Francois Louw "fine" after suffering neck injury in South Africa's win over...
Francois Louw could be fit to line up for South Africa in France on Saturday after coach Heyneke Meyer allayed fears over the Bath Rugby flanker's neck injury. Louw was stretchered off with his neck in...
View ArticleWinter set to arrive with a vengeance
Snow could reach higher parts of the West Country in the week ahead, as Arctic winds bring temperatures well below the seasonal average. Scotland will be first hit by the north-westerlies, with the...
View ArticleBath Rugby keen to move on from Kyle Eastmond disciplinary episode
Bath Rugby say they want to move on from last week's Kyle Eastmond episode, which saw the England centre disciplined by the club. According to reports in The Times on Saturday, Eastmond, who hails from...
View ArticleFormer Miss Bath Amy Willerton was friends with A46 crash victim Yasmin Richards
Former Miss Bath and I'm a Celebrity star Amy Willerton was close friends with a Bath hairdresser who died in a crash on the A46 earlier this month. Yasmin Richards, who was 21 and lived in Bristol but...
View ArticleJenson Button returns home to Frome to turn on Christmas lights
Frome's favourite son Jenson Button will return to the town to launch Christmas and turn on the festive lights. The town council has been liaising with Santander to arrange for the 2009 Formula One...
View ArticleFirst-team coach Neal Hatley praises Bath Rugby's attacking promise after...
Bath Rugby first-team coach Neal Hatley was glad his side finally got to strut their stuff in attack during yesterday's 37-15 LV= Cup win over local rivals Exeter Chiefs. After three consecutive Friday...
View ArticleGet your HMO licence application in now
B&NES Council Housing Services have already received over 150 applications for HMO licences under the new Additional HMO Licensing scheme. Over 1,000 applications are expected to be received...
View ArticleNew cycle storage for Wellsway School
A new cycle storage facility at Wellsway School in Keynsham was officially opened by Bath & North East Somerset Council to encourage more children to cycle to school.Councillor Caroline Roberts...
View ArticleWhere the speed cameras are going to be in B&NES
Police have revealed where their speed cameras will be operating in Bath and north east Somerset from today. A36 Warminster Road, Bath (30mph) A362 Farrington Gurney (30mph) A367 Wellsway, Bath (30mph)...
View ArticleEx-Miss Bath Amy Willerton helps I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! to...
Former Miss Bath Amy Willerton has helped I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! to become a ratings hit. The return of the hit TV show pulled in one of the biggest TV audiences of the year so far....
View ArticleCyclist killed in Bath hit-and-run is named as 19-year-old Jake Gilmore
The cyclist killed in a hit-and-run incident in Bath over the weekend has been named as 19-year-old Jake Gilmore. The teenager, who was fatally injured after being hit by a car on Midland Bridge Road...
View ArticleOldfield Park Junior School search for past pupils who died during First...
Young historians at a Bath primary school are looking for the community's help in tracing 33 former pupils who died during the First World War. Children from Oldfield Park Junior School have launched a...
View ArticleTeam Bath Buccs handed first league defeat by Cheltenham
Team Bath Buccs ladies were handed their first defeat of the West Clubs Premier Division 1 season by third-placed Cheltenham, who ran out 3-1 victors at the Sports Training Village. Cheltenham opened...
View ArticleWednesday: Latest traffic, travel and weather
It's a quiet start to the morning commute on Bath roads this morning. There are no reports of any major problems or delays. Most trains are running on time with just the 6.56 service to Swansea leaving...
View ArticleInquest hears how senior army office shot himself
A senior Army officer shot himself dead after becoming overwhelmed by pressures of military life, an inquest heard. Lieutenant Colonel Robert Shaw, 52, was finding it increasingly difficult to manage...
View ArticleWhen is a bargain not a bargain?
Supermarkets are duping customers into paying more for groceries which are supposed to be on special offer, a new campaign suggests. Consumer group Which? cites its own research which it says shows...
View ArticleMore cash poured into Kennet & Avon canal restoration
More than £300,000 will be spent on the Kennet & Avon canal in December and January as canal bosses take advantage of a quiet time on the waterway to drain locks, repair walls, locks and lock...
View ArticleMelksham Oak pupil injured in hit-and-run outside school
A pupil at a Wiltshire school is recovering from leg injuries after being injured in a hit-and-run car crash outside her school. The 17-year-old was running across the pelican crossing outside Melksham...
View ArticleChurch of England is 'on the brink of extinction', claims former Archbishop...
The Church of England is "on the brink of extinction" according to former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey. The West Country clergyman warned the Church could be one generation away from its demise,...
View ArticleMonty Python set to reunite for stage show
Comedy veterans from the Monty Python team are set to reunite for a stage show. Surviving members John Cleese, who has a home in the Royal Crescent in Bath, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and...
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