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August 28, 2026

Bath Mixed Ability Rugby to star in four-week photo exhibition

Good Morning Bath — Friday, 28 August 2026

Jon has been photographing the team for the past three years and is staging the display of some of his images.
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Bath Mixed Ability Rugby to star in four-week photo exhibition

Bath Mixed Ability Rugby to star in four-week photo exhibition

• Jon has been photographing the team for the past three years and is staging the display of some of his images.

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Bath Christmas Market could run an extra week and cover more of the city under new plans
Somerset Live · yesterday

Bath Christmas Market could run an extra week and cover more of the city under new plans

• But opinions are split over its value to the city

Du Preez on bench for Bath’s opener but club reveal Spencer blow
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Du Preez on bench for Bath’s opener but club reveal Spencer blow

• The South African back row, who has moved to the Blue, Black & White from Sale Sharks, is one of 17 replacements.

USAP 53-42 Bath Rugby: Blue, Black and Whites show strength in depth
SomersetLive / Bath Chronicle — Bath section · Local news · yesterday

USAP 53-42 Bath Rugby: Blue, Black and Whites show strength in depth

• USAP 53-42 Bath Rugby: Blue, Black and Whites show strength in depth

More than £1 million in criminal assets seized in cryptocurrency crackdown
Avon and Somerset Police Bath RSS feed · Health and safety · yesterday

More than £1 million in criminal assets seized in cryptocurrency crackdown

• A specialist financial investigation resulted in the forfeiture of 20.21 Bitcoin, other crypto assets and funds with a combined value of more than £1 million.

Man who lied about cancer diagnosis and defrauded victims of £68k jailed
Avon and Somerset Police Bath RSS feed · Health and safety · yesterday

Man who lied about cancer diagnosis and defrauded victims of £68k jailed

• Joseph Gibson, formally from Shepton Mallet, was jailed for three years and two months after taking thousands of pounds from his victims.

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What's on: next 14 days

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29–31 Aug; 1 Sep · American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, BathAmerica 250 at American Museum & Gardens29–31 Aug · Avon Valley Adventure ParkAvon Valley Summertopia 202628–30 Aug · Meet at Bath Abbey Churchyard, BathBath History & Scandals Tour28 Aug · Saint James Wine Vaults, 10 Saint James's Street, BathEastern European / Middle Eastern Sounds29–31 Aug · Bath Pizza CoFree Live Music at Bath Pizza Co29–31 Aug · The Gallery at No.1 Royal Crescent, BathGlenn Brown: Grottoesque at No.1 Royal Crescent28–29 Aug · Bath Ale House (upstairs), BathKrowd Keepers: Magic Theatre1 Sep · The Forum, Bath, EnglandMy Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley29–30 Aug · Pitchperfect Camping, Woolverton, SomersetRode Comedy Festival30 Aug · Green Park BrasserieSunday Lunch at Green Park Brasserie30 Aug · Pomphrey Hill, Emersons GreenThe Cut - Elimination Run29–31 Aug; 1 Sep · The Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, UKThrough the Crescent by Studio Ellie Maya4 Sep–6 SepFoodies Festival
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Did you know? · Bath

Bath Abbey traces its origins to AD 675, when Osric, King of the Hwicce, granted land near Bath for a convent.

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