Bath Chronicle, The back issues from August 2007:
Gregg joins the team at chiropractic practice
Aug 01, 2007 ... An Alternative health clinic in Weston has welcomed a new memberof staff. Dr Gregg Pugh is the latest chiropractor to join the team at theApthorp Centre on Weston Road, which specialises in chiropractic andholistic therapies. He is a recent graduate of the Welsh Institute of ...
Bear flat pair's exiles run feast
Aug 01, 2007 ... Bear Flat pulled off a remarkable feat in their 128-run SurridgeNorth Somerset League Division 1 win over Exiles (Bath) at the SulisClub, where they posted a massive 235 without losing a wicket. Bears openers Christopher Bence (126no) and Rob Wilson (92no) didthe damage with ...
Dialysis patient to take on a triathlon
Aug 01, 2007 ... Athlete Dick Cooke may look like any other runner working up asweat but after a hard training session he has to get himself hookedup to a dialysis machine. For the incredible 52-year-old, not having kidneys is no barrierto achieving a lifetime ambition of completing an Olympic ...
Army's surprise visit to bike competition winner
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Schoolboy from Weston has been paid a surprise visit by an Armyofficer. Captain Gareth Bateman called on 15-year-old St Gregory's CatholicCollege pupil Travis Simpson to present him with a "Be The Best"mountain bike. Travis entered a prize draw for the bike on a recent ...
Clergyman makes history as the first to keep his old job
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Clergyman from Weston has become the first person in thedistrict to carry on his former job after taking up office with theChurch of England. When the Rev Steven Faux started training for holy orders threeyears ago, he thought the decision would mark the end of his careeras a ...
Baker looks to the future
Aug 01, 2007 ... Schoolchildren in Bath could soon be learning golf in PE lessons,if a local instructor gets his wish. Tim Baker, who is the PGA senior teaching professional at ThePark, in Wick, has set up junior coaching courses and is running aholiday programme scheme during August to get more ...
Mixed results for first team
Aug 01, 2007 ... Bath Golf Club's men's first team suffered mixed fortunes awayfrom home last week, losing to The Kendleshire, but winningconvincingly against Shirehampton. The results keep them well in contention for promotion for thesecond year running, while the second team need to win ...
Skipper names strong line-up
Aug 01, 2007 ... Somerset captain Bradley Whittock from Saltford has named hisstrongest available team to take on favourites Gloucestershire in theChannel League at Taunton and Pickeridge this coming Sunday. After the shattering 13.5-1.5 defeat to Devon in the last match,the team are determined to ...
Lloyd so close to national title
Aug 01, 2007 ... Bath schoolboy Chris Lloyd came within a whisker of winning hisfirst national title last week - but he had to be content with secondplace in the Carris Trophy at Staunton. The national open championship for under 18 golfers was eventuallywon by two shots by his last-day playing ...
Hutton notches up a hat-trick
Aug 01, 2007 ... Leading Wiltshire golfer David Hutton completed a hat-trick ofwins by finishing tied first in the Preferred InternationalManagement Services pro-am at Bowood. The High Post touring player shared top prize with Hereford's IanHarrison on a difficult day for scoring. Wiltshire ...
Small in record-breaking form
Aug 01, 2007 ... Tom Small retained the Farrington Club Championship title inrecord- breaking fashion and beat two seasoned county players on theway. Current Somerset first-team player Craig Adams came second, whileJim Pettigrew, who has been runner-up several times and has qualifiedto play in ...
Duo drive off with victory
Aug 01, 2007 ... Lansdown held its annual men's invitational event on Saturday,where members bring along a guest from another club, and almost 200played in the four-ball Stableford competition. The day was sponsored by Hinton Chevrolet, who gave the overallwinners and the winners of the longest ...
Branch out at Festival of trees
Aug 01, 2007 ... Leading wood sculptors will be joining forces with artisans andenthusiasts to ensure that this summer's Festival of the Tree at theNational Arboretum, Westonbirt shapes up to be another fantasticevent. The week-long wood extravaganza (August 20-27) has carved itsniche in the ...
Tree facts
Aug 01, 2007 ... Festival of the Tree is open 10am-4pm. Admission to the Festivalof the Tree costs pounds8 adults, pounds7 concessions and pounds3 forchildren. The arboretum ...
Bristol flower show rained off
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Bristol Flower Show has been cancelled this year due to badweather. The show was due to be staged at Durdham Down on August 17, 18 and19 and this year's would have been the 63rd annual event. Grounds maintenance experts were concerned that staging the showon wet ground ...
Talks to make street one way continue
Aug 01, 2007 ... Plans to make Edward Street one way are to go under furtherscrutiny. The idea is to only allow traffic to travel along Edward Streetand Vane Street in the direction of the Bathwick Hill roundabout. The idea was mooted by Cllr Terry Gazzard (Con, Abbey) who livesin the street ...
Pull the plug on cleveland baths
Aug 01, 2007 ... Nothing recently has been heard regarding the grandiose schemeoutlined last September to restore and re-develop the ClevelandSwimming Baths. Has common sense prevailed and the scheme been shelved? While the Friends of the Cleveland Swimming Baths stare gloomilyout of their ...
Foundation gears up for exciting new projects
Aug 01, 2007 ... Over the last few years the Community Foundation has built upnumerous projects which all take place in Bath and the surroundingareas. We are very busy and are expanding all the time. Those of you who are either involved with the Foundation or haveread previous articles will ...
Why regency tea rooms is the place to be
Aug 01, 2007 ... Tea with Mr Darcy has helped win an accolade for the cuppas onoffer at a city tea room. The Regency Tea Rooms at the Jane Austen Centre has joined thePump Room as Bath's only members of the prestigious Tea Guild. The guild was set up in 1985 to preserve the quality of ...
Residents' groups can bid for cash
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Fund designed to encourage projects which will improvecommunities across the Bath area has invited people to bid for cash. The Community Safety and Drugs Partnership (CSDP) has launched itsgrant fund for residents associations across the city. The Residents' Associations ...
A short back and sides - and a tattoo
Aug 01, 2007 ... Demand for tattoos has prompted a Bath hairdresser to set up an in-house studio. Former boxer Steve Wicks has run Marciano's on Church Street sinceMarch last year. He boxed for England at schoolboy and junior levels but wasprevented from turning professional by kidney stones ...
Market traders' move will have tills ringing
Aug 01, 2007 ... Brazilian mobile phone troubleshooters have gone from a marketstall to their first shop. Andre Vieira and Luis Molero spent time manning a mobile phoneaccessory, repair, recycling and troubleshooting stall in WalcotStreet. But now the pair have upped pitch and moved just down ...
Award for travel agent who's helped love blossom abroad
Aug 01, 2007 ... Travel agent Gill Hartigan has been given an industry award. Mrs Hartigan, who works at Howard Travel in Church Walk,Trowbridge, was named Consultant of the Year for the south west andWales by industry newspaper Travel Weekly at an awards dinner. She won the award for her part ...
Wanderers take big step
Aug 01, 2007 ... Bath Wanderers took a massive stride towards the Women's NationalPremier League (South) title last Sunday when they beat fellow high-fliers Shepperton. The home team and groundstaff worked from 9am until play began at3.30pm to ensure the wet North Parade pitch was fit to host ...
Bath gives them a warm welcome
Aug 01, 2007 ... I Wish to reply to Nesta Rees' very unfair letter regarding howBath people welcome the Welsh. Firstly I'd like to point out that she does not say if these twopeople actually come from Bath. This is only implied. They might befrom Mars for all I know. Secondly even if these ...
Join new TV show
Aug 01, 2007 ... Do You know any single mothers who are struggling to fulfil theirpotential on their own and who would like to take part in anambitious BBC documentary series? We are looking for ten single mothers and their children to takeon an alternative way of living. Many single mothers say ...
Holburne debate rages on
Aug 01, 2007 ... Kirsten Elliott used to be an asset to those interested in Bathhistory. But a lack of self-awareness has meant that she has strayedwell into other fields that she knows too little about, but feelsable to make pronouncements about, as if from Olympian heights. Her latest letter ...
Watching out for water pistols
Aug 01, 2007 ... I'm sure I'm not the only one surprised to learn that it is anoffence to use a water pistol in Bath without the council'spermission and that officers are deployed around the city at weekendsto prevent such heinous crimes taking place. Or that Friends of the Earth has a policy of ...
Thomas called up for England
Aug 01, 2007 ... Hinton Charterhouse Cricket Club's rising star, 15-year-old HenryThomas, has been called up to England's Under 15 squad. The 15-year-old Millfield School pupil and son of Hinton skipperNigel Thomas will attend the National Cricket Academy at Loughboroughfor a week, starting this ...
Delight for children as summer starts at last
Aug 01, 2007 ... Children across Bath have been taking advantage of the goodweather at the start of their summer holidays. The past three months have been the wettest since records began in1766, with disastrous consequences for some areas of the country. But with the Met Office predicting a ...
Surprise party
Aug 01, 2007 ... I WOULD like to thank all family and friends who attended my andRob's surprise 25th wedding anniversary party on Saturday, July 21and thank them for all the beautiful flowers, gifts and ...
Fabulous show with aled as star
Aug 01, 2007 ... My Husband and I travelled down to Bath on July 21 (through allthe floods en route) which took us seven and a half hours. What for, you may ask? We had tickets for the Aled Jones plusSilver Ring and Bath Male Voice Choirs at the Forum. The journey was worth every miserable ...
Slow down
Aug 01, 2007 ... You report that cabbies should be able to get to their customersquicker. Well, from what I have seen recently, especially during theevening, the only reason they are quicker is because some of them aredriving too fast in a ...
The picasso of brixton brings his art to Bath
Aug 01, 2007 ... He Was responsible for one of the biggest art cons of the 20thcentury. In 1995, John Myatt was sentenced to 12 months in prison forselling forged copies of some of the world's most famous works. Now he is holding a show of paintings at a Bath gallery - but thistime the art is ...
Uni boffins expose this bird as a love cheat
Aug 01, 2007 ... Experts in Bath have revealed how birds frequently abandon theireggs as they go in search of new sexual conquests. Around one in three clutches of penduline tit eggs are abandonedin this way. Males and females can mate with up to seven different partners inany one breeding ...
Online forum - readers' posts
Aug 01, 2007 ... 'Lightweight' anti-rugby points A letter writer backs up previous correspondents saying that thewhole of The Rec should be accessible to people in Bath. "Finally, returning to the strategic review, this restrictedeveryone to just one option from three on deciding what was the ...
Timsbury's semi-final date
Aug 01, 2007 ... Timsbury face North Gear West of England Premier 2 leadersDownend at home tonight (6.15pm) in the semi-finals of the Bristoland District Knockout Cup. The game was scheduled for last Sunday morning, but heavyovernight rain caused a ...
Trio among the medals
Aug 01, 2007 ... Three University of Bath Swimming Club members were among themedals on day four of the ASA National Championships (50m) atSheffield. Richard Webb claimed silver behind Kris Gilchrist (City ofEdinburgh Swimming) in the men's 200m breaststroke final, finishingin 2:14.48, while ...
This behaviour just isn't cricket
Aug 01, 2007 ... When I admit to being someone who considers taking an aspirin fora hangover to be cheating in my own little world, it's not difficultto guess which side of the spectrum I find myself on the subject ofdrugs in sport. My quirky, some would say mad, views on artificial means ...
Convictions for cruelty to animals on the rise
Aug 01, 2007 ... The number of animal cruelty convictions in the Bath and Bristolarea doubled last year, according to the latest statistics from theRSPCA. A total of 36 crimes were uncovered in 2006, up from 17 in 2005.The number of people convicted was up too, from eight in 2005 to 12in 2006. In ...
Profits soar in rotork's golden year
Aug 01, 2007 ... It Is proving to be a truly golden year for one of Bath's biggestbusinesses. Brassmill Lane-based valve manufacturer Rotork, which is currentlycelebrating its 50th anniversary, has posted record profits for thesecond time in a year. Back in March it announced that its full ...
City sweating on Evans
Aug 01, 2007 ... Bath City are set to call on either youth team goalkeeper ShaneMason, former Bristol City stopper Tony Malessa or summon EddieQuelch back from a loan spell at Trowbridge Town to take the place ofinjured goalkeeper Paul Evans at Caerleon tonight. With the new Blue Square South ...
Man wanted for questioning
Aug 01, 2007 ... This is the image of a man police want to identify in connectionwith an attempted burglary at the University of Bath. He was captured on CCTV in the university around the time of theincident on Thursday, July 19. A university spokesman said a man was spotted going through ...
Flashback
Aug 01, 2007 ... Today's photograph shows Bath City FC's chairman, Alex Brown,looking on as Eddie Hapgood tied on a lucky mascot at the start ofthe 1951-52 season of the southern league. The previous year Bath City had finished in 15th place. Whether ornot it was the influence of the good-luck ...
Garland and Pickering win osaka places
Aug 01, 2007 ... Dale Garland was yesterday named in the Great Britain squad forthe 400m hurdles at the World Championships in Japan - barely a yearafter he only took up the event seriously. Garland and Craig Pickering (100m), who also trains at theUniversity of Bath, were both included in the ...
Little bookworms go green at library
Aug 01, 2007 ... Children learnt how to do their bit for the environment as theymade recycled paper at Bath Library yesterday. The event was part of The Big Wild Read, the ninth national SummerReading Challenge, which this year has linked up with The WoodlandTrust. As well as encouraging ...
Kidnap victim in terror ride
Aug 01, 2007 ... Masked attackers abducted a man from his home and subjected him toa terrifying three-hour ordeal. During the attack the 30-year-old victim had his clothes changedand was driven 14 miles to Bath where he escaped and found help. The victim has little memory of the attack and ...
In brief
Aug 01, 2007 ... Yobs smash shop windows KEYNSHAM: Police are hunting for vandals after windows in fiveshops and the town hall were smashed. One shop was also broken into during the incident around midnighton Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28. Avon and Somerset Police want to talk ...
Seavill on the spot for Bluebirds
Aug 01, 2007 ... Chippenham Town continued their unbeaten run in pre-season matcheson Monday night with a 1-0 Hardenhuish Park win over Blue SquarePremier new boys Salisbury City, thanks to Sean Seavill's second-half penalty, writes Anthony Marshall. And it was another solid display against a side ...
Tillson impressed
Aug 01, 2007 ... Teambath head coach Andy Tillson said he was impressed by the wayhis side is gelling after just their second pre-season friendly - agame that saw them go down 3-2 to a young Bristol City side yesterday afternoon. Striker Nick McCootie bagged his first goal in TeamBath coloursjust ...
Animals need our vigilance
Aug 01, 2007 ... It is both horrifying and reassuring that the number of RSPCAconvictions doubled last year. Horrifying because as a nation we find the idea of cruelty toanimals so repulsive, and reassuring because the increase inconvictions presumably means that more people are becoming aware ...
In brief
Aug 01, 2007 ... Success of open gardens BATHAMPTON: Garden-lovers took advantage of Sunday's fine weatherto visit an open garden at The Old Rectory. The landscaped gardens attracted more than 200 visitors, whoraised pounds900 for Dorothy House Hospice Care. Community fundraiser Paula ...
Guide dog in the running for award
Aug 01, 2007 ... They are often called man's best friend. But a Bath resident has more than one reason to be grateful to hisfour-legged companion. Ian McDonald's Labrador Vale is much more than a pet - he is alsothe 34-year-old's eyes. Mr McDonald, who lives in Twerton and is registered ...
Fantasy of castle appealed to cage
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Hollywood star set to become king of a castle near Bath hasvowed to retain its natural beauty. On the weekend a national newspaper revealed that Nicholas Cageplans to move into Midford Castle - a Grade I-listed building southof Bath. The film star already owns a pounds4m ...
Parents and schools asked to battle arson
Aug 01, 2007 ... Fire chiefs in Bath are urging parents to help them beat thearsonists this summer. Avon Fire and Rescue Service's Arson Task Force, which is based inthe city, is launching a campaign aimed at reducing the number offires in school buildings over the summer break. During the ...
Womad stars pass on their skills at university
Aug 01, 2007 ... Musicians and dancers from across the world are converging on BathSpa University for a summer school. Fresh from the WOMAD Festival (World of Music and Dance) theartists are now passing on their skills at the school - a first forthe WOMAD Foundation. Heading the impressive ...
Bath skipper gets key role
Aug 01, 2007 ... Bath Rugby skipper Steve Borthwick has been handed command ofEngland's line-out against Wales in Saturday's Twickenham World Cupwarm-up clash. Borthwick, 27, will win his 28th cap after a year in the Testwilderness due to a knee injury. Clubmate Matt Stevens, who made his ...
Barnes returns with Argyle
Aug 01, 2007 ... Almost 600 people turned out to watch Ashley Barnes' return toPaulton Rovers last night, as Plymouth Argyle ran out convincing 4-0winners. The friendly had been arranged as part of Barnes' transfer to theCoca-Cola Championship side back in March, and the 17-year strikerplayed the ...
We urgently need to reverse this student situation
Aug 02, 2007 ... Thank you for the article concerning student housing whichappeared in Thursday's Chronicle (July 19). The measures proposed to control what a property might be usedfor seem not only sensible but also long overdue. In certain partsof Widcombe (especially Lorne Road and the ...
Box hopes blown away
Aug 02, 2007 ... Box saw their chances of launching a late-season bid for theSurridge Wiltshire League Division 1 title evaporate last Saturdaywhen they were blown away by lowly Avebury. Put into bat at home, third-placed Box were reduced to six for twoin the first five overs and, despite 40 from ...
Caring for God's many creatures
Aug 02, 2007 ... The Joys of another summer with screaming gulls, dead and injuredones in the road, babies wandering around lost, crying for food onthe buildings, dead ones run over in the street and garbageeverywhere (which they eat), then cold, hungry and unable to fly theadults then attack to kill one ...
Holburne debate continues
Aug 02, 2007 ... Last Wednesday night I exercised my right as a member of thepublic to speak against the Holburne extension. I think we need clarity about conservation in Bath but with onlya couple of minutes to speak it wasn't the right forum. I wish the Holburne Museum no harm, indeed it ...
Footpath cycling is still illegal
Aug 02, 2007 ... I Feel I must take issue with one of your correspondents, MsChristine Wilson, Lansdown Road, Bath. I originally wrote to your paper raising the subject of thegrowing problem of illegal cycling on the pavements endangering thepedestrian etc. Ms Wilson says the subject of ...
Keddle backing city
Aug 02, 2007 ... New Bath City defender Paul Keddle has set his sights on asuccessful debut season in the Blue Square South after becoming thefirst pre-season trialist to be offered a permanent deal. Former Merthyr man Keddle agreed non-contract terms at the end oflast week and now hopes to rise to ...
PO pair retire after 23 years
Aug 02, 2007 ... A Couple have retired after serving Freshford villagers for nearlya quarter of a century. Peter and Kate Davies have retired from the village shop and postoffice in Freshford after 23 years. When the couple announced their retirement plans last year,villagers launched a ...