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Carefully does it...new chandeliers go in at Bath Abbey
It's a good job the Trotters weren't anywhere in sight. Bath Abbey's Victorian chandeliers have had a new lease of life thanks to two donations. Some £63,700 of the funding came from the Friends of...
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£1 an hour parking regime starts in Royal Victoria Park this week
Parking charges will be brought in across Bath's Royal Victoria Park later this week. Parking machines have been installed in areas where until now there has been free round-the-clock parking. Bath and...
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Radstock Town Council votes to buy St George's flag after national furore
The town council at the centre of a row over the St George's flag last night voted to buy one. The decision by Radstock Town Council not to buy the English national flag at a meeting earlier this month...
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Simon Tandy charged after Keynsham gun incident
A 47-year-old man who was shot by police in Keynsham earlier this month has been charged with firearms offences. Simon Tandy, of Minsmere Road, in Keynsham, was due in Bristol Magistrates Court this...
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Danny Grewcock not worried by Bath Rugby Lions omissions
Academy director Danny Grewcock says Bath Rugby are not pressing the panic button despite none of the club's players figuring in Warren Gatland's British & Irish Lions squad bound for Australia....
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New Chairman elected for Council
Councillor Neil Butters is Bath & North East Somerset Council's new Chairman for 2013/14 after being elected at the Annual General Meeting by councillors.His theme for the year around which his...
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Video: Ann Widdecombe line dances for Forever Friends Appeal
Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe put on her dancing shoes and led line dancers in Bath in raising money for a cancer campaign. Miss Widecombe appeared in BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing in...
View ArticleCouncil sticks to its guns over withdrawal of religious schools transport...
Politicians have pushed ahead with plans to gradually withdraw the transport subsidy for children travelling to faith schools across Bath and the wider area. Members of Bath and North East Somerset...
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Video: Roman Baths drained for Bath International Music Festival concert
Bath International Music Festival starts tomorrow promising something for everyone. The final preparations are being completed before the sounds of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Strings fill Bath...
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Newcomer Brian Allen cards ten-under-par round at Bath Approach
Newcomer Brian Allen produced a ten-under-nett-par round – the best seniors' competition score at Bath Approach Golf Club for several seasons – to see off the battling Brian Woodford in Division 2....
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Dave Lambern lifts Challenge Bowl at Lansdown Golf Club
Dave Lambern shot a nett 67 to clinch the Challenge Bowl at Lansdown. Division 1 winner Steve Book was one behind, with Tony Britton scoring 70 and club captain Neil Pirie 71. Behind Lambern in...
View ArticleResidents moved out in explosives scare
Dozens of residents were evacuated from their homes in Devizes, Wiltshire, last night after an arrested man told police there were explosives in his flat. The bomb squad was called in to investigate...
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Kate Smith scoops four trophies at Bath Golf Club's Ladies Spring Meeting
Kate Smith picked up four trophies after dominating the Ladies Spring Meeting at Bath Golf Club last week. The former captain collected the Anderson Bowl, Hilda Breakwell Plate, Grandmother Bowl and...
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FAN'S VIEW: European glory is now a seven-year itch for Bath Rugby supporters
Bath Rugby supporter Glyn Edwards gives his take on events at The Rec... Events last weekend in Dublin were a painful reminder to Bath supporters of what the past had delivered in the finals of both...
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Petrol station faces demolition to make way for student flats
A Bath petrol station could be knocked down to make way for new student accommodation. Plans to demolish the Radway petrol station, at Odd Down, and build a block of student flats have been submitted...
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Worrying report on decline of south west's wildlife
A sobering picture of the health of the west's natural world has been published today. A groundbreaking report launched by a coalition of leading conservation and research organisations reflects the...
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Future's digital switch offsetting revenue dip
Revenue is down at a Bath-based publisher but the company's switch to digital continues to pay off. Future has revealed a one per cent drop in revenue to £49.4 million for the first half of the year....
View ArticleOfficial: NHS 111 call line not safe
It is a diagnosis most patients would have given months ago – but top NHS officials last night finally admitted the chaotic implementation of the non-emergency 111 number has harmed patient safety....
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Don't be a dummy when listening to your music
The harmful effects of loud music are on show in an innovative display in Wiltshire this week. As part of Noise Action Week a dummy head is showing how headphone volume can affect hearing as part of a...
View ArticleJenson Button hopes to give fans some success
Jenson Button hopes to have the Union Flag flying for all the right reasons come the British Grand Prix at the end of next month. Button is currently enduring his toughest year since joining McLaren at...
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