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Students Fall Victim To Prior Park College Website Scam

Bath & North East Somerset Council is warning people to be aware of bogus college and university websites after reports of students falling victim to a bogus Prior Park College website. Trading...

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Captain Set To Coach Next Generation Of Netball Players

Superleague captain Asha Francis is to take up a coaching role with Team Bath Netball, helping the successful franchise develop the next generation of players. Francis – who has played internationally...

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Council Connect Service Up For Scrutiny At Meeting

Bath and North East Somerset Council’s front-line customer service department is to come up for scrutiny during a meeting in September at Bath’s Guildhall. Local residents from across the authority are...

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Bath Towpath Set To Close For Essential Bridge Works

The towpath alongside the River Avon between Victoria Bridge and Windsor Bridge in Bath will be closed for approximately six weeks in the autumn.  From 21st September – 30th October, essential...

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Bath Schools Celebrate Outstanding GCSE Results

Schools in Bath have been celebrating as envelopes were opened by students across the city yesterday to reveal another year of outstanding GCSE exam results. Prior Park’s GCSE Class of 2015 has not...

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Students Cheer On Modern Pentathlon Championships

Bath students Tom Toolis and Joe Choong will have a shot at Rio 2016 qualification on Saturday after booking their places in the men’s final at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships.  They...

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Bath BID Appoints O’Shea As Interim Chief Executive

Jonathan O’Shea has been announced as the Interim Chief Executive for the Bath Business Improvement District, following the upcoming departure of Andrew Cooper. Jonathan will work alongside departing...

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Bath Man Appointed Chairman Of National YHA Charity

A local man, Peter Gains (61) from Wellow near Bath, has been appointed as the Chairman of the youth hostelling charity YHA for England and Wales. Peter was previously the charity’s Vice Chair and...

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Medals For Locals Managing Type 1 Diabetes For 60 Years

A number of Bath residents have received an award for their successful long-term management of type 1 diabetes, with two of them having lived with the disease for 60 years. Arthur Wheeler from...

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Bath Company Reaches Finals Of Prestigious Awards

Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has been shortlisted for Tax and Estate Planner of the Year in the 2015 Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards.  The firm, which is a fast-growing provider...

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Bath Student Secures Place In Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Uni of Bath student Joe Choong produced the performance of his career at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships to secure a Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification place. The Mathematics student,...

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Bath’s Highlight PR To Promote British Craft Company

Bath-based Highlight PR has been appointed as the PR agency for the luxury yarn brand TOFT, following a recent three-way competitive pitch. TOFT is a modern British craft company based in rural...

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Peasedown Youngsters Enjoy Big Summer Adventure

Children living in Peasedown St John and the surrounding area took part in three action packed days of fun and games during the school summer holidays last week. St John’s Church, with a dedicated team...

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Competition To Inspire Bath’s Young Business Talent

Bath’s best and brightest young business minds are to team up with the city’s social enterprises, startups, charities and community organisations as part of an exciting new competition. The competition...

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Bath Athlete To Contest Women’s 400m Hurdles Final

University of Bath-based athlete Eilidh Child is to contest the women’s 400m hurdles final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing after enduring a nervous wait in the semi-finals. Child,...

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Health Advice On Offer For Bank Holiday Weekend

NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (BaNES CCG) is offering three pieces of advice to people feeling unwell this Bank Holiday weekend. The advice is helping ensure local...

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Kurt Jackson Exhibition To Go On Display In Bath

Acclaimed British artist Kurt Jackson has collaborated with a diverse group of contemporary writers for his latest exhibition, and accompanying book, Place, opening in Bath in October. The show opens...

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Council’s Towpath Consultation Deemed “Unfairly Brief”

A public consultation exhibition held by B&NES Council on improving the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath has been called ‘unfairly brief and badly timed’ by a local Councillor. The consultation is...

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Hundreds Respond To Magistrates’ Court Survey

Ben Howlett, the MP for Bath, has received hundreds of responses to his survey asking Bath residents for their views on the proposed closure of Bath Magistrates’ and County Court.  Ben launched the...

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Harmonie-Rose’s Parents Welcome Meningitis B Vaccine

The parents of Meningitis B survivor Harmonie-Rose Allen have welcomed a new vaccination to protect babies against the disease which will be offered to children under the age of four months. The new...

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