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I was pressurised into voting for badger cull, admits Bath MP Don Foster
City MP Don Foster has admitted he was pressurised into voting in favour of this week's controversial badger cull. The Liberal Democrat, who is a communities minister, had written to constituents...
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Lucky escape as Bath girl, 4, rescued from mud by human chain
A four-year-old girl from Bath was rescued by a human chain after getting stuck in mud on a beach as the tide was coming in. Katie Sands screamed for help as she sank into the mud above her knees while...
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Our bowling was the key to Somerset victory, says Marcus Trescothick
Marcus Trescothick praised his Somerset team's "brilliant bowling" as they defended a total of 258 to beat Gloucestershire at Bristol and set up a YB40 semi-final against Nottinghamshire. Somerset made...
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Permission for controversial Broad Street hotel and bar extended
The owner of a landmark Bath building which has lain empty for 27 years has succeeded in extending its planning permission to turn it into a hotel and pub. Yorkshire firm Samuel Smith Old Brewery has...
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Let the games begin . . . countdown to the start of Bath's Special Olympics
More than 1,700 athletes are fine tuning their last-minute preparations, friends, family and supporters are descending on Bath . . . so let the games begin. The opening ceremony of the Special Olympics...
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Bath Rugby to host free captain's run ahead of Ospreys clash
Young Bath Rugby fans can cap off the summer holidays by meeting their heroes when the club stages its first open captain's run of the new campaign at The Rec on Thursday. The event will form part of...
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Bath woman tells of terror after attacker barges his way into her home
A young mother has told of her terror when a man barged his way into her home in Bath and attacked her. The 28-year-old, who was living alone with her three-and-a-half year old daughter at the time,...
View ArticleStorm on the Lawn's Dracula becomes a victim of the rain
A Theatre Royal Bath summer school production was set to go down a storm when it became the victim of one. The Storm on the Lawn late-night performance of Dracula was washed out by heavy rain. A total...
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Box Rocks to sound of annual music spectacular
Music lovers in Box rocked out to raise money for the Forever Friends Appeal. Bands from across the South West once again entertained crowds for the 20th Box Rocks concert at the Queen's Head pub. The...
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BATH RACECOURSE: All set for Ladies Day at Lansdown
Bath Racecourse general manager Katie Stephens looks ahead to an exciting weekend... The highlight of the social calendar, Ladies' Day at Bath Racecourse, is fast approaching and everything is for a...
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Yasmin Watling posts third-fastest time in UK over 3,000m
Team Bath AC's Yasmin Watling believes she can go even faster over 3,000m after a startling debut in the event. Watling, 14, shot straight to third place in the UK Rankings for under-15 girls after...
View ArticleUnion accuses train operator First Great Western of price hike
The main rail operator that serves the South West has been accused of secretly increasing advance rail fares by more than 11 per cent. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association accused First Great...
View ArticleControversial Westbury bypass back on agenda
A controversial plan to spend £35 million on a three-mile bypass of Westbury in Wiltshire looked in jeopardy once again last night, after it was questioned by an independent planning inspector tasked...
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Owner launches roadside appeal for return of stolen recycling box
It's just a box to put her recycling in, but to its owner, it has a special place in her heart. And so when it was stolen in a bizarre brazen theft, Emma Holcombe wanted the world to know. After...
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Busking permits could be brought in as concerns are raised over late-night...
Permits for buskers could be introduced as concern mounts over late-night street performers causing misery for people living in Bath city centre. Residents have complained that musicians are playing as...
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Sailor Katie Tomsett targets Olympics after European silver medal
University of Bath student Katie Tomsett said she was blown away after winning a silver medal at sailing's 470 European Junior Championships. The sports scholar and sailing partner Joanna Freeman were...
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Bath City move to clarify kit and dugout confusion
Chairman Manda Rigby expects Bath City to be able to revert to their new home kit for Saturday's match against Concord Rangers (3pm). Black on the shoulders and the back of the shirt led to Bishops...
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Lift stuck in the 1970s . . . Bath father's call has mums with pushchair sign...
A father-of-two has claimed a lift at Bath leisure centre has been stuck in the 1970s. Pete Harrell, 45 from Lower Weston, has told the Bath Chronicle he believes a sign near a lift at the centre,...
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Somerset teenager Jamie Overton on fast track after England call-up
Dave Nosworthy is confident that Jamie Overton is ready for the step up to international cricket – and compared the teenager's early call-up to that of another player he has coached: Dale Steyn....
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Stuart Hooper to remain as Bath Rugby captain
Bath Rugby have confirmed that lock Stuart Hooper will continue as club captain for the 2013-14 season. Hooper first arrived at the Rec from Leeds Carnegie in 2008 and made his 100th appearance in the...
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