Bath Chronicle July 2




 

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Food event goes down well

People have been flocking to Bath to taste some of the best local produce in the South West during a food festival this weekend. Flavours of the West...

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Miliband laughs off MI6 Facebook row

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has defended the next head of MI6 after details of his personal life were posted on social networking website Facebook. Pictures and private details of Sir...

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Music festival strikes right note

Thousands of people made the most of the weekend sunshine at the annual Keynsham Music Festival today. Crowds were entertained by more than 40 bands and acts on the four stages set up in the...

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Report calls for more taxis in Bath

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A new report says more taxis are needed in Bath - particularly at night. An investigation on behalf of council officials has concluded...

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Crash death mum named

A woman killed in an accident in which her children escaped with minor injuries had only just moved to the Bath area.Police have named the victim of the horrific crash in Corsham as...

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New plea for crash witnesses

Police have issued a further appeal for witnesses to a fatal traffic collision near Bath last weekend which killed a 74-year-old man.One man has already been arrested in connection with the...

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I would walk 500 miles

GPS walking

It's the equivalent of hiking from Bath to Inverness. But two surveyors will be walking virtually every one of the 560 miles of footpat...

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Sport

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Bath City to start season away to Chelmsford

Assistant manager Lee Howells insists Bath City will be ‘up for the fight’ when their 2009-10 Blue Square South campaign gets underway at...



Bath Rugby's Guinness Premiership 2009-10 fixture dates confirmed

Bath Rugby open their season at Gloucester on Saturday, September 5

The dates and kick-off times of the Guinness Premiership's regular season fixtures in 2009-10 were confirmed this morning. Bath Rugby's...

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Bath Rugby closing in on fly-half cover

Bath skills and defence coach Brad Davis

Bath Rugby are poised to sign an injury replacement for Butch James next week. The club is closing in on a fly-half who will take James...

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RFU set disciplinary hearing date

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The former Bath Rugby players at the centre of this summer's drugs row will face a RFU disciplinary panel at 10am on Wednesday, July...

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Drug crisis had a 'devastating effect' – Bell

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Rec favourite Duncan Bell has spoken of the damage inflicted on Bath Rugby by the close season drugs crisis that resulted in four...

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Bath Rugby players show Iron will in training

Joe Maddock works out

Bath Rugby players have been taking part in internal Iron Man-style fitness contests as they seek to reach peak physical condition in...

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Bath City could block Slocombe's Terras move

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Bath City may attempt to block Martin Slocombe's proposed move to Weymouth. The 20-year-old left back verbally accepted a new deal at...







 

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Theatre

A peek behind the curtains

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Bath audiences get the chance to peek behind the curtains at one of the city's recent success stories tomorrow.

Fresh from West End success and national and international tours, the people behind Theatre Royal Bath Productions (TRBP) will be shedding light on what makes a flourishing theatre production company.

This is a unique...

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Revival of funny and intriguing play

Four big names from the world of theatre head for Bath next week to star in a revival of David Storey's play Home, made famous in the 1970s when John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson took to the...

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Touring show looks at lives of flood-hit families

On the second anniversary of the 2007 floods which left thousands of people homeless, caused 13 deaths and approximately £2 billion damage, documentary theatre piece The Caravan presents...

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An original take on Creation

Alison Farina's new play, Paradise Left, comprises bawdy innuendo with temptation and was written through the Rondo Writers' Group. The production, which runs from Wednesday, July 8 to...

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Shakespeare's classic tale mirrors our troubled times

Shakespeare Live celebrates its 20th anniversary with a production of The Merchant Of Venice at Hazelbury Manor, near Box, from Monday, July 6 to Saturday, July 11. The long-established...

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