Bath Chronicle, The back issues from June 2008:
The great voices of bulgaria
Jun 02, 2008 ... The abbey was packed to overflowing: the opening prayer had beenspoken: then the choir processed down the nave from the rear, thewomen resplendent in their colourful national dress, each one workeddifferently. Every singer carried a candle and they moved unhurriedly up tothe ...
Much ado about nothing
Jun 02, 2008 ... Shakespeare performed by The Lord Chamberlain's Men, songs and asummer's evening in the Botanical Gardens, Royal Victoria Park,Bath. What more could you want? Much Ado About Nothing is a play about two pairs of lovers, Heroand Claudio and Beatrice and Benedick. Summer weddings are ...
Michael roach and Johnny mars
Jun 02, 2008 ... "The blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll," MichaelRoach said with a smile as he chatted with the Bath Festivalaudience at the Rondo on Sunday night. "And then rock and roll had a baby and they called it BritneySpears," he added mischievously. Roach has performed ...
Wired to sound
Jun 02, 2008 ... Wired to Sound at Bath Pavilion on Friday night was an ambitiousevening of electronica jazz that, for the most part was a success,but also a victim of its own ambition. It was a five-hour long evening and well before the end earfatigue and attention deficit had set in for all but ...
Bob brozman workshop and concert
Jun 02, 2008 ... Slide guitarist Bob Brozman is a rare thing: a travelling musicalanthropologist as well as a phenomenally skilled player - and youcan add to that penetrating humourist. He conducted a three-hour workshop at Invention Studios on Fridaymorning for 18 slide players of various ...
Clean bill of health for hospital dubbed 'filthy'
Jun 02, 2008 ... Health watchdogs who sprang a surprise inspection on wards at theRoyal United Hospital have described hygiene standards as 'good.' The unannounced visit, carried out by the Healthcare Commission,found no breaches of the Government's Hygiene Code rules in any ofthe areas it ...
Protest planned at rolf event
Jun 02, 2008 ... Animal rights activists in Bath are planning to disrupt an eventat Bath Racecourse starring singer Rolf Harris. The Bath Activist Network (BAN) group plans to demonstrate atFriday night's Aussie Beach Party meeting at which the entertainerwill be performing his best-known ...
The birdman, the baron and the bat
Jun 03, 2008 ... The Birdman, The Baron and The Bat, aka Tony Orrell, SteveHubback and Matt Nolan, drummer, percussionist, cymbal and gongmakers put on a unique and wonderful performance at InventionStudios Monday night for the Bath Fringe. It was visually fantastic with cymbals that looked like ...
New air ambulance
Jun 03, 2008 ... A new air ambulance dedicated serving Bath has taken to the sky. The Great Western Ambulance Service's new helicopter can reachevery part of the former Avon within eight minutes. It is crewed by paramedics and doctors and carries advanced life-saving equipment to travel to the ...
Whacker Murphy's bad buzz and wombman
Jun 03, 2008 ... If there was one thing wrong with these two plays beingperformed in tandem for the Fringe Festival, it was that it was alltoo much to take in at one sitting. Otherwise each was a comic gem. Wombman, written and performed by 23-year-old Londoner RickyPayne, is a visceral ...
Andy sheppard and Joanna macgregor - deep river
Jun 03, 2008 ... Whoever had the idea to bring together the innovative pianoplaying of Joanna MacGregor and Andy Sheppard's soulful sax in theAssembly Rooms, Bath, was truly inspired - not only are they theperfect musical match but the material which makes up the beautifulalbum Deep River was an equally ...
Wed 9.00: Abbey's last supper
Jun 04, 2008 ... An imaginative hi-tech project which looks at the role of food inbringing people together has begun at Bath Abbey. A law firm, four restaurants and staff at the abbey have cometogether to co-ordinate a major new piece of artwork based onLeonardo Da Vinci's painting The Last ...
Wed 9.10: Row over Southgate work
Jun 04, 2008 ... A row over pedestrian hazards caused by the construction ofBath's new pounds360 million shopping centre has resulted in onecouncillor calling for another's resignation. Work on the SouthGate development opposite Bath Spa railwaystation began back in September but safety barriers ...
Wed 9.15: MP's war on cut-price booze
Jun 04, 2008 ... Bath MP Don Foster is launching a Commons bid to bring in aminimum price for alcohol. Next Tuesday (June 10) a new Bill will be presented toParliament, sponsored by Mr Foster, which aims to bring in a four-point package to regulate the sale of alcohol. The Liberal Democrat is ...
The film if.... And performance by Martin newell
Jun 04, 2008 ... The evening began with poet and raconteur Martin Newellintroducing the night before the showing of Lindsey Anderson'scontroversial 1968 film If ... . Set in an English public school, the film pits the Crusaders (therebels) led by Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell), against the ...
WI's busy year
Jun 05, 2008 ... Box: The recent annual meeting of Boxlea WI confirmed thegrowing number of women in the area who enjoy and benefit from themovement. Members reflected on the outstanding programme over the pastyear. They enjoyed speakers on Islamic gardens and life in anAfrican village, were ...
Older people get advice on beating crime
Jun 05, 2008 ... Older people have been encouraged to feel more safe and secure intheir own homes at a meeting in Southdown. Members of the Evergreen Club, a group of over-60s who meetweekly at St Barnabas Church, Mount View, were visited by the ElderAware team. The initiative, co-ordinated ...
Focus on dyslexia
Jun 05, 2008 ... Colerne: A specialist school for dyslexic pupils has hosted aconference for teachers to promote communication skills. Researchers from University College London joined staff fromCalder House School in Colerne, including speech therapist RosLeather, to run workshops on the ...
Abbey invites you to enjoy a virtual meal
Jun 05, 2008 ... An imaginative hi-tech project which looks at the role of food inbringing people together has begun at Bath Abbey. A law firm, four restaurants and staff at the abbey have cometogether to co-ordinate a major new piece of artwork based onLeonardo Da Vinci's painting The Last ...
Red letter day as post offices saved from axe
Jun 05, 2008 ... Business was getting back to normal this week at two city postoffices which have been saved from closure. Two branches survived cut- backs which savaged post officesacross the rest of the region, thanks to a sustained campaign bylocal residents and politicians. In a rare ...
Man jailed for 'revenge attack'
Jun 05, 2008 ... A Bath carpet fitter who slammed a man head first into the wallof a pub urinal before punching the man's son has been jailed for 40weeks. A judge at Bristol Crown Court heard that Luke Davies's attack onClint Archer at the Moorfields Inn, Oldfield Park, came three yearsafter he ...
Mill open day
Jun 05, 2008 ... Saltford: Saltford Brass Mill in The Shallows will be open tothe public on Saturday, June14 from 10am to ...
Path leads to closer ties
Jun 05, 2008 ... The parish councils of Camerton and Timsbury have joined forcesto mark the completion of a footpath from Meadgate to Hook - nearly100 years after calls were first made for it. Representatives from both villages met halfway and then gatheredat Camerton Hall for a formal reception ...
Scriptwriter's pride at Austen award
Jun 05, 2008 ... Scriptwriter Andrew Davies has won an accolade in the first-everawards dedicated to Jane Austen productions. The Bath-based Jane Austen's Regency World magazine was behindthe awards which were presented at a dinner in the city. The event was attended by guests and nominees from ...
Free physics
Jun 05, 2008 ... Bath: The University of Bath is to open its doors to gifted andtalented Year 9 and 10 pupils in Bath and Wiltshire for a freePhysics Extension Day on Friday, June 13, which aims to encouragepupils' enthusiasm and understanding of the subject. The day has been organised by the ...
Police set their sights on fake gun problem
Jun 05, 2008 ... Police are targeting replica guns in a new amnesty to make theWest Country's streets safer. More and more young people are carrying imitation weapons toreinforce their image or as a form of self protection, but many donot realise that simply carrying a fake gun could trigger a call ...
Lottery cash helps specialist swimming club remain afloat
Jun 05, 2008 ... More children with special needs have been given their waterwings thanks to lottery funding for after-school lessons. The Get Wet Set group, which is based at Three Ways School in OddDown, provides swimming lessons for school-age children. Earlier this year the group received ...
Bridge expert hopes success is on the cards
Jun 05, 2008 ... A top bridge player is bidding to do his country proud, almost 40years after he last played at international level. Chris Dixon, aged 63, of Peasedown St John, has been a prominentfigure in the bridge world for many years. But he has now been chosen to represent England in the ...
Police earn professional qualifications
Jun 05, 2008 ... Officers in Bath have become some of the first in the country tobe awarded a new qualification in policing. PCs Gemma Kirby, Richard Hafferty, Mark Hodder and ChristopherMinty have all achieved their NVQ in policing. The qualification was introduced in 2006 after a national ...
Park audience hears former burglar's road to redemption
Jun 05, 2008 ... People gathered at the weekend to hear the emotional story of areformed criminal, who was once responsible for thousands ofburglaries a year. Steve Cattell, who was addicted to a life of crime until the ageof 47, was the speaker at the first of a new series of Christianevents at ...
It's a rubbish way to have some good fun
Jun 05, 2008 ... Finding new uses for other people's rubbish is child's play,thanks to a new project. The Play Pod scheme is a collaboration between B&NES Council andBristol-based charity Children's Scrapstore. It provides junior schools with a container - the pod - full ofmaterials and ...
Slam the door on burglars who never miss opportunity to strike
Jun 05, 2008 ... Shut that door! That's the message from police in Bath afterwindows and doors left open in warm weather made it easy forburglars to break in. Last month, almost 40 per cent of burglaries reported were causedby people leaving windows and doors open. Police have also revealedthe ...
A week to show caring for the carers
Jun 05, 2008 ... Hardworking carers are being invited to take a break and find outmore about the support available. The Care Network group, which covers Bath and north eastSomerset, will be supporting Carers Week which starts on Monday. It supports and raises awareness of the role of the UK's ...
A VIP guest
Jun 05, 2008 ... Former England rugby star and now TV pundit Jeremy Guscott willbe the guest of honour when Camerton holds its village day onSaturday, July 19 at the Recreation Hall. Music will be provided by the Mangled Wurzels, and otherattractions include a falconry display, martial arts ...
Beer Festival at station
Jun 05, 2008 ... Bitton: The fifth Bitton Beer Festival takes place thisweekend. Hosted by the Avon Valley Railway (AVR) at Bitton Station, thepopular event draws real ale devotees from a wide area and openstomorrow evening. "One of the big attractions is the fact that we make no ...
Back in role
Jun 05, 2008 ... West: The Learning and Skills Council, the organisationresponsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality education andtraining for young people and adults, has announced thereappointment of businessman John Savage as the regional chairman ofthe South West branch. Mr Savage, ...
Church's millennium
Jun 05, 2008 ... Bath: The oldest church in Bath is celebrating a specialweekend. St Mary's at Charlcombe Lane will be holding an exhibition ofits 1,000-year history in photographs and documents. It will be open between 10am and 5pm on both days. The writer Henry Fielding was married ...
Hed
Jun 05, 2008 ... Crime reporter Emma Dance finds out at first hand about the split-second decisions armed response officers have to make When I heard the gun shot I knew it was too late. I had let himpull the trigger without taking him down first. Fortunately the bullets were not real, but ...
Tudor treat
Jun 05, 2008 ... Because of the hot weather it was decided to have the talk beforethe refreshment break at Saltford Townswomen's Guild's May meeting. The reason became apparent when three ladies, dressed in Tudorattire, appeared. Miss J A Simpson gave a talk on living as a Tudor. For ...
What has the cabinet done?
Jun 05, 2008 ... The cabinet says these are its main achievements of the pastyear. Future Bath Plus approved to oversee city centre managementarrangements, tourism and destination management, and supportingfestivals activities, including providing funding for a city centremanager. New ...
Tories mark a year in power
Jun 05, 2008 ... It's a year since the Conservatives took control of Bath andNorth East Somerset Council. Deputy editor Paul Wiltshire talks tothe authority's leader about her first 12 months in charge Until a year ago, the nearest Francine Haeberling had come tohigh finance was working as an ...
Nice stations, but train service needs to be back on track - MP
Jun 05, 2008 ... Four stations on a rail line fought over by campaigners havereceived a pounds2 million upgrade - but the area's MP has calledfor the train service to follow suit. Andrew Murrison was taken on a train journey to view fourstations in his Westbury constituency that have been ...
Hygiene study's 'good' bill of health for RUH
Jun 05, 2008 ... Health watchdogs who sprang a surprise inspection on wards atthe Royal United Hospital have described hygiene standards as"good". The visit, carried out by the Healthcare Commission, found nobreaches of the Government's Hygiene Code rules in any of the areasit ...
Go veggie for the sake of our planet, say campaigners
Jun 05, 2008 ... A West Country-based campaign group is calling on people in Bath to change their diet to help save the planet - by goingvegetarian or vegan. Pressure group Viva! argues that meat-eaters are responsible forfar more global warming gases being produced than someone eating avegan ...
Everyone needs bon neighbours
Jun 05, 2008 ... Community spirit enveloped Foxhill as residents stepped out tocelebrate European Neighbours Day. An event to mark the day last week, which aims to bringcommunities together by encouraging people to talk to theirneighbours and get to know each other, was organised by FoxhillPoint ...
New air ambulance takes to the sky and appeals for public aid
Jun 05, 2008 ... A new air ambulance dedicated to serving Bath has taken to thesky. The Great Western Ambulance Service's new helicopter can reachevery part of the former Avon area within eight minutes. It is crewed by paramedics and doctors and carries advanced life-saving equipment to ...
Optician extends its vision to keep charity on the move
Jun 05, 2008 ... A charity working with visually impaired people in Bath hasreceived another generous donation from a city centre optician. Specsavers has raised more than pounds5,000 over the past threeyears for its chosen charity, Vision Bath, which is based at GreenPark. This week the ...
Company's in the frame - again
Jun 05, 2008 ... One of Bath's most innovative independent businesses hasscooped a prestigious national award. The Framing Workshop, which next year celebrates 20 years in thecity, fought off competition from finalists, including a nationalpublishing company, to pick up the award for best sales ...
Firm backing for goldies to tune of pounds25,000
Jun 05, 2008 ... A charity which gets elderly people singing and smiling has wonfinancial support from a major national health care company. Bupa Care Homes is to contribute pounds25,000 as a sponsor of theGolden-Oldies Charitable Trust, which runs the Goldies singingsessions across the Bath ...
Lions collect for victims
Jun 05, 2008 ... The people of Keynsham came out in force at the weekend to showtheir support for the victims of the natural disasters in Burma andChina. Volunteers from Keynsham Lions took to the streets on Saturdaymorning with collecting tins to raise funds for the relief effort inthe two ...
Donation station is a big success
Jun 05, 2008 ... More than 150 bags of unwanted goods are to be turned into poundsfor Cancer Research UK. The items have been donated at the Podium Shopping Centre'sDonation Station as part of a fundraising drive. But staff at the Bath centre are urging the community to keepsupporting the ...
Testing water
Jun 05, 2008 ... Wessex Water is calling on customers for their feedback on itsplans to provide enough supplies for the next 25 years. Water companies are required by law to produce a detailedbusiness plan for customers, shareholders and industry regulatorOfwat. The latest review from ...
Number crunchers
Jun 05, 2008 ... A Bath-based software developer is helping the Audit Commissionby providing number-crunching programmes to compare performancelevels of NHS trusts around the country. IPL, which employs about 240 people in the city centre, hashelped develop the largest and most complex dataset ever ...
Vintage cars at village
Jun 05, 2008 ... Queen Charlton: The road through the village will be closed from2pm on Saturday, June 14, for the summer fete. Car parks will be available on the outskirts of the village. Attractions include live music, cream teas and a barbecue, plusstalls selling cakes, plants, bric-a-brac ...
Tesco petition gathers pace
Jun 05, 2008 ... Hundreds of people have signed a petition opposed to thedevelopment of a supermarket on a key site in Bath. A campaign has been launched to safeguard small shops in Bathafter supermarket giant Tesco showed an interest in the former BathPress building. So far more than 250 ...
Concert in aid of appeal
Jun 05, 2008 ... Bath: There will be a music-filled evening at Bath Abbey onTuesday, June 17 in aid of the Forever Friends Appeal's Space toGrow campaign to build a new premature baby unit at the RoyalUnited Hospital. The programme will include Mussorgsky's Pictures From AnExhibition, along ...
Model's honeypot prize
Jun 05, 2008 ... A cello-playing former museum guide from Bath has won apounds10,000 prize in a men's magazine's modelling competition. Model Lisa-Helen Ralph has won FHM's High Street Honeys 2008contest, after a selection process which stretched over nine months. The South African-born ...
Students show their interest in gardening is blooming
Jun 05, 2008 ... Seventy students entered a contest to prove their gardens couldbe more than overgrown wastelands peppered with road cones. A student gardening competition was launched four years ago aftercriticism of the state of homes rented to undergraduates at thecity's two ...
A4 gets a major facelift
Jun 05, 2008 ... The main road between Bath and Keynsham is being given a majormakeover. Council contractors began a nine-day project of cleaning and making repairs along the A4 on Monday. The work is the first of its kind since Bath and North EastSomerset Council took over responsibility ...
Councils join forces to cut repair costs
Jun 05, 2008 ... Council chiefs in Bath are linking up with colleagues at aneighbouring authority in a bid to cut the cost of road repairs. Bath and North East Somerset Council's highways maintenancecontract with Ringway runs out at the end of September. It is now working with another ...
Soundbites
Jun 05, 2008 ... 28 Costumes 28 Costumes, who play Moles tonight, hail from Liverpool andformed after a conversation in the back seat of a car in 2004, whenboth singer Chris McIntosh and guitarist Tony Reilly met, they hadbeen on a search to form a band. After a few jam sessions and a ...
Hollywood star heads celebrity line-up going potty for charity
Jun 05, 2008 ... Film star Anjelica Huston's plate is heart-shaped, actress JoannaLumley's is triangular - and the England cricket team's is,appropriately enough, a square. A host of celebrity-designed pottery will go on sale today in aid of a health charity based near Bath. Stars from the ...
Spa boosts retail sector
Jun 05, 2008 ... A leading property expert in Bath has said the city is undergoinga retail renaissance with the arrival of some of the biggest nameson the high street. Mike McElhinney, partner at city centre property agent KingSturge, says the success of the Thermae Bath Spa and the ...
Campaign to highlight city's unique attractions
Jun 05, 2008 ... A new campaign has been launched to boost Bath's image as ashopping destination. Boutique Bath is the latest promotion from Bath Tourism Plus(BTP), the city's marketing body, which says independent shops arean essential ingredient to its retail success. BTP has created an ...
Win tickets to see the zutons' forest special
Jun 05, 2008 ... The Zutons will be performing at seven massive forestlocations across the UK this month, including the WestonbirtArboretum, near Tetbury, on Friday, June 20. They released their new album, You Can Do Anything, throughDeltasonic on Monday. You Can Do Anything is the ...