Revealed: Plans to reverse Widcombe one-way system
Widcombe Parade could have its one-way system reversed under new plans designed to be make the shopping area safer for pedestrians and cyclists. This weekend plans will go on display showing the...
View ArticleAbnormal load causing disruption on roads tomorrow
Traffic disruption is expected tomorrow when an abnormal load is on the roads. A specialised load transporter is being escorted by police from Whatley Quarry, near Frome to Buxton, in Derbyshire. The...
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Nursery staff camp out in aid of Philippines Disaster Fund
Nursery staff from Keynsham will be camping out tomorrow to support people left with nothing after the typhoon in the Philippines. Raquel Kneeves and Mary Llewellin from Snapdragons Nursery will be...
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Online petition to stop Bath milestone being moved on Upper Bristol Road
A campaign has been launched to stop a Bath milestone being moved.An online petition aims to prevent developers moving the milestone on Upper Bristol Road to make way for housing.Earlier this year...
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Police chief warns that Bath police station may close in the future
Bath police station has been earmarked for closure, Avon and Somerset's chief constable warned last night. The head of the force spoke about the future plans for the Manvers Street building during a...
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Bath police crack down on alcohol-related crimes in the run-up to Christmas
Avon and Somerset Police has launched its annual Christmas campaign to crack down on drink-related crimes. At this time of year around one in every five arrests are for assaults and the majority of...
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Snow falls in Bath as the Christmas market opens
Snow has been falling in Bath as the city is transformed into a winter wonderland ahead of its annual Christmas Market, which opens today. Bath Street, which was a new addition to the market last year,...
View ArticleJogger dies following collision with car
A woman jogger hit by a car at a busy roundabout in Wiltshire earlier this month has died after a week-long battle for life. The 20-year-old, who has not yet been named, died in hospital in Bristol at...
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Green belt threat as thousands of homes are planned for Bath which are "not...
Extra homes adding up to a new town the size of Wells are being planned for the Bath area to fund the right number of affordable homes.Campaigners say B&NES Council's draft core strategy proposes...
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Crime at Bath Spa railway station has dropped by 43 per cent since 2009
Crime at Bath Spa railway station and on the trains around the city has dropped by 43 per cent since 2009. The figures have been released as part of a report by British Transport Police's (BTP) local...
View ArticleHelp needed to double Bath Rugby Foundation donations
Donations made to the Bath Rugby Foundation on three days in December will be doubled as part of a Christmas challenge. The charity has been selected to take part in The Big Give Challenge 2013, an...
View ArticleBath Chronicle comment: Giving is better than receiving – just give it...
IT just takes a short stroll around Bath to realise the city does have a homelessness issue – however much we wish it didn't. What is also true is that what is visible on the streets is often only the...
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Business Secretary Vince Cable's backing for small firms in Bath
Business Secretary Vince Cable has been talking about how the Government intends to help small businesses in Bath.The comments were made during a visit by the Liberal Democrat politician to Marshfield,...
View ArticleHave your say on care at Bath's Royal United Hospital
People in Bath are being asked for their views on the care provided by the Royal United Hospital.The Care Quality Commission will be inspecting the hospital next month and England's new chief inspector...
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Linda Donaldson blog: Can you blame me for getting all biblical?
In the fortnight since I wrote my last column there have been a number of tragic cyclist deaths reported across the UK and sadly one here in Bath.There have been numerous articles about the high death...
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Eric Robson brings BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time to Bath
BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time panel chaired by Eric Robson thoroughly enjoyed themselves when they recorded two programmes at the invitation of gardeners from clubs in Bath.Assistant producer,...
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Chronicle readers given a head-start for Independent Bath Literature Festival...
Early bird tickets for some of the events at the Independent Bath Literature Festival go on sale to Chronicle readers from tomorrow.Writer and comedienne Viv Groskop has revealed some of the literary...
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Independent Bath Literature Festival authors and artists schedule of appearances
Hanif Kureishi, Guildhall, Sunday March 2, 8pmThe award-winning author of The Buddha of Suburbia and Intimacy discusses his controversial new novel The Last Word, his first in nearly six years.Rowan...
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Students back University of Bath strike action next week
A group of students at the University of Bath have backed their lecturers in strike action, with a broadside against the pay rise given to the institution's vice-chancellor. Academic and support staff...
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Bath's Boris Bikes cycle hire scheme to be relaunched with new operator
Bath's version of the Boris Bikes scheme is to be relaunched with a new operator and more hire points next year. For the first time, people hiring bikes through the council-backed scheme will be able...
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