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Heart-breaking tribute paid to NHS worker killed in Somerset crash

'Ella made the world around her brighter, more thoughtful, and more beautiful'

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Family pay tribute after two drivers are jailed over fatal A36 crash

The BMW driven by Alfie Cook was involved in a head-on crash with a Ford Fiesta being driven by Ella Cook.

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Planning committee green light for ‘backland’ house in Lansdown

Planning officers said the contemporary design was appropriate and the application policy compliant.

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Man stole T-shirts from Bath shop to swap for whisky, court hears

Lees had been caught on CCTV in the shop on Abbeygate Street on 1st April.

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Two more HMOs approved by councillors in same Twerton road

The council received 42 objections to the proposal for semi-detached 12 Cameley Green.

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Plans submitted to convert 14-bed Keynsham hotel to housing

Hayward's at the Grasmere currently provides bed and breakfast accommodation in 14 en-suite bedrooms.

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Van Graan ‘gutted’ by manner of Bath’s last-gasp loss to Saints

Northampton needed a penalty from the last act of the game to edge a cracking match 41-38.

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Larks sign off with win – but Devs suffer heartbreak in title race

The Larks hosted Mousehole, from the far west of Cornwall, at a sun-drenched Camella Stadium on Saturday.

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Yet another success at Bath Racecourse for trainer Tony Carroll

The next meeting at Bath will be the Spring Evening Racing fixture on Wednesday 29th April.

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Bartlett: I want City out of Southern League as soon as possible

The former Weston-super-Mare manager took over in the Romans’ hot seat just over a month ago.

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Popular fashion brand Lucy & Yak unveils plans for new store in Bath

The clothing brand is giving away free drinks and goody bags to the first 200 customers

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Start date confirmed for work on new £4m roundabout near Wells

On site where serious and fatal crashes have happened

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Months of disruption warning as work on new busy road crossing starts

Motorists have been warned

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Controversial plan to build hundreds of homes on southern edge of Bath

Developers have drawn up a new application after their last attempt to build on the South Stoke Plateau was turned down two years ago

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Bath startup secures €4.1 million to scale plastic-free material

Naturbeads, a University of Bath spin-off, has received the funding to help establish a production plant in Puglia.

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Council begins process to sell off three pieces of surplus land

At Chatham Row, the “minor” land holding is said to be surplus to the Corporate Estates’ portfolio and requirements.

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Plans for popular Bath boxing gym’s relocation hit the spot

Roman Boxing Gym has been given the go-ahead to convert the former engineering premises in Bellotts Road.

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Man drove home from a wake while twice over the alcohol limit

A member of staff at Tesco was concerned that a customer was intoxicated and alerted the police.

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Bid to remove ‘rare’ part of Bath’s industrial heritage is blocked

The wider site includes four large warehouses and a yard for external storage, parking and deliveries.

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Defeat for Romans in finale – but plenty to be optimistic about

City showed lots of enthusiasm, fight and quality against the high-fliers.