Support for "troubled families" in Bath and surrounding area is working well
An initiative to help 215 "troubled" families in Bath and north east Somerset turn their lives around is said to be making good progress. The national programme aims to use a multi-agency approach to...
View ArticleHead coach Mike Ford hails Bath United's 'fantastic' Aviva A League...
Mike Ford believes Bath United's Aviva A League semi-final success bodes well for the future of the club. United romped to a 39-21 victory over Sale Jets at The Rec last night to book their place in...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after Bath handbag thefts
Bath police are appealing for help to identify a man they want to talk to about the theft of two handbags from shops in Milsom Street. One was taken from Waterstones just after noon on Monday, October...
View ArticleVideo: Chaos on the trains leaves huge queue of frustrated travellers outside...
Frustrated commuters were left stranded in a huge queue outside Bath Spa Station tonight after train services to and from London were either delayed or cancelled. Rail staff were at first attempting to...
View ArticleWednesday: Latest traffic, travel and weather reports
No frost and no traffic and travel problems so far this morning. The roads in and around Bath are running smoothly so far and last night's problems with train services have been resolved. The day is...
View ArticleFAN'S VIEW: Bath Rugby march on as pesticide pack destroy Wasps in their own...
Bath Rugby supporter Glyn Edwards gives his take on events at The Rec... Last season Bath Rugby only managed one win away from The Rec in the Premiership – at Worcester in the very first fixture – and...
View ArticleChristmas lights stolen in Bath . . . as Widcombe volunteers put them up
Christmas lights were stolen in Bath – as volunteers put them up. Natural Theatre Company artistic director Ralph Oswick has expressed his sadness at the theft of the six sets of fairy lights which...
View ArticleWinter death toll a 'national disgrace' as 31,000 more people die than in the...
The number of people in the West who died as a result of the severe winter earlier this year jumped by more than a quarter, with thousands more people dying than usual. The figures were branded 'a...
View ArticleDrama as 'dynamite' found in skip turns out to be theatre prop
Police evacuated an industrial estate after tubes of "unexploded dynamite" were found in a skip. A cordon was placed around the West Wiltshire Trading Estate in Westbury yesterday morning while army...
View ArticleNHS urged to ban smoking
NHS hospitals should ban smoking on their premises and staff should be told not to help patients who want to smoke, says new guidance. Measures are needed to help patients stop smoking while they...
View ArticleWoman taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after...
A woman has been taken to hospital to be treated for the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning because of a faulty log burner on a canal boat in Bath. Fire crews were called to the boat, which was...
View ArticleTrain companies apologise to Bath passengers hit by long delays last night
First Great Western and Network Rail have apologised to hundreds of passengers in Bath who faced long delays on the trains last night. A signalling fault near Swindon meant all trains running between...
View ArticleDetectives investigating sex attack on Bath student continue to appeal for...
Detectives investigating a sex attack on a Bath student are continuing to urge potential witnesses to come forward. They have already released CCTV images of the attacker, who struck as the victim was...
View ArticleGreen Park House to become student accommodation
A derelict former care home looks set to be converted into student accommodation. New plans have been revealed for Green Park House to turn it into flats for up to 500 students. The proposals have been...
View ArticleHelphire recovery continues
Accident management firm Helphire is continuing to rebuild its finances. The Bath-based firm has reported a strong performance in the first four months of the current financial year. According to the...
View ArticleSuperb start to season has helped settle scrum-half Martin Roberts at Bath Rugby
Martin Roberts has made the transition to Bath Rugby look seamless this season but the scrum-half says their fantastic start in the Aviva Premiership has helped no end. Roberts, capped three times by...
View ArticleUPDATE: Traffic M4 lane closed
One lane on the M4 is blocked eastbound between junction 21 M48 and 20, M5 Almondsbury Interchange. This was due to an accident involving a car and a lorry. Traffic is moving, but is slow. In Bath...
View ArticleGull summit looks at tackling Bath's bird problems
Residents, business owners and councillors got together for a day-long summit to discuss ideas for tackling Bath's urban gull problem. There is mounting concern in the city about the gulls, and many...
View ArticleNew cash for anti-crime projects in south of Bath
Anti-crime projects in the south of Bath are to benefit from new funding. More than £52,000 has been awarded to projects tackling anti-social behaviour, doorstep burglaries and raising awareness of...
View ArticleFormer Miss Bath Amy Willerton: Why I went into the I'm a Celebrity . . . Get...
Former Miss Bath Amy Willerton says she went into the I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! jungle to help beat malaria. Before she went into the jungle, she told Malaria No More UK, the charity...
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