Bath Chronicle, The back issues from May 2007:
Class winner Jensen takes top driver prize
May 09, 2007 ... Saltford's Steven Jensen took his best ever class victory at theCastle Combe Circuit's Springtime Raceday on Bank Holiday Monday. Although it was Bradford on Avon's Ed Moore who took an untroubledoutright victory in the Melton Concrete Products Formula Ford 1600Championship race, ...
Peters destroys Bristol
May 09, 2007 ... Larkhall teenager Dave Peters scored a career-best 174 in hisside's victory over Bristol 3rd in Division 3 of the Surridge NorthSomerset Saturday Conference. One of the quickest centuries in league history came off just 44deliveries, comprising 15 boundaries and 14 sixes and ...
Always leave them asking for more . . .
May 09, 2007 ... A Classic English musical is to be given a Canadian twist at aBath boys school this week. More than 30 students from Beechen Cliff School will be takingpart in a production of Oliver! The show has been staged by Paul Sheppard, a Canadianheadteacher who has been volunteering ...
Fishworks sees more ebb and flow at director level
May 09, 2007 ... Market listed Bath firm FishWorks and Chippen- ham biotechnologycompany Vectura have made changes at the top. FishWorks, founded with the Green Street restaurant, was floatedon the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) in 2005. In the past few months it has gone through major ...
The value (and the values) of our faith schools
May 09, 2007 ... I Find the Seven Days supplement to Bath Chronicle on Saturdayshighly entertaining in its articles of local and general interestand very useful TV programme information and guidance. However I was very irritated by the hostile comments againstfaith schools by Mark Gatiss in ...
Talented pupils take centre stage
May 09, 2007 ... Students at a Bath school have been celebrating their success in arange of fields. Every year, Oldfield School holds a celebration for older pupils. During the evening prizes are given out to students who haveexcelled or shown particular commitment to academic ...
The kindness of Bath people is shown again
May 09, 2007 ... Grateful letters about exemplary care at local hospitalsfrequently appear on the letters pages. However, I don't remember ever seeing one quite like this! I would like publicly to thank the many people who have made itpossible for a dear neighbour to return home after a serious ...
A fistful of dollars
May 09, 2007 ... An Influx of American visitors is helping to fuel a mini-boom intourism in Bath. Businesses say Americans are overcoming their security fears andworries about the strong pound to return to the city - and the restof the UK. Among those to benefit the most has been the city's ...
Bus stop changes for city travellers
May 09, 2007 ... Bus stops are being moved to make way for the SouthGatedevelopment. The bus station will move from Manvers Street to Avon Street inJune. Buses which had stopped in Railway Street will now operate fromdifferent stops in the city centre. First services numbered 2, 702,4, ...
Pensioner calls for taxi tokens to be reinstated
May 09, 2007 ... A 96-year-old woman is urging Bath's new council to rethink theabolition of taxi tokens that gave the elderly the chance to maintaintheir independence. Bath and North East Somerset Council phased out the tokensfollowing a change in legislation introducing free bus travel ...
Firefighters want regional control centre scrapped
May 09, 2007 ... Firefighters across the west have once again called on theGovernment to abandon its scheme to build a new regional fire controlcentre. The Fire Brigades Union says its members in the region believedthe money would be better spent on more staff, training andequipment. The ...
University is right to invite the BNP leader
May 09, 2007 ... Congratulations to the open-minded and - rarity of rarities -genuinely liberal students of Bath University for having the courage to invite Nick Griffin of the BNP to speak at their union. What a contrast with the pathetic, kneejerk hissy fits of theassembled unions and lefty ...
Family barbecue
May 09, 2007 ... A Summer family barbecue is being held at Woodland GroveResidential Home in Weston Park. The event takes ...
Marvel at Jill's miniature world
May 09, 2007 ... A Magical tiny world is being fashioned in Bathwick. For nearly 30 years, craftswoman and artist Jill Bennett has beenmaking highly-detailed miniature dolls. Now she is set for her first exhibition, at the Somerset RuralLife Museum in Glastonbury. Jill, who studied ...
'Appalled' at another year's wait for scheme
May 09, 2007 ... Widcombe residents are "surprised and appalled" that work on theRossiter Road scheme will not be completed until a year later thanexpected. Campaigners want Rossiter Road to be made into a two-way streetwith only local traffic allowed into Widcombe. The idea is for the less ...
Police beat surgery
May 09, 2007 ... Residents in Weston have the chance to discuss any concerns orissues with their local police officer. Pc Bob Hope will be ...
Sale prompts return to Victorian values
May 09, 2007 ... T Wo halves could make a whole for a househunter prepared to turnthe clock back. A Victorian villa in Lansdown split into two family homes 50 yearsago has come on to the market. While the property in College Road is on sale as two separatehomes, the current owners are keen to ...
Pub quiz night raises pounds1k for the RUH
May 09, 2007 ... Pub-goers with a thirst for knowledge have helped to generate morethan pounds1,000 for the Royal United Hospital. Over the past year, up to 50 people have battled it out each weekin a charity quiz at the Old Crown in Weston. Players pay a pounds1 to test their knowledge and ...
Free legal advice for needy
May 09, 2007 ... Vulnerable young people struggling with homelessness or mentalhealth problems can now seek free legal advice. Bath's drop-in centre for teenagers and young adults, Off TheRecord, is extending the lifeline to those who find themselves indire need and have no means of paying ...
Virgin mobile tops phone poll
May 09, 2007 ... Trowbridge-based Virgin Mobile has the most satisfied mobile phonecustomers in Britain, according to a new poll. Each year all mobile phone operators are ranked in a study bymarket researchers. In 2004 and 2005 Virgin Mobile was ranked highest in the pre-paypart of the study ...
Election views and reaction
May 09, 2007 ... I Would like to thank all those people who have supported me inBathwick Ward over the last 16 years, and all the residents who ithas been a privilege to serve. When I was first elected the ward used to cover a much greaterresidential area including the whole of the Bathwick ...
Consumers show trust in brand despite scare
May 09, 2007 ... Chocolate firm Cadbury's has been voted one of the most trustedbrands in the country. The firm, which has a factory at Keynsham, has been named the mosttrusted confectioner in a survey by Reader's Digest magazine. The survey, published yesterday, was carried out shortly after ...
Naturals do want to stay in Bath
May 09, 2007 ... With Reference to Mr Warfield's kind letter in Friday's Chronicle,the Natural Theatre Company's proposed move to Bristol is only one ofmany options I am investigating on the company's behalf. Such a move would only happen as a last resort, but the verycontemplation of such an ...
Support this BMX project
May 09, 2007 ... Hoorah for B&NES, which is sorting out child obesity again, withyet another brilliant scheme! How about it supporting schemes and projects already running, suchas the Bath BMX track rebuild project? This has had to find its own funding even though B&NES let it havethe land - ...
Course helps parents to deal with 'the talk'
May 09, 2007 ... Telling children about the birds and the bees can be a bitembarrassing. But now parents are to get a little help in talking to theirchildren about sex and relationships thanks to a parenting coursetaking place in Bath. Enjoy Your Teenagers! is being run by couple Susie and ...
A wide range of classes available
May 09, 2007 ... Parents looking for new tips on bringing up their children nowhave a wealth of free classes to choose from. As previously reported in the Chronicle, parents can benefit fromsupport and advice at sessions funded by B&NES Council. Classes for single parents will run on Mondays, ...
In brief
May 09, 2007 ... Vandals torch motorbikes SOUTHDOWN: Fire crews were called to a street in Southdown aftervandals torched two motorbikes. Officers from Avon Fire Service used one hose reel jet toextinguish the fire in Rosewarn Close shortly after 11pm on BankHoliday Monday. Watery ...
Project's chance to widen its work
May 09, 2007 ... Young disabled people will have the chance to develop theirskills and help others thanks to a cash boost. The Bath Area Play Project, which provides holiday play schemesand toy libraries in disadvantaged areas of the city, has received agrant which will enable it to increase ...
Museum boss defends its extension proposal
May 09, 2007 ... Holburne museum boss Dr Alexander Sturgis has defended a partceramic extension for the Grade I-listed venue. Plans for an extension, made partly of a ceramic material andincluding a lot of glass, to the Grade I-listed Holburne Museum wereunveiled in the Chronicle in ...
Online forum - readers' posts
May 09, 2007 ... Crusade with 'religious fervour' A letter suggested that "most people" in Bath were fed up with"hysteria" over Churchill House. Churchill House isn't a religious issue, doesn't concern anythingmythical or magical, it is to do with issues around heritage andplanning that ...
Millionaires back scheme
May 09, 2007 ... Multi-millionaires Lord Sainsbury and Andrew Brownsword have bothpledged cash to the Holburne's multi-million pound makeover. The cost of restoration of the building, the new extension,fitting of environmental controls and rehousing the museum'scollection while works are undertaken ...
Minister is 'keeping an eye on first'
May 09, 2007 ... Angry protests by rail commuters in Bath have not fallen on deafears, a government minister writes in the Chronicle today. Rail Minister Tom Harris is in the south west to address theregional assembly on the pressures facing the region's rail network. But in an article written ...
So, what's the alternative?
May 09, 2007 ... In The next few days, the people of Bath will have the firstofficial chance to have their say on another controversialdevelopment proposal. The glass-dominated structure mooted by the city's Holburne Museumhas been welcomed by many architects and arts experts. But it has ...
Engines go digital
May 09, 2007 ... A Fire engine fitted with a demonstration version of a new digitalcommunications system has been in Bath as part of a roadshow visitingfire stations around the country. The appliance, which will make it easier for crews to communicatewith the new regional centres, was put on ...
All-singing, all-dancing lipman is rewarded
May 09, 2007 ... During the season, all the Bath Rugby players participate in thecommunity programme by making appearances throughout the year. The hours that they do are recorded, and the player who has donethe most is awarded the Community Foundation Player of the Yearprize. This year, the ...
Champions beaten
May 09, 2007 ... Marshfield Nelson played their first game as Roper RhodesBathrooms Bath & District League Sunday Division 1 champions andpromptly lost 3-1 to runners-up Horseshoe Sports. The kick-off was delayed while the Horseshoe players fought theirway through the traffic chaos on Lansdown ...
Medics' kenyan mission is given a boost
May 09, 2007 ... They already work punishing shifts in an effort to save lives. But for some doctors the thought that there are more people whoneed help - wherever they might be in the world - is too strong toignore. Dan Magnus, a Bath-based paediatric senior house officer (SHO), isone of the ...
Battling draw illustrated progress made
May 09, 2007 ... After winning our previous Championship game againstLeicestershire at Grace Road, it was a bit of a let-down to have tosettle for a draw against Derbyshire, my former county at Taunton. However. we were up against it at times in the game and what waspleasing was that, whereas last ...
Region rises above national average for export levels
May 09, 2007 ... Export levels in the south west are shooting up as the region'sfirms wake up to trade possibilities in Eastern Europe, sayeconomists. Between 2001 and 2006 exports from the south west grew by 34 percent - outstripping the national rate by six per cent - says a study. And ...
Bath ten-mile event attracts top riders
May 09, 2007 ... Bath Cycling Club were hosts to their most successful event when113 of the west's top riders competed in the Mike Hurley ten- mileopen time trial early on Saturday morning. Riders were competing for a share of the pounds350 prize money onoffer. The event, stage-managed by ...
Lead slips away for pair
May 09, 2007 ... Somerset county captain Brad Whittock (Saltford) and his playingpartner Duncan Whittaker (Bath) led the Somerset county foursomes atMinehead with a two-over-par 73. But they were relegated to second place after the morning round byJohn Atkins (Wincanton) and Craig Adams ...
Duo bid for finals return
May 09, 2007 ... Bath schoolgirl Hannah Barwood and experienced Lansdown playerLeah Occleshaw will be bidding to reach a national final again nextweek. They are members of Gloucestershire's successful women's team whohope to reach the English County finals for the third successiveyear. The ...
Ferrie is first
May 09, 2007 ... Iain Ferrie (West Wilts) shared first place at Minchinhampton inthe traditional start to the West Region PGA pro-am season. He shot three-under-par 68 and shared the prize with David ...
Adams sees handicap cut
May 09, 2007 ... Farrington newcomer Chris Adams is enjoying further success, bothdomestically and with Somerset. He was a member of the club's winning first team in the openingAvalon League match of the season and his handicap has reduced toplus one. Adams partnered Andy Hughes to victory as ...
Hunt for shop raid gunman
May 09, 2007 ... A Masked robber threatened a teenage girl at gunpoint as herobbed a shop. The 19-year-old shop supervisor was having a cigarette breakoutside the Co-op in Greenway Lane, Chippenham, when she wasapproached by the man. He pointed a handgun at her before forcing her to lead ...
Keeping it in the family
May 09, 2007 ... A Book designed to capture the memories and experiences of fathers has been launched by a Wiltshire man. In February the Chronicle told how former BBC human resourcesmanager Neil Coxon had launched his From You To Me business from his Bradford on Avon home. His book was ...
Top-six place
May 09, 2007 ... Melksham Town guaranteed sixth position in the Toolstation PremierDivision with a 2-2 draw against Calne. Adam Young gave Melksham a 20th- minute lead, but Kevin Banksknocked in the rebound after Steve Perrin had parried a penalty tenminutes before ...
In brief
May 09, 2007 ... First-timers' house gloom FIRST-TIME buyers are feeling the squeeze of higher interest rateswith mortgage affordability at its worst level for 16 years. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said the typical maidenhomebuyer spent 18.3 per cent of their income on mortgage ...
Search for the voice of an angel
May 09, 2007 ... Two bright young stars have sung their way to the final of a PopIdol-style classical contest which could see them on the same stageas top tenor Russell Watson. Like classical group G4, Lucy Sparks-Phillips and Rhiannon Lambertcould show they have the X-Factor as they now face a ...
Boss satisfied
May 09, 2007 ... Stuart Nethercott praised his players after Toolstation PremierDivision basement boys Keynsham held Dawlish to a 0-0 draw. The Keynsham chief was furious with Saturday's 2-2 stalemate withStreet and demanded an improved ...
Hero to zero
May 09, 2007 ... Manager Chris Mountford compared Welton's 1-1 stalemate at Chardon Monday to watching paint dry. Danny Guibarra put Welton a goal up after a good ball from RickyBriggs, but Briggs went from hero to villain when he conceded thepenalty that led to Chard's ...
Saunders' joy
May 09, 2007 ... Odd Down boss Tommy Saunders heaped praise on his players afterthey turned the tables to beat Bideford. Last season's Toolstation Premier Division champions had beatenWelton 6-2 48 hours earlier, but Odd Down upset the odds to secure a2-0 win. Ben ...
Unbeaten end
May 09, 2007 ... Bitton rounded off their Toolstation Premier Division season on apositive note with a 2-1 win against Barnstaple on Monday. Steve Jones got Bitton's first before Andy Summers made the gamesafe with the second. "We've had a good run of late," said Bitton boss Andy ...
Flashback
May 09, 2007 ... The gathering in today's photograph shows some of the employees ofKingsmead Motor Co Ltd, the main Ford dealer in Bath from 1921 untilthis year. "Kingsmead was virtually destroyed during the blitz of 1942,"writes Robert Turner, who sent in the picture, "but fought back ....
European motivation
May 09, 2007 ... David Barnes yesterday insisted Bath Rugby have everything to playfor, including a Heineken Cup place next season, when they tackleClermont Auvergne on Saturday week at The Stoop (5.30pm). The Bath loose-head prop, currently chairman of the players' union- the Professional Rugby ...
Much ado about something
May 09, 2007 ... Revelry brought to an end the successful Shakespeare 400thanniversary celebrations in Bradford on Avon in May 1964. The final celebrations began with a street procession ofcouncillors in Elizabethan costume and continued well into Saturdaynight, drawing crowds of more than ...
Standard has slipped
May 09, 2007 ... Bradford boss Nigel Tripp took a swipe at Toolstation Division 1champions Truro, claiming they would not have found life so easy adecade ago. Truro have lost only one game all season and took their season'spoints tally to 112 on Monday after beating Town ...
'In bath, i know people want assurances that there will be continued investment in trains'
May 09, 2007 ... Even Ministers like to get their hands dirty sometimes, which iswhy I've spent the past couple of days taking a close-up look at thewest's railway system. Last night, for instance, I spent some time on a track-layingmachine in Wiltshire which is gradually (about 300 metres in ...
Witness plea after attack
May 09, 2007 ... Bath: A woman was left badly shaken after fighting off a maleattacker late on Sunday in Bath. The woman was approached from behind as she was at the junction ofUpper Bristol Road and Midland Road between 11.15 and 11.30pm. A man put his arm around the woman's neck but she ...
Death wish
May 09, 2007 ... Bath: The number of terminally-ill people travelling abroad tocommit assisted suicide has increased dramatically. The increase comes after the high-profile case of Dr Anne Turner,who travelled from Bath to die with the help of a specialist clinicin Switzerland at the end of January ...
Robbery case
May 09, 2007 ... Bath: A robbery case heard at Bath Magistrates Court yesterday wasadjourned to be sent to Bristol Crown Court. Nicholas Christopher Farrow, of Wembley Street, Swindon, ischarged with robbery of a wallet containing cards and pounds60 onMarch 25. At 4.30am, the victim was ...
Rocking in the aisles
May 09, 2007 ... Just a few years after the abolition of theatrical censorship, achap called Richard O'Brien, who had had a small role in the Londonproduction of Jesus Christ Superstar, put together a show of sexualdeviation. He threw pretty much everything at the post censorship ...
If there's any justice in the beautiful game
May 09, 2007 ... The strange notion that a punishment should actually cause somesort of pain seems to have been forgotten in football. First, there was the laughable pounds5.5m fine handed out by thePremier League to West Ham for breaking rules when signing Tevez andMascherano, and now it seems ...
Skate club hits its target
May 10, 2007 ... Four teenagers have raised pounds25,000 to keep theirskateboarding club moving. The youngsters are part of 180, a club that provides jumps andother equipment for skaters and rollerbladers. The money was raised in three months and has paid for a van aswell as opportunities to ...
Online forum - readers' posts
May 10, 2007 ... Bid for outdoor drinking A city pub's bid to allow drinking on its outside terrace is dueto be decided amid concern from neighbours. Here we go again. Why do people buy property next to pubs and thenmoan when people go there and drink? If we don't allow local pubs toattract ...