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Komedia's eclectic mix looks set to be music to Bath's ears
If you think that now the Bath International Music Festival is over and with the Fringe winding up this weekend that a sudden deathly silence will descend on the city, then think again.Bath's Komedia...
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Factory worker guilty of murdering Bath graduate Catherine Wells-Burr
A cheating Polish factory worker has been found guilty of murdering his Bath graduate girlfriend in Somerset after hatching a plot with his jealous secret lover and her uncle. Rafal Nowak, 31, killed...
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TOM BRADSHAW: Give Francois Louw a break
Sometimes, no matter what you do in life, you need to take a break. And that is particularly the case when your job involves clattering into people at high velocity. The potential for serious injury is...
View ArticleFormer St Andrew's School head teacher Joseph Chappell dies
A former Bath head teacher described by parents and pupils as an inspiration has died at the age of 83.Joseph Chappell was head teacher at St Andrew's School for 23 years.He was passionate about...
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Bath Racecourse tributes to former head groundsman Ron Hogston
Ron Hogston, the former head groundsman at Bath Racecourse, who inherited the job from his grandfather and father, has died. The family tradition dates back to before the outbreak of the First World...
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Royal United Hospital radiologist wins Healthcare Reservist of the Year award
A consultant radiologist from the Royal United Hospital has won a national medical award for his work as a military reservist.In his other life Richard Graham is a surgeon commander in the Royal Naval...
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Author Eileen Younghusband, 91, wins award for book about war years in and...
A 91-year-old woman has won a national literary prize for her book about her war years spent in and around Bath.Author Eileen Younghusband was last week named winner of The People's Book Prize...
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Bernie's Bistro fulfills cafe ambition for Bath widow Corinna Athay
A Bath woman is realising her late husband's dream by opening her own cafe less than a year after he died.Corinna Athay has launched Bernie's Bistro, in Weston High Street, in memory of her husband...
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Volunteers praised for time given to Bath charities
Charities across the Bath area have been spending this week thanking the people who make them tick.The charity Age UK B&NES has calculated that its 150-strong army of volunteers gives about...
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Bath woman's anger after hit-run motorist wrecks garden wall
A Bath woman was left horrified by a hit and run driver who demolished her garden wall.Janet Phillips returned to her house on The Tynings to find her garden wall in pieces after it was knocked down by...
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Bath student Lyndsey Anderson set to impress at Graduate Fashion Week
A student from Bath is hoping her experimental womens-wear will impress at this year's Graduate Fashion Week (GFW).Lyndsey Anderson, 22, is in her final year of a fashion degree at Manchester School of...
View ArticleI let the pressure build up, admits Somerset's Nick Compton
Nick Compton has spoken frankly about his search for form, the pressure of opening the batting for England and the critics who have suggested he does not deserve to feature in this summer's Ashes...
View ArticleThe Gareth Chilcott Column: Any more front row injuries and Australia could...
The Lions have won both tour games so far comfortably – but there will be a huge concern in the camp that they need to get some worthwhile, competitive rugby before the first Test. Thankfully, I think...
View ArticleThe Steve Cotton column: Jos Buttler is capable of world-class performances
Two Somerset batsmen with long-term England aspirations are in the cricketing news at the moment. Nick Compton – whose game is all about crease-occupation, innings-building and patience – scored a big...
View ArticleCorsham food fest
The quality, wealth and diversity of local food will be celebrated at this year's Corsham Food and Drink Festival on Saturday .Wines and cheeses, Wiltshire cider, cakes, chocolates and chutneys,...
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Horror over graffiti seen on visit to Bath
I live near Bath in Wiltshire and came in the other day to go to the cinema and go for a walk. I was staggered to find this graffiti so near Pulteney Bridge. Unless it is cleaned it will just grow and...
View ArticleStellar cast opens the Theatre Royal's new season
Patricia Hodge, Caroline Quentin and Rory Bremner star in Noël Coward's sparkling comedy Relative Values as the curtain rises on the Theatre Royal Bath's Summer Season.Set in the early 1950s, Relative...
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Toilets closure issue is a 'bungled saga'
The manner in which B&NES has gone about the closure of a number of its public toilets is deplorable.The council has arbitrarily brought forward the closure of several toilets, in Weston, Larkhall,...
View ArticleRaising vital money for diabetes research
I am writing to say thank you to all your readers who are doing something during Diabetes Week (June 9-15) to help make life better for people who have diabetes or are at risk of developing it.The...
View ArticleCrossroads concern
As the local Conservative representative in Kingsmead ward, I have started speaking with residents in the area and listening to matters of local concern. One issue has immediately stood out – the...
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