Oldfield's struggles continue with home defeat to Sidmouth
Visiting Sidmouth handed Oldfield a fifth straight defeat on Saturday to leave them in danger at the wrong end of the South West 1 West table. The third-from-bottom home side surrendered a 12-point...
View ArticleEastwood's hat-trick helps Bath Old Edwardians defeat league leaders Nailsea...
Jack Eastwood's try treble helped promotion-chasing Bath Old Edwardians secure an impressive 38-0 away win over Somerset 3 North leaders Nailsea & Backwell 2nds. With the slope in their favour, the...
View ArticleJamie Knight double helps Combe Down RFC defeat Calne counterparts
A productive mix of youngsters and veterans helped Combe Down RFC continue their fine Dorset & Wilts 1 North form with a 25-12 home win over Calne. Veteran scrum-half Jamie Knight showed he is as...
View ArticleBath volunteers needed to put healthy research on their breakfast menu
It's often billed as the most important meal of the day. But why is breakfast so important - and could eating it help some people to actually lose weight? Researchers at the University of Bath trying...
View ArticleTony Blair peace mission backs Bath-Bethlehem sports festival
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's Middle East peace mission has given its blessing to a sports festival which will see children from Bath and Bethlehem competing head to head. The Bethlehem-B&NES...
View ArticleFour car crash closes A367 at Peasedown St John near Bath
8.29 update: An accident involving four cars blocked a busy route near Bath this morning. The A367 was closed at Peasedown St John in both directions, with queueing traffic in the area. The road has...
View ArticleNo happy ending as University of Bath basketballers lose to Glasgow
A slow start, which saw them go 15 points adrift after only seven minutes, ultimately proved decisive as University of Bath men's basketball 1sts lost to their Glasgow counterparts. The hosts threw...
View ArticleFire at Hare and Hounds pub at Lansdown
Firefighters were called to a chimney fire at The Hare and Hounds pub in Lansdown yesterday evening. Two crews from Bath attended the incident at 6.40pm at the pub on Lansdown Road. They found a fire...
View ArticleRetailers race to regain the public's trust after horse meat scandal
The food retail industry is "absolutely determined" to restore confidence in its products following the horse meat scandal and is expected to publish the remainder of its test results on beef products...
View ArticleCommentary So who is taking responsibility for the integrity of our diet?
Doctors are calling for a tax on fizzy drinks and a ban on advertising junk food before the 9pm watershed. Devon farmer and farm shop owner Richard Haddock asks why it has taken them so long to wake up...
View ArticleYoung British quartet to make modern pentathlon World Cup debuts in California
Four young Bath-based modern pentathletes will set off on the road to Rio 2016 by making their World Cup debuts for Great Britain in California this week. Eighteen-year-old Jo Muir is joined in the...
View ArticleAvon Fire and Rescue looks to save money through partnership with...
Avon Fire and Rescue is looking at the possibility of working in partnership with a neighbouring brigade as a way to save money. The service, which covers Bath and north east Somerset, has begun talks...
View ArticleLizzy Yarnold misses out on Skeleton World Cup top-three finish at Sochi
Lizzy Yarnold narrowly missed out on a top-three Skeleton World Cup ranking, despite claiming her eighth top-ten finish of the winter at Sochi. The Bath-based slider clocked 2mins 0.67secs on the...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after flasher at Bath bus station
Police have released CCTV pictures of a man they would like to speak to after a young woman was flashed at Bath bus station. Officers investigating the indecent exposure say the victim was left very...
View ArticleAl fresco dining moves step closer in Bath's Kingsmead Square
Plans to transform Bath's Kingsmead Square into an al fresco dinning venue are about to move forward. A planning application to allow businesses in the square to expand their outdoor dining areas is...
View ArticlePolice release e-fit in hunt for armed robber who held up Bath taxi office
Police have released an e-fit of the man they are looking for after an armed robbery at a Bath taxi firm last week. Staff at the V Cars offices, in Cheltenham Street, were threatened with a gun during...
View ArticleVideo: Bath Rugby bolster forwards with signings of number eight Leroy...
Bath Rugby have announced the signings of number eight Leroy Houston and tighthead prop Juan Pablo Orlandi. Australian Houston arrives at The Rec following a two-year stint at French club Colomiers and...
View ArticleScrum-half Michael Claassens to leave Bath Rugby at the end of the season
Head coach Gary Gold has confirmed scrum-half Michael Claassens will leave Bath Rugby when his contract expires at the end of the season. The South Africa international has been at The Rec since...
View ArticleHockey: City of Bath ladies close in on East Division title
A 2-0 home victory over nearest challengers Frome saw City of Bath ladies 1sts take another step towards the West Clubs East Division title. The win was City's 13th in as many league outings this term...
View ArticleHockey: Five-star City of Bath 2nds maintain promotion push with win over Yate
City of Bath men's 2nds maintained their promotion push in Davis Wood East Central 1 with a 5-1 victory over Yate A. The returning Charlie Elias opened the scoring for City before a rapid team move...
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