in our local area we have an abundance of fantastic clubs and groups offering a range of activities to keep children entertained throughout the holidays.There's something for every age and...
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Why was Bath petrol station blaze woman free to kill herself, ask family
The family of a woman who died after setting fire to herself at a petrol station in Bath say she should have been sectioned for her own safety. Christine Warren, 54, who had recently moved into...
View ArticleExpert to give a talk on fate of specialist hospital
A retired rheumatologist will give a presentation on the best way of preserving the work carried out by the world- renowned Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases next week.Emeritus Professor...
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Building nears completion
Building work is almost complete on a new budget hotel due to open this autumn.Work on the £11 million Premier Inn hotel at James Street West started last July. When it opens in November it will create...
View ArticleYellow line talks start
A consultation exercise on more than 40 proposed new locations for double yellow line parking restrictions across the Bath area is under way.The majority of the changes proposed by B&NES Council...
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