Tea room launched in former Walrus eaterie in Bath
Tea rooms have opened at a former restaurant in the centre of Bath.Barton's Tea Room, formerly the Walrus and Carpenter, in Barton Street, opened earlier this month 18 months after the restaurant...
View ArticleBath OAP's hero nomination after fighting off thieves with stick
An 89-year-old from Bath who fought off a pair of robbers with his walking stick is the latest person to be nominated for a Pride in Bath award.Second World War veteran Gordon King, from Weston, had...
View ArticleCycle path campaign to link Peasedown St John with Odd Down
A cyclist is rallying support for a new cycle path linking Peasedown St John with Odd Down in Bath.Matt Creed, 27, has persuaded council leader Paul Crossley to look into the issue as a way of cutting...
View ArticleCarl Fearns returns to Bath Rugby line-up for LV= Cup clash at Gloucester
Big-hitting Carl Fearns is back in Bath Rugby's starting line-up for Saturday's final LV= Cup pool match against West Country rivals Gloucester at Kingsholm (2pm). Fearns will be joined in the back row...
View ArticleTeenager Loren Bleaken scoops Running Bath accolade after outstanding 2012
For Loren Bleaken, 2012 was quite simply an outstanding year. The 17-year-old Team Bath AC runner from Marshfield, who is a member of Adrian Clover's outstanding group of young athletes, stamped her...
View ArticleTOM BRADSHAW: Freddie and Henry - the two that got away
In early November, according to one of their dads, two Bath lads met up at The Rising Sun pub in the city centre to watch the start of England's Autumn International campaign. Nothing strange about...
View ArticleHomeboy Banahan happy to extend Bath Rugby stay
Being part of a bright Bath Rugby future is what made Matt Banahan's decision to sign a new contract with the club a no-brainer. The giant centre has been at The Rec since joining the academy as a...
View ArticleBeechen Cliff upset holders in Indoor League Knockout Cup final
Beechen Cliff ripped up the form book to defeat all-conquering holders Shifty FC in the final of the Maysim Bath & District Indoor League Knockout Cup. Shifty looked to heading for yet another...
View ArticleKing Edward's footballers receive team talk from Exeter boss Paul Tisdale
A pep talk from Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale gave King Edward's School students a lift ahead of their upcoming trip to Spain. Tisdale, a former pupil at Beechen Cliff who went on to play for...
View ArticleTom Heathcote kicks Scotland A to victory over England Saxons
Bath Rugby fly-half Tom Heathcote kicked a conversion and two penalties to help dogged Scotland A defeat England Saxons 13-9 at Newcastle's Kingston Park. A first-minute try from Duncan Taylor and...
View ArticleKES netballer Ashleigh Stock wins England under-17s call-up
King Edward's schoolgirl Ashleigh Stock has been included in the 12-strong England under-17s squad. The year 12 pupil, who is the youngest member of Team Bath's Superleague squad, will represent her...
View ArticleGeorgina Gulliver helps England Women run riot against Scotland
Former Bath schoolgirl Georgina Gulliver helped England Women open their Six Nations defence in emphatic fashion as they hammered Scotland 76-0 at Esher. Scrum-half Gulliver, nee Rozario, who attended...
View ArticleBride-to-be arrested just before wedding in Bath
A bride-to-be has been arrested just minutes before she was due to get married in Bath today. Police have confirmed that they arrested a 35-year-old woman in Weston this afternoon. The woman, who is...
View ArticleShed silenced as Bath Rugby win at Gloucester to secure LV= Cup semi-final spot
MATCH REPORT: Gloucester 5 Bath Rugby 32 Bath Rugby booked an LV= Cup semi-final spot for the second successive year after breaking their Kingsholm hoodoo with a bonus-point triumph. The win was Bath's...
View ArticleAnother black mark against Bath City as Staines steal win at the death
Match report: BATH CITY 0 STAINES TOWN 1 (Marsh 88) Tyrone Marsh struck two minutes from time as struggling Staines Town inflicted defeat on a lacklustre Bath City. Marcus Gayle's side arrived at...
View ArticleTunley fail to halt table-topping Radstock on return to action
Tunley Athletic failed to halt table-topping Radstock Town Reserves in the Somerset League Division 2 East as they suffered a 3-1 home defeat on their return to action after a two-week break. Matt...
View ArticleFreshford's fab four maintains Trowbridge League title push
Freshford United kept up their push for the Trowbridge Windows & Conservatories Trowbridge League Division 1 title with a 4-0 home victory over Warminster Town Reserves. Jamie Olding netted in each...
View ArticleCouple rescued after plunging 20 feet down Bath riverbank
A couple have been rescued after slipping 20 feet down an embankment along the River Avon in Bath.The pair, a man and a woman believed to be 18 to 20 years old, were rescued by fire crews from Bath...
View ArticleRidout hits hat-trick as free-scoring Bradford climb into top two
TOOLSTATION DIVISION 1 Bradford Town climbed into the Toolstation Division 1 promotion places as Nick Ridout's hat-trick helped them run out 4-0 winners at Welton Rovers. Town, who have now won their...
View ArticleDevon delight sees Larkhall complete double over Buckland
Larkhall Athletic handed Buckland Athletic a first home Toolstation Premier Division defeat of the season with an emphatic 3-0 success in Devon. The result lifts the Larks – who progressed to the fifth...
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