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Bath magistrates hand voyeur 18-week suspended jail sentence

The 18-week prison sentence has been suspended for 18 months as there is a “real chance of rehabilitation”.

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Fears over plans for up to 105 homes next to Keynsham woodland

The developer says the site is a “logical and sustainable extension to the existing settlement”.

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Popular Flourish food hall near Bath is named best in the country

Flourish at Farleigh Road, in the village of Norton St Philip, was a finalist for two categories.

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Teachers feared violence after Bath teenager’s threatening emails

The boy from Bath, who was 14 at the time he sent the messages, pleaded guilty to three offences.

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Bath 1st XI romp to win over South Wilts in ECB Club Championship

Bath 1st XI opened their competitive programme with a 73-run trouncing of visitors South Wilts 1st XI.

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Morale-boosting draw for Bath City Women in build-up to cup final

The Romans will face Weston-super-Mare Women in the showpiece on Thursday 30th April.

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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