Spectacular skills from Bath's Baskerville's School of Gymnastics
There were some spectacular skills on show when Baskerville's School of Gymnastics staged its annual gala display across three sell-out performances on Friday and Saturday. From the youngest pre-school...
View ArticleDavid Hempleman-Adams leads injured servicemen to South Pole
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams has accompanied three soldiers wounded in active service in Afghanistan to the South Pole. The 55-year-old explorer from Box jointly led an expedition which aims to...
View ArticleBig breakthrough on tiny scale for cancer by scientists at the University of...
Scientists at the University of Bath have taken a small but significant step in the fight against cancer – by making nanoparticles glow in the dark. The team from the university's Department of...
View ArticleBath's Michael Jamieson is delighted to avoid distractions by returning to pool
While swimming has enjoyed more column inches than it is accustomed to recently, it will be with some relief that attention finally turns to action in the pool when the World Short-Course Championships...
View Article68 per cent of food outlets get top hygiene rating in Bath area
More than two-thirds of food outlets in the Bath area have been given top marks in hygiene inspections. Of the 1,502 businesses inspected by Bath and North East Somerset Council, 68 per cent were given...
View ArticleAmanda drives away her prize
Amanda White, who owns a property at Waterside Mews, Trowbridge, is the proud owner of a Citroen DS3 after winning a prize draw.The competition was run by Ashford Homes (South Western) Limited, a local...
View ArticleWhy 12 is lucky for newly-wed Jim who married at 12.12 on the 12th
The number 12 has continued its lucky streak for a happy couple who tied the knot at 12 minutes past 12 on the 12/12/12. Jim and Fiona Hobby, from Marshfield, were married today at the Little Theatre...
View ArticleRadio 1 DJ Greg James to run next year's Bath Half Marathon
Radio 1 DJ Greg James will be running the Bath Half Marathon for a breast cancer charity next year. The 26-year-old will join fellow broadcaster Dermot O'Leary in the 200-strong Coppafeel! team at the...
View Article132 jobs go at Bath firm GEM Group
A Bath-based geotechnical engineering and marine survey group has gone into administration. Geotechnical Engineering and Marine Surveys Limited and Gems Survey Limited, known as GEM Group, went into...
View ArticleSaracens warm up to face leaders with big 'home' win
A good all round performance saw Bath Saracens RFC defeat Wootton Bassett 30-5 and secure all five points from their latest Dorset & Wilts 2 North league match. Saracens' Sulis Club pitch was...
View ArticleBath's Emmanuel Nartey and Heather Stanning in Army awards double
There was an impressive double for past and present University of Bath-based athletes at the annual Army Sports Awards, with judo player Emmanuel Nartey and rower Heather Stanning winning two of the...
View ArticleBath's Anya Shrubsole named in England squad for ICC Women's World Cup defence
Bath's Anya Shrubsole has been named in a 15-strong England squad for the ICC Women's World Cup, to be held in India in February. The right-arm seamer, who turned 21 last week, was the youngest member...
View ArticleSnuggle down with Cerys at intimate show
The Cerys by Candlelight tour will roll into town and snuggle down in the Chapel Arts Centre tonight for two festive feasts of music, poetry, and the purely unexpected that makes each and every Cerys...
View ArticleCookery expert Mary Berry heads new ex-Bath Spa students group
Cookery expert Mary Berry has become president of a new association for former students of Bath Spa University. The Great British Bake Off presenter's new role is with the Bath Spa University Alumni...
View ArticleCOMPETITION: Win tickets for Bath Rugby v Saracens with QBE
The Bath Chronicle has teamed up with QBE, the business insurance specialist, to offer readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Bath Rugby take on Saracens at the Recreation Ground on...
View ArticleBath Rugby's Italian job is more than just sealing a seeding spot
Bath Rugby are targeting a handsome win in Italy as they seek to pin down a top seeding in the knockout stages of the Amlin Challenge Cup. They are in pole position in Pool 4 after three consecutive...
View ArticleHave you seen this man? Police release images of Bath attacker
Police have issued a photofit of a man they are hunting in connection with an attack on a woman in Bath. They have also released CCTV stills of the man, who grabbed the woman in Catharine Place early...
View ArticleCrime commissioner tours Bath homeless charity Julian House
Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens met homeless people at Julian House as part of a tour of Bath. Mrs Mountstevens, 57, who is Avon and Somerset's first PCC, has been touring all the...
View ArticleMinister insists fracking can be safe despite Bath water fears
Energy Secretary Ed Davey insists safeguards are in place after giving the go-ahead to a gas extraction method which it is feared could threaten Bath's world famous hot springs. The Lib Dem cabinet...
View ArticleJury hears harrowing tape during Bath murder trial
A tape featuring a Bath women apparently pleading for her life during her final moments has been played during a murder trial.Mother-of-one Carmen Miron Buchacra, who was known as Gaby, was strangled...
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