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September 4, 2026

Flan O’Briens sponsor the Player of the Month trophy for season 2026/27

Good Morning Bath — Friday, 4 September 2026

We are delighted to re-introduce the Player of the Month Trophy, thanks to the support of Myles Gallagher, who runs Flan O’Briens pub in town.
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Flan O’Briens sponsor the Player of the Month trophy for season 2026/27

Flan O’Briens sponsor the Player of the Month trophy for season 2026/27

• We are delighted to re-introduce the Player of the Month Trophy, thanks to the support of Myles Gallagher, who runs Flan O’Briens pub in town.

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Today in Bath and North East Somerset

Conditions in your area this morning.

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Local news · 4 stories

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Here's the local news from the past 24 hours, made easy to digest.

Bath's Nepalese restaurant vows to help victims of flood catastrophe 'after the cameras have left'
SomersetLive / Bath Chronicle — Bath section · yesterday

Bath's Nepalese restaurant vows to help victims of flood catastrophe 'after the cameras have left'

• In the meantime they are doing everything they can in the aftermath of the catastrophe

Consent for Christmas Market to expand despite no plans to do so
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Consent for Christmas Market to expand despite no plans to do so

• Councillors have voted to grant planning permission for the market to run for up to 25 days from now on.

Platform 1 extension approved as Platform 2 safety work announced
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Platform 1 extension approved as Platform 2 safety work announced

• The proposals will enable passengers to open all doors on the passenger trains stopping at the station.

We try an affordable Bath cafe selling £3.50 toasties and £2 milkshakes
SomersetLive / Bath Chronicle — Bath section · Local news · 4 days ago

We try an affordable Bath cafe selling £3.50 toasties and £2 milkshakes

• There are some generous deals and for good reason

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What's on: next 14 days

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7 Sep · Saïd Business School (Park End Street) (University of Oxford), Park End Street, Oxford2nd Zurich–Oxford Doctoral Symposium on Real Estate Markets5 Sep · The Forum, Bath, England80s Live!: The Ultimate Retro Concert5–8 Sep · American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, BathAmerica 250 at American Museum & Gardens5 Sep · Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, BathBackstage Tours4–6 Sep · Meet at Bath Abbey Churchyard, BathBath History & Scandals Tour6 Sep · Morganians Rugby Football Club, Chedzoy Ln, Bridgwater TA7 8QWBridgwater Half Marathon5–6 Sep · The Gallery at No.1 Royal Crescent, BathGlenn Brown: Grottoesque at No.1 Royal Crescent4–5 Sep · Bath Ale House (upstairs), BathKrowd Keepers: Magic Theatre4 Sep · Komedia, 22-23 Westgate Street, Bath BA1 1EPRETRO ELECTRO & ENJOY THE SILENCE UK4 Sep · The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa (Terrace), Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, UKSummer DJ Night (4 September 2026)6 Sep · Green Park BrasserieSunday Lunch at Green Park Brasserie5 Sep · 28 High Street, BathThe Bath Bash 20265–7 Sep · The Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, UKThrough the Crescent by Studio Ellie Maya4 Sep–6 SepFoodies Festival11 Sep–20 SepThe Jane Austen Festival
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Did you know? · Bath

John Wood the Younger's Royal Crescent, a sweep of 30 terraced houses with 114 Ionic columns, was built in Bath between 1767 and 1774 and is Grade I listed.

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