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Bath Chronicle
Wellington helps to secure first Blast win
Amanda-Jade Wellington played a match-winning innings under pressure as Somerset beat Essex by four wickets at Taunton’s Cooper Associates Ground to register their first win of the Vitality Blast T20 campaign in their tenth game on Tuesday.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Lib Dems hold council seat in local election
The Liberal Democrats have held their seat in a council by-election, while Reform pushed the Conserv- atives into third place.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Thomas is a proud coach
THERE won't be many coaches who will have seven athletes in action at the two-day English Schools Track & Field Championships this weekend so please step forward Mark Thomas.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Traffic scheme looks set to stay
Council moves to make Sydney Road restriction permanent - p5
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Town set for major roadwork project to start
A major overhaul of a key Trow- bridge road system is set to begin in July as Wiltshire Council launches a five-phase upgrade to the Longfield Gyratory, aimed at easing conges- tion and supporting the town's new leisure centre.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
School holds anniversary celebrations
A school in Bath has marked its 75th anniversary with a series of celebrations attended by local dignitaries, alumni and former staff.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
FINTASTIC TELLY
Throughout the series, the celebrities dive with various species and take on fear-inducing challenges, all while learning firsthand about the critical role sharks play in maintaining ocean health.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Couple have high hopes for new restaurant
A new family-run restaurant has opened in Bath.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Bath hoping van Graan can resist call of home
Bath Rugby are confident Johann van Graan will not be swayed by a fairytale return to his boyhood club, the Blue Bulls, and remain head of rugby at Gallagher Premiership winners Bath Rugby for 2025/26 and beyond.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Bethell hopes to inspire
Double Paralympic medallist Dan Bethell says he is excited to share his knowledge and passion for clean sport with the next genera- tion of sports stars after being appointed to the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) Athlete Commission.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Mum claims she's found way to ease hayfever - nettles
A Bath mum claims deliberately stinging herself with nettles every day has cured her hayfever - relieving her symptoms in as little as 10 minutes.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Art competition entries highlight plight of rivers
A group of talented young artists have turned their passion for nature into powerful visual messages in a poster competition celebrating the River Avon.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Late goal sees first test end in defeat for Romans
Kane Simpson's late goal saw Bath City defeated in their first preseason friendly of 2025.
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July 10, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Eco-activist to attend film screening
A Somerset climate protester who was jailed for blocking traffic on the M4 will be taking part in a Q&A after the Bath screening of a new documentary film in which he appears.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
A land down under
A LOOK BACK AT BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 1930, 1950, 1966, 1989 AND 2013
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
'I'm proof that you can live an active life with cancer'
A teaching assistant with stage 4 breast cancer initially given “up to two years to live” has defied doctors’ expectations and is preparing to tackle Sir Chris Hoy’s 56-mile cycle challenge.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Festival proves a success
The Mayor of Bath, Councillor Professor Bharat Pankhania, joined celebrations at Lansdown Cricket Club to mark the its 200th anniversary in style, as all 12 secondary schools in Bath came together for the very first time in a citywide Festival of Cricket.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Women went on shop theft spree
Two women who made shopkeepers’ lives a misery in Bath have been convicted of multiple counts of theft.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Hospice plea in cash crisis
Child care charity seeks help amid £300,000 shortfall - P2
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Forgettable match ends in a stalemate
Warwickshire and Somerset harvested the predictable Rothesay County Championship draw as a forgettable match finally petered out on the final day at Edgbaston last week.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Stadium undergoes new name
In a new and exciting sponsorship deal for Bath City Football Club, they have announced that local and long-established company, Cannon Clarke Ltd, will become the stadium sponsor for 2025/26.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Emmanuel inspired by van Graan
When Johann van Graan was appointed Bath’s new head of rugby in 2022, one of the first things the South African did was to have a wall knocked down which separated the senior changing room to that of the academy.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
From wheels to whisky for Hammond
Top Gear and The Grand Tour host Richard Hammond has turned his passions towards the world of spirits and is coming to Bath to launch his creations.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
The appeal and fascination with author endures
This year we celebrate 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen, with exhibitions and events in many parts of the country. Eugene Byrne, desperate to mention the anniversary but equally desperate to write something about her local connections, offers Jane an idea for a story.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
New season begins with its first friendlies
Corsham Town got their pre-season campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday night with a narrow success over Western League Premier League outfit Shepton Mallet.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
New reservoirs in the pipeline to meet demand
Two new Somerset reservoirs will play a vital role in ensuring the region has all the water it needs over the coming decades, the Environment Agency (EA) has said.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Coast is calling
WESTON-SUPER-MARE, with its Grand Pier and arcades, its glitz and commercialism, is not everybody's cup of tea.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Bailey makes hard decision to depart
Fly-half Orlando Bailey has left Bath Rugby to join Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2025/26 season in a bid to play more regular rugby in the Gallagher Premiership.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Cup opponents unveiled
Challenge Cup holders Bath Rugby have discovered who they will face in the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup as Johann van Graan’s side look to set their sights on the top European prize having secured a treble of trophies in their previous campaign.
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July 03, 2025
Bath Chronicle
Re-tender will not affect respite care, says council
Respite care home Newton House will stay open until at least September 2026, as Bath and North East Somerset Council promises that families will face no gap in support while theserviceisretendered.
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