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Stonegate denies 400 South West pubs at risk of closure

The UK pub group operates brands including the Slug and Lettuce in Bath

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Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby LIVE updates and team news announcements ahead of Gallagher Premiership clash

All the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, analysis, stats and highlights from Sandy Park

Bath Echo

Residents and businesses urged to report ongoing issues with gulls

It is illegal to injure the birds, eggs and their nests without consent from Natural England.

Bath Echo

The Francis Hotel in Bath to undergo £13m 98-bedroom revamp

The £13 million renovation project by the Sutton Hotel Collection will get underway in July.

Bath Echo

Cardiology patients set to benefit from £1m refurbished cath lab

The RUH’s oldest cardiac catheterisation lab, also known as a cath lab, has been transformed.

Bath Echo

Call for care home contingency plan in case of another pandemic

B&NES had the highest rate of Covid-19 deaths in care homes in all of England in 2021.

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Bath to remove gull nests — but only when people get injured

The council is applying for a licence to remove eggs and nests — but there is a high bar for them to be allowed to act

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Council told it needs a plan for care homes in next pandemic

In 2021, Bath and North East Somerset had the highest rate of Covid-19 deaths in care homes in all of England

Bath Echo

Bath BMX riders to benefit from £140,000 of improvements at track

New safety gates and railings, staging pens and a tarmac road are among the improvements.

Bath Echo

Historic Royal Navy ship winch restored thanks to WECA funding

The historic winch has been mounted upon a recently mined block of Bath Stone.

Bath Echo

Uni graduate’s washing machine project partners with Whirlpool

The project will collaborate with Whirlpool to deliver 10,000 manual machines over the next five years.

Bath Echo

Gas pipe works on A4 completed on time ahead of second phase

A further second phase of the project will be completed during the summer holidays.

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Backlash over 'bonkers' after hours plan for farm and cafe near Bath

South Gloucestershire councillors will decide whether to grant a premises licence on Thursday

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Live: Concern growing for missing woman last seen in Bath three days ago

Thi Quyen, 20, was last seen on Sunday (April 14)

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'Will add to the power of our pack' - Johann van Graan explains why Bath Rugby have signed experienced prop

Leicester Tigers forward Francois van Wyk has signed a two-year deal with Bath

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Bath Rugby set to add Leicester Tigers forward to strengthen their pack depth

Johann van Graan has been on the look out for a loosehead prop

Bath Echo

Boaters’ waste site still being emptied ahead of talks on its future

The charity said that fly-tipping had made the site “unsustainable and unfit for purpose”.

Bath Echo

Plans submitted for new spectator stand at Larkhall Athletic FC

The current stand is a repurposed Stothert & Pitt cycle shed which has been in place since the 1970s.

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‘Leave no stone unturned’ - Johann van Graan on Bath star Finn Russell’s injury, rehab and potential return

The Scotland co-captain injured his groin in Bath's Champions Cup defeat at Sandy Park

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Johann van Graan explains why Bath Rugby have signed Leinster lock Ross Molony

The 29-year-old has made 177 appearances for Leinster since making his debut for the United Rugby Championship side a decade ago