It started with a date but Keynsham business is booming
A project which started off as a ploy to get a date has developed into a thriving business for a Keynsham couple. Three years ago gas heating engineer Ben O'Sullivan agreed to make a radiator cover for...
View ArticleChildren go along for the ride at at Bath Racecourse
Children got an insight into horse-racing at an event at Bath Racecourse.Accompanied youngsters got in for free at a fun day at the Lansdown venue.The aim of the interactive Kids Love the Races...
View ArticlePaul James to start against old club Ospreys in final Bath Rugby friendly
Welsh international loosehead Paul James will be facing some old friends this evening as he makes his first pre-season appearance for Bath Rugby against former club Ospreys at The Rec (7.30pm)....
View ArticleJeremy Paxman, Brian May and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall signed up for Bath...
A whole host of famous faces including Queen guitarist Brian May and celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are coming to Bath for a book festival.The Bath Autumn Book Festival, which is being run...
View ArticlePolice close Orange Grove in Bath after collision
5pm update: Road now reopened. A woman has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Orange Grove in Bath. Police and ambulance crews were called to the...
View ArticleCrowd cheers athletes on second day of the Special Olympics
Cheers and shouts of encouragement from the crowd accompanied athletes during the second day of the Special Olympics. The University of Bath played host to 1,700 athletes from across the country...
View Article10 things to do in and around Bath this weekend and the coming week
At a loose end during the week ahead? Here's our at-a-glance guide to ten things to do in Bath during the coming week: Melksham Comic Con, a convention for the fans, by the fans, comes to the Melksham...
View ArticleLocal MPs back Government as Cameron loses landmark vote on Syria
MPs from the Bath area backed the Government last night as it lost an historic vote over military action against Syria. Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a blow to his authority as 30 of his own...
View ArticleStrong second-half showing helps Bath Rugby overcome Ospreys
MATCH REPORT: Bath Rugby 27 Ospreys 10 Bath Rugby signed off their pre-season programme this evening with an impressive victory over Ospreys at The Rec. Matt Banahan, Leroy Houston, Semesa Rokoduguni...
View ArticleJohn Rennie's descendants admire canal heritage in Bath
Descendants of an 18th-century engineering wizard have visited a piece of canal heritage designed by him on the edge of Bath.The team responsible for restoring the Claverton water driven canal pump...
View ArticleBid to send in bulldozer to former petrol station
Developers are pushing ahead with plans to demolish a former petrol station.An application has been submitted to Bath and North East Somerset Council to bulldoze the Radway Service Station on Wellsway...
View ArticlePassers-by squeal with delight at the happy sight of a refurbished King...
One of King Bladud's pigs is back on the streets of Bath after being renovated.King Bladud's Pigs in Bath was a 2008 street art project that saw 104 model pigs put out on the streets of Bath, raising...
View ArticleChildren's crusader Camila Batmanghelidjh to speak in Bath
Children's campaigner, Camila Batmanghelidjh, will be in Bath next week.The charity leader will be a keynote speaker for a Creative Bath event, where she will talk about her work with children over the...
View ArticleParalympic gold medalist Liz Johnson's big show of support
A Paralympic gold medalist who trains in Bath is supporting a cancer charity after she lost her mum to the disease.Liz Johnson, 27, is encouraging people to hold a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer...
View ArticleBath Rugby allay Kyle Eastmond injury fears ahead of Aviva Premiership opener
First-team coach Neal Hatley expects Kyle Eastmond to shake off an ankle injury and be fit for Bath Rugby's Aviva Premiership opener at Newcastle Falcons next Friday. The England centre limped off with...
View ArticlePolice commend "community spirit" after Orange Grove collision
Police have commended "community-spirited" members of the public who assisted with a serious incident in Bath yesterday. Emergency services were called to Orange Grove at 1.20pm after a car collided...
View ArticleStill time to join Bath Midnight Walk
There is still time to sign up for a midnight walk to support Dorothy House Hospice.More than 800 women are taking part in the Bath Midnight Walk, and many are walking in memory of a loved one or in...
View ArticleShoppers help feed those in need through Keynsham Foodbank event
A newly-formed foodbank has been collecting groceries from shoppers in Keynsham. The Keynsham Foodbank has held its first official food collection event, with a team of volunteers setting up a stall...
View ArticleSongs of Praise presenter Pam Rhodes' praise for Mothers' Union in Bath
Songs of Praise presenter Pam Rhodes will host a celebration of the work of the Mothers' Union in Bath next week.The public event organised by the Bath Deanery of the women's movement is at St...
View ArticleUniversity of Bath course 'one of best in the world'
A business course at the University of Bath has been ranked 11th in the world.The survey, by The Economist magazine, ranked the university's executive MBA programmes, which deal with business...
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