Floods bring Christmas travel misery to thousands
Last minute Christmas travel plans have been thrown into chaos by floods and severe disruption on the railways. Trains running through Bath are being delayed and cancelled and flooding between Bristol...
View ArticleBath Rugby head coach Gary Gold: We knew what Saracens would do, we just...
Bath Rugby head coach Gary Gold pulled no punches after his side rolled over against Saracens in the Aviva Premiership yesterday, claiming they saw it coming but could do nothing about it. Sarries...
View ArticleOffensive T-shirts are removed from Bath shop window
A fashion chain has been forced to take items of clothing off its shelves after claims they were offensive. Route One in Little SouthGate removed T-shirts from its window display and has stopped...
View ArticleAuthor David Almond is new Bath Children's Literature Festival chief
Author David Almond has been appointed guest artistic director of next year's Bath Children's Literature Festival.The writer, who is perhaps best known for his novel Skellig, has twice won the...
View ArticleLive tweets of sermon as Keynsham parishioners herald Christmas through Twitter
A Keynsham youth worker is to tweet the town parish church's Christmas sermon.The sermon at St John the Baptist Church, Keynsham, will be delivered by the Rev Simon Howell while live tweets will be...
View ArticleBath Conservatives in house-building appeal to protect Green Belt
The Government's mission to kickstart the economy with widespread house-building on the west's greenfield sites is raising hackles among Tories in Bath.The Tory group on B&NES Council has written...
View ArticleBath midwife Laura Kirkman delivers some tasty recipes for tiffin
Babies aren't the only things that have been delivered at work by a Bath widwife.Keen foodie Laura Kirkman has been treating her colleagues as she completes work on her first cook book.Laura, 32, who...
View ArticleVideo: Wrap it up, say Bath theatre school youngsters in festive fat warning rap
Children from a Bath theatre school have come to the rescue to help keep Wessex Water's sewerage network fat-free this Christmas.The Claverton Down firm has launched a rap video called 'Wrap up your...
View ArticleBridge prosecution No3 thanks to Bradford on Avon lorry watch scheme
Another haulage firm has been prosecuted thanks to the Bradford on Avon lorry watch scheme. Leicestershire-based Moran Logistics pleaded guilty to two offences of exceeding the 18-tonne weight...
View ArticleBishop celebrates role of Christians in Bath community life
The Bishop of Taunton will tonight celebrate the role played by Christians in community life in Bath. The bishop will use his Christmas sermon at a Christmas Eve midnight mass to reflect on the...
View ArticleHelping everyone keep their cool over Christmas
Christmas can be a stressful time for many families. The parenting charity Family Lives talks about common festive problems and how its helpline staff are bracing themselves for a barrage of calls It's...
View ArticleLondon 2012 disappointment was a lesson for Bath hurdler Jack Green
By Nate Saunders His Olympic debut may have ended in disappointment but Jack Green insists the experience taught him how far he still has to go ahead of next year's World Championships. The University...
View ArticleCash gift to be spent on new lift at Peggy Dodd Centre in Bath
A Bath charity is on course to double the number of Alzheimer's carers it supports.The Peggy Dodd Centre has been given £10,000 from the money raised at this year's Bath Rotary Club and University of...
View ArticleGame changers as apps rolled out across the board
The popular social gaming apps that we've all been playing this year will be gracing our households this Christmas in the form of Board Games, according to the Mega-Store Toy giants Toys "R" US. Apps...
View ArticleMore cash for disabled to adapt homes in Bath area
An extra £125,000 is being ploughed into helping disabled people adapt their homes in the Bath area.Bath and North East Somerset Council is to get a £124,791 share of a £40 million boost to the...
View ArticleBath nurse Emma Moxham wins Queen's Nurse award
A Bath nurse who pioneered a service which allows patients to be treated at home has been given a royal honour.Emma Moxham, who works for Sirona Care and Health, has been made a Queen's Nurse in...
View ArticleYoung ace Christopher marked out as FutureStar of tennis
An up-and-coming young tennis player from Bath has been highlighted as one of the brightest talents in the country after being included on the Lawn Tennis Association's Aegon FutureStars programme....
View ArticleRunner Geoff Hudd in training for Bath Half Marathon . . . at the age of 71
At the age of 71 some people would be putting their feet up, and enjoying retirement.But Geoff Hudd, from Bloomfield Avenue, is going out running in all weathers as part of his training for next year's...
View ArticleSuperstars returns to the BBC with Olympic heroes filmed in Bath
Team GB's Olympic heroes will be back in action on our screens on Saturday - in a Superstars challenge filmed in Bath. The classic sports show Superstars returns for a festive special which was filmed...
View ArticleBath City seeking volunteers after MD Williams announces retirement
Paul Williams has confirmed he will be retiring from his role as Bath City managing director in the new year. Williams has been a board member at the Blue Square Bet South club for 11 years, working in...
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