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August 6, 2026

Larks looking to make higher status count on FA Cup away day

Good Morning Bath — Thursday, 6 August 2026
Victory for the Larks at Yarnton Road will give them £1,125 in prize money.
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Larks looking to make higher status count on FA Cup away day

Larks looking to make higher status count on FA Cup away day

• Victory for the Larks at Yarnton Road will give them £1,125 in prize money.

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Council takes action to help its struggling housing company Aequus
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Council takes action to help its struggling housing company Aequus

• Since 2016, it has delivered 280 homes and generated more than £6 million for its sole shareholder, the council.

Another protest planned over Royal Victoria Park’s dried-up pond
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Another protest planned over Royal Victoria Park’s dried-up pond

• Campaigners will be gathering again in September as they say the pond has fallen into further decline.

Bath museum plans to install stairlift to become fully accessible
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Bath museum plans to install stairlift to become fully accessible

• Visitors who use a wheelchair or who have impaired mobility can currently see most of the museum displays.

Defeat by Thorns costs Bear Flat 1sts top spot, 2nds lose again
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Defeat by Thorns costs Bear Flat 1sts top spot, 2nds lose again

• The Bears went into the game at Tor Sports & Leisure holding a 13-point lead at the summit.

Man admits three offences in Keynsham but faces trial for fourth
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Man admits three offences in Keynsham but faces trial for fourth

• Wilcox admitted three out of four charges, all relating to an incident in Keynsham on 6th February.

Scott Bartlett frustrated as Bath City end pre-season with defeat
SomersetLive — Sport · Local news · yesterday

Scott Bartlett frustrated as Bath City end pre-season with defeat

• Bath City finished pre-season with a 3-0 defeat at Farnborough in the Ted Pearce Memorial Cup.

Trophies head to Wiltshire after great day of sevens rugby in Bath
Bath Echo RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Trophies head to Wiltshire after great day of sevens rugby in Bath

• Trowbridge retained the Bath Combination 7s Cup, having also secured it in the 2025 competition at Midsomer Norton.

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Today · Beckford’s Tower and Museum, Bath, England · Total Guide to Bath events. After Hours: Cemetery WalkTomorrow · American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, Bath · Total Guide to Bath events. America 250 at American Museum & GardensTomorrow · Avon Valley Adventure Park · Total Guide to Bath events. Avon Valley Summertopia 2026Tomorrow · Meet at Bath Abbey Churchyard, Bath · Total Guide to Bath events. Bath History & Scandals TourTomorrow · Camp and Furnace, 67 Greenland St, Liverpool · Total Guide to Bath events. BINGO LINGO LIVERPOOLTomorrow · Green Park Brasserie · Total Guide to Bath events. Brunch & Bottomless Brunch at Green Park BrasserieToday · Beckford’s Tower and Museum, Bath, England · Total Guide to Bath events. Children's Summer ActivitiesTomorrow · Bath Pizza Co · Total Guide to Bath events. Free Live Music at Bath Pizza Co
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Did you know? · Bath

Pulteney Bridge over the River Avon, designed around 1770 by Robert Adam, is one of very few bridges in Europe lined with shops on both sides, like Florence's Ponte Vecchio.

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