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Somerset sliders help records tumble for Team GB on super Sunday at Winter Olympics

An incredible day as Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale teamed up to win mixed team snowboard cross gold, then Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker, both of whom at based at the University of Bath, followed suit in the skeleton event.

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Matt Weston makes more Olympic history with thrilling Skeleton Team Gold

Bath-based Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker win Mixed Team Skeleton Gold - a third of the Games for Team GB and a second for Weston

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Major 'transport vision' would need massive development of Green Belt

Buses were a political pawn for him to use for votes. That is no longer the case

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Weston-super-Mare promotion bid back on track after vital win

Seagulls come from behind to beat Eastbourne

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Old-fashioned sweet shop to arrive in Bath this spring

It will also sell 'freak shakes'

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Bath nightclub to relaunch with new bar after major transformation

A party is set for the end of the month

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How the Romans are helping fund social care for people in Bath

Bath's attractions are making as much money as charging £150 more council tax

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Treasured son and dad, 34, among this week's Somerset funeral notices

Our thoughts are with families and friends

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Brad Hall: The Bobsleigh pilot rewriting history and turning GFB in medal contenders

All that is missing from his collection is an Olympic medal

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Tabby Stoecker unable to emulate Matt Weston as she misses out on skeleton medal

The Bath based slider finished fifth - with fellow Britons Freya Tarbit and Amelia Coltman seventh and ninth

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Bath Rugby retain the derby bragging rights with defeat of Bristol Bears

Bath Rugby beat Bristol Bears 33-24 - and put them in pole position to reach the semi finals

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Bath Rugby player ratings from Bristol Bears win - 'A top-drawer performance'

Bath Rugby beat Bristol Bears 33-24 at the Recreation Ground on Saturday in the eighth pool stage game of the 2025/26 PREM Rugby Cup

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Walk through Bath's stunning historic locations from hit Netflix shows

You can visit some of the iconic backdrops for Netflix's biggest shows

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Taylor Lawrence: 'Commando on ice' serving Royal Marine aiming to slide GB to Bobsleigh glory

When Taylor Lawrence isn't hurtling down an ice track at 90mph, he’s serving his country as a Lance Corporal in the Royal Marines

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Matt Weston says Olympic success does not feel real after dominant skeleton gold

"I'm getting married in July so I can say yes (it is the best day of my life) for about a few months and then I have to change my answer."

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Gastropub opens with daily changing menu opens in Bath

"Everything on the menu is from the heart"

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UK's top ten most romantic places to stay as Bath 'oozes romance'

If you're planning a couples trip, this may help!

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I visited an abandoned village under 90 minutes from Bath — what I saw still haunts me

The village has a troubled past

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Matt Weston wipes track with rivals to roar to historic Olympic skeleton gold

"It means everything," said Weston. "I have missed funerals, birthdays, everything for this moment and it feels amazing."

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'Outstanding' fish and chip shop near Bristol and Bath permanently closes

People travelled for miles for its gluten-free menu