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Rare species of pink 'finger' fungus found in Somerset for the first time

'We are truly blessed to have such a colourful spectacle of nature’s calendar right on our doorstep'

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Registered sex offender jailed after approaching school girls

Blackwood ran away after the "appalling incident"

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Bath Rugby announce nine new contracts for academy rising stars

Head of rugby Johann van Graan is lookiing to the future as he locks down academy stars

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Bath City suffer late heartbreak as Romans deep in relegation trouble

An 89th minute goal by fellow strugglers mean Bath are five from safety now

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Coin collection among various items stolen in Twerton burglary

Personal items and a collection of coins were stolen from a property in Redland Park in Twerton.

Bath Echo

Council meeting disrupted by protest over social care redundancies

Councillors were discussing a major restructure to the council’s children’s social care department.

Bath Echo

Man who repeatedly beat up Bath woman is given restraining order

The court was shown several images of the injuries Lee inflicted on the young woman.

Bath Echo

Plans submitted to turn Weston school campus into a private house

The building was a residential house until 1950, when it was converted to a nursing home and then school.

Bath Echo

Bath sex assault trial delayed over prison van’s late arrival to court

The court heard that Sanderson was in custody in Liverpool on an unrelated matter.

Bath Echo

Fundraising continues in memory of young doctor from Keynsham

More than £3,000 has already been pledged for Daniel’s CRUK Race Night, being held this Friday.

Bath Echo

Hundreds of region’s fatal and serious collisions “entirely preventable”

In 2025, there were 711 collisions in the region in which at least one person was killed or seriously injured.

Bath Echo

Tillson sent off as Romans suffer disastrous home defeat

Tillson’s 89th-minute exit, for a second booking, paved the way for Boro bagging a 1-0 victory.

Bath Echo

Team Bath women’s 1s maintain cushion ahead of table-top tussle

A 15th-minute goal from Maria Gali handed the Buccaneers a 1-0 success.

Bath Echo

Odd Down see off Shirehampton to record back-to-back wins

The Down travelled to Shirehampton and chalked up a 2-1 success to lift them into 13th place.

Somerset Live - Bath

Bath Rugby confirm new deal for last season's breakthrough player of the year

Ciaran Donoghue has signed a two-year contract extension with Bath Rugby

Somerset Live - Bath

Social worker protest as 'devastating' redundancies planned

'I was really shocked and dismayed to discover that the service is being deleted'

Bath Echo

City centre road temporarily closed after vault begins to collapse

St James’ Parade was closed to all traffic after significant cracks began to appear in the tarmac.

Bath Echo

Potential sites for solar farms and wind turbines spark alarm in village

More than 100 people attended a meeting last week, organised by a group of concerned residents.

Bath Echo

Locals being encouraged to visit mobile wellness van to quit smoking

The team will offer stop smoking support, health coaching and heart health check-ups.

Bath Echo

Woman set to take on Bath Half after saving her mum’s life with CPR

Olivia will run the race on Sunday in support of the charity, two years after performing CPR on her mum.