Comedy force stands up for his home city
With 2.5 million Facebook fans, the most successful entertainment show in the history of BBC Three and a world tour spanning three continents, Russell Howard is a comedy force. But by the way he talks,...
View ArticlePair to paddle Devizes to Westminster challenge
A management accountant from Bath is in training for a gruelling 125-mile kayak challenge to raise money for charity.Steve Hewson, who works at the City of Bath College, will be paddling from Devizes,...
View ArticleSamaritans volunteers give comfort to A&E patients at Royal United Hospital
Volunteers from The Samaritans have been working at the Royal United Hospital to support patients.Every Monday evening, a team from the Bath branch are on hand at the emergency department to offer...
View ArticleAngry teachers hand petition to Bath MP Don Foster
Members of teaching unions have handed a petition to Bath MP Don Foster over Government changes to education.The group, made up of representatives from the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the...
View ArticleBath air cadet is Young Citizen of the Year
A teenage cadet has been chosen as the Mayor of Bath's Young Citizen of the Year.Emily Hyde, a student at Ralph Allen School and a corporal with the 93 (City of Bath) Squadron Air Training Corps, was...
View ArticleBath paramedics take high-flying plunge for Wiltshire Air Ambulance...
Paramedics from Bath went to new heights to raise money for charity.Some 25 people jumped out of a plane at 10,000 feet to raise money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust.They joined a...
View ArticleHave the time of your life as Dirty Dancing screened in Royal Victoria Park
People will be having the time of their lives at a movie screening in Royal Victoria Park while raising money for charity.The Forever Friends Appeal will be showing Dirty Dancing as its Movie by...
View ArticleChildren's Bath Racecourse roadshow featuring Postman Pat and Jess the Cat
Families are invited to a day of fun, including a special guest appearance from TV's Postman Pat and Jess the Cat, at Bath Racecourse.Great British Racing will be hosting a new interactive roadshow for...
View ArticleGhostly goings-on at Bath's Holburne Museum this summer
An audio adventure game will keep people entertained at Bath's Holburne Museum this summer.People who hire the Ghosts in the Garden game have to work as a team, crowding around Georgian-themed radios...
View ArticleFootball boot sale at Bath City
Bath City Youth FC is hosting a car boot sale to raise money for the team.It is taking place on Saturday, August 17, at Bath City FC's Mayday Trust football ground in Twerton.There are 150 pitches on...
View ArticleCan you 'fix' the future appeal to young people in Bath
Young people in Bath are being encouraged to get involved with "fixing" the future.The national movement, called Fixers, is looking for 20,000 people aged 16 to 25 to get involved and have their voices...
View ArticleMore purpose-built student homes needed in Bath, says Savills
A new report is calling for more purpose-built student accommodation to be constructed in Bath in a bid to free up family homes.Real estate adviser Savills has said the conversion of family housing to...
View ArticleChurch holiday club's space project
A church holiday club is hoping to take children on an adventure through space this summer.Holy Trinity Church in Combe Down is hosting Space Academy later this month, which is offering youngsters...
View ArticleSlimmer leads by example
A woman from Corsham who helps more than 100 people slim down every week reached the finals of a competition for her own weight loss.Slimming World consultant Jen Attwood lost weight with the club, and...
View ArticleUniversity of Bath scientists question our understanding of how animals on...
Our understanding of how animals on the planet evolved may be wrong, according to scientists at the University of Bath.Evolutionary biologists, from the university's department of biology and...
View ArticleBath woman steps out on coastal path to help fight against Parkinson's Disease
A Bath woman has raised more than £1,700 towards finding a cure for Parkinson's.Katherine Sims, who works for Sirona Care and Health's business information team, was inspired to take on a sponsored...
View ArticleCall to cut tourism tax and give Bath a boost
Campaigners wanting to cut the tax paid on restaurants and guest houses claim the move could create thousands of jobs in Bath and attract more tourists.The Campaign for Reduced Tourism VAT, led by the...
View ArticleDentists at Bath's Riverside Health Centre have no patients after problems...
Dentists at an NHS clinic in Bath are standing around doing nothing as patients are unable to get through for appointments using the 111 service.To book an appointment at the Dental Access Clinic, in...
View ArticleBath man's 80-mile canoeing challenge
A Bath man is preparing to paddle to Reading in a canoe to raise money for charity.Adam Robertson, who is 20 and lives in Batheaston, is taking on the 80-mile challenge to raise money for an expedition...
View ArticleBath college animal care course helps students pursue their dream job
People have been getting experience of working with animals in the hope of pursuing their dream career.The eight-week long animal care course was organised by the City of Bath College in collaboration...
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