Training Centre Move Pays Dividends For Swimmer
Jazz Carlin has praised her new training programme at the University of Bath, after storming to 400m freestyle gold at the British Swimming Championships last Wednesday. The Commonwealth...
View ArticlePeasedown Residents To Get Shelter From The Rain
New state-of-the-art bus shelters are to be erected in Wellow Lane and Wellow Mead in Peasedown St John, thanks to the efforts of a local councillor. Karen Walker, who is standing as an Independent...
View ArticleSirona Welcomes New Commercial And Finance Boss
Sirona’s new commercial and finance boss Clive Bassett is swapping focusing on buildings to focusing on people after leaving a construction company to join the social enterprise. Sirona provides a wide...
View ArticleSpeakers Announced For Uni’s Digital Conference
Writer Naomi Alderman, theorist Florian Cramer, and performers Blast Theory are all set to appear at this year’s Bath Spa University MIX DIGITAL Conference in July. The new Commons building at the...
View ArticleKing Edward’s School Pre-Prep Opens ‘Teddy’s Lodge’
A new school building, Teddy’s Lodge, has been opened at King Edward’s School Pre-Prep to give a ‘home from home’ atmosphere for children requiring care around school times. The lodge was opened at...
View ArticleBath Students Bring Beryl Cook Exhibition To Life
The Victoria Art Gallery has been working with Bath Spa University acting students to bring its current Beryl Cook: Intimate Relations exhibition to life. The show, devoted to one of Britain’s best...
View ArticleNew Project Needs Volunteers In Somer Valley Area
A community project launched in Bath last year to recruit and train volunteers from the faith community to work with families is looking for more people in the Somer Valley to get involved. Family...
View ArticleMan Jailed For Thefts From Bath Changing Rooms
Alan Philip, 62, who also uses the name Anthony Tye, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment following a string of countrywide burglaries, including three in Bath. Philip entered sport training...
View ArticleSurfacing Work To Take Place On London Road
Bath & North East Somerset Council will be undertaking urgent surfacing work at two locations along the London Road on Sunday, and is hoping to minimise any disruption caused. The work is taking...
View ArticleFormer Bath Student Awarded Farmington Fellowship
Former Bath Spa student Chris Selway has been awarded a Farmington Fellowship for the year 2015/16, and will be back working at the university to work on various projects. The fellowship means that...
View ArticleBath Domestic Abuse Project Wins National Award
Bath-based housing organisation Curo has picked up a top national award at the 2015 UK Housing Awards 2015 held in London on Tuesday for their work in tackling domestic abuse. Curo received the award...
View ArticleWithy King Lawyer Wins Prestigious Legal Award
A lawyer working for Bath law firm Withy King has scooped the prestigious President’s Award from the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). Sarah Goodridge, a Chartered Legal Executive in the...
View ArticleCall For Local Businesses To Support Air Ambulance
The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) is appealing for local businesses across Bath to donate unused projectors to help keep the life-saving charity in the air. The Great Western Air...
View ArticleBeau Street Hoard Roadshow Comes To Rest In Bath
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Beau Street Hoard Roadshow team is showing off its Roman treasures in Bath as the roadshow finishes off its travels around the region. On Monday 4th May, from...
View Article‘Tell The Hoi’ Triumph At Bath Battle Of The Bands
Bath based rock/indie band ‘Tell The Hoi’ beat seven other acts from City of Bath College at a Battle of the Bands competition held at Bath Racecourse on the opening day of the new season. The band’s...
View ArticleGuest Hosts Announced For 2015 Peasedown Festival
The special guest hosts have been announced for Peasedown St John’s 2015 Party in the Park festival, Somer Valley FM’s Pete Helmore and Luke Barnes. The pair will be leaving the studio to help...
View ArticleYouth Service Expands Support For Young People
The Council’s Youth Connect team is providing new drop-in sessions for people aged 16-19 (or up to 25 with special educational needs) who are not in education, training or employment. Youth Connect...
View ArticlePrior Park Road Closed By Police After Incident
Prior Park Road in Bath was closed by police this morning after an incident near Lyncombe Vale at around 8.30am, though the road has now been reopened. The NOW Bath team first received reports of the...
View ArticleDate Set For Chief Constable’s Misconduct Hearing
Avon and Somerset Police’s Chief Constable Nick Gargan’s misconduct hearing will begin on Monday 29th June, it was decided at a preliminary hearing yesterday (Friday 24th April). The hearing was held...
View ArticlePolice Appeal For Witnesses To Bicycle Theft In Bath
Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man who they believe may have information about the theft of a bicycle in Bath. The incident happened on the Lower Bristol...
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