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Cash available in Bath to commemorate First World War
Bath MP Don Foster is urging people in the city to apply for money to help commemorate the First World War.The £6-million First World War: Then and Now fund, has been launched by the Heritage Lottery...
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Bath Philharmonia conductors works with young carers
Young carers in Bath and north east Somerset are to benefit from a creative project working with some of the finest and most experienced musicians in the country.Jason Thornton, conductor of the Bath...
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Bath to Bradford canal walk to aid Oxfam
People will be carrying buckets of water on their heads in a fundraising walk for Oxfam.A sponsored Water Walk is being held in Bath to raise awareness of the distance people in Africa have to travel...
View ArticleCobb and Smith break record to deny Somerset in run feast
Openers Josh Cobb and Greg Smith both hit centuries as Leicestershire beat Somerset by six wickets in a spectacular run-laden Yorkshire Bank 40 clash at Grace Road. Somerset, who had won their first...
View ArticleTory think-tank idea to limit patient visits to family doctor
A Conservative think-tank suggestion that the number of times patients can visit their family doctor in a year could be limited has been condemned as "absolute madness" in the West Country. The idea of...
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Jenson Button 'hangs in there' to take sixth at Monaco Grand Prix
Jenson Button was happy with sixth overall after "hanging in there until the very end" in yesterday's incident-packed Monaco Grand Prix. Button started the famous street race from ninth on the grid...
View ArticleCold, wet and windy end to the bank holiday
Heavy downpours could dampen bank holiday spirits across the region today with a maximum temperature of 15C expected. Paul Mott, forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press...
View ArticleFire at Bath bar Banglo
Fire crews put out a blaze at Bath bar and restaurant Banglo early this morning. The building in Lower Bristol Road was well alight when crews arrived at just before 3am. There was no one on the...
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Cyclists see the sights on unique three-day tour
The biggest multi-stage cycle sports event in the world is powering through its final stage in the West Country today bringing a £120,000 boost to the local economy. The three-day Tour of Wessex,...
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Charity set up after death of Jemima Prees raises £20,000 in three months
A charity set up in memory of a ten-year-old girl from Colerne who died in a skiing accident has raised more than £20,000 in just three months. Jemima Prees, a pupil at Calder House School, died...
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A Who's who of sci-fi favourites at Box Revels
Hundreds of people turned out in Box to enjoy an annual fundraising event. There was a sci-fi scheme at village Recreation Ground for the Box Revels, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Doctor...
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Your guide to the second week of Bath International Music Festival
This year's International Music Festival may be into its second week but there are still plenty of good things on offer, whatever your musical taste happens to be. There is a second helping of...
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University of Bath ranked 25th in student sex league table
Students at the University of Bath are among the most sexually active in the UK, having bedded an average 4.46 partners since enrolling. That is according to a survey by student website...
View ArticleBath Fringe says sorry over 'pornographic' DVD
Organisers of the Bath Fringe festival have apologised after a DVD showing a man masturbating was played. The graphic DVD formed part of an exhibition called Fab 1, located in The Officers Club, and...
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It's the final countdown... 11 days to go : JOGLE training
A week on Thursday I fly to Inverness and head up towards John O'Groats for the start of my Ride Across Britain. When I started this journey in January the 8th of June felt a long way away but it is...
View ArticleAbsolutely Fabulous star Julia Sawalha supports Bath museum fundraising
Absolutely Fabulous star Julia Sawalha has thrown her support behind a new fundraising campaign to help furnish and decorate a newly-refurbished city museum. The No.1 Royal Crescent Fan Club has been...
View ArticleSurvey into Bath Guildhall Market revamp launched
A new survey looking at plans to transform the Grand Parade and Guildhall Market has been launched amid fears from some traders. The pressure group Small Business Focus has launched the survey on its...
View ArticleHuge dip in local unemployment claimant count
The number of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance in Bath and North East Somerset has substantially decreased compared to this time last year.Government figures revealed that the number of claimants...
View ArticleVictim needs surgery to reconstruct face
A gang of thugs beat up two men so badly that one of them will need surgery to reconstruct his face after an unprovoked attack in Wiltshire at the weekend. Two 27-year-old men were walking along...
View ArticleHigh street faces mass closures
The West is facing "a crisis" on the high street and in out-of-town retail parks as experts predicted last night that almost one in every four shops – more than five and a half thousand – will close in...
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