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The Bath Chronicle in conjunction with the LoveBath short film competition is creating an advert to be shown in the Little Theatre promoting the contest.
Do you fancy being an extra? All you have to do is sit in the Little Theatre in the city centre for a few hours tomorrow playing the part of a bored audience member. Your face could be seen in a trailer to be shown at the cinema before the films start.
Please arrive at the Little for 10am sharp tomorrow (Friday). We should be finished with the majority of extras by 11am.
Invite your friends and family - the first 50 to the cinema will be used as extras.
Meanwhile, The Bath Chronicle's exciting new competition to give local people the chance to make a short film to showcase the area is now up and running.
Last week we unveiled details of the LoveBath short film competition which invites people to make a film of no more than two minutes and 50 seconds which encapsulates any facet of life in and around Bath and north east Somerset.
The competition has been arranged as part of The Bath Chronicle's 250-year anniversary and therefore there will be a £250 cash prize for the winning entrant.
Details about how you can get involved in the competition are available on our special dedicated website at www.thisisbath.co.uk/lovebath.
There you will find not only all the rules about how to enter but also some guidelines about scripts and the sort of film you may like to make
The contest has been organised between the Little – which will screen our shortlisted films at a special event in November – the Bath and North East Somerset Council's Film Office, the City of Bath College and the Bath Film Festival alongside ourselves here at the Chronicle.
Chronicle editor Sam Holliday said he hoped that people were already starting to formulate their plans for the competition.
"The closing date for our contest is October 21 which means people have just a matter of a few weeks to think about their story, start scripting it and then getting down to the serious business of shooting and editing their work.
"We feel this is a really exciting and innovative competition and we can't wait to see the entries come in because we know that Bath and north east Somerset is an area full of ideas and it will be excellent to see them come to life," he said.

Scores of families packed up picnics and joined the fun and games when a milestone for Bath's industrial heritage provided cause for celebration.

Visitors packed into Sydney Gardens for the Holburne Museum Picnic in the Park on Sunday, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the completion of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

A selection of activities focusing on the heritage of the waterway were on offer including making hobbyhorses and sun bonnets, face-painting, dressing pegdolls, decorating flowerpots and dressing up as 19th-century characters. There was also live music from Bath band The Mandibles and puppetry from the Great Xa's Magic Show – featuring museum director Alexander Sturgis – and vintage swing boats and a bouncy castle.

The event was based around the canal's past, but Sarah Brice, regeneration manager for British Waterways, said the aim was to help raise awareness of the potential the route had for the future.

She said significant restoration was planned: "We are hoping to upgrade the wartime bridges and the chimney in this area of the canal. British Waterways has promised to fund the upgrading of the bridges in November and we hope to be able to raise the money to pay for the structural repairs to the chimney and, with the help of volunteers, improve the stonework and state of the vegetation. We also plan to gather memories people have of the canal from over the years and display them in the Holburne alongside heritage and cultural information about the canal and railway."

The canal, which runs between Newbury and Bath, opened in 1810 and is 87 miles long. In the later 19th century and early 20th century, it fell into disuse following competition from the Great Western Railway but was restored in the latter half of the last century and today is used for boating, canoeing, fishing, walking and cycling.

The museum and gallery, which organised the free event, had been building up to it with summer workshops in its Lodge centre looking at canal art.

The event took place as the attraction is undergoing a £13.8 million revamp to completely refurbish its interior and add a glass extension on to the rear of the building in Sydney Gardens, which is due to reopen next May.

Glen Morris, 45, from Bath, who was at the event with his two daughters – four-year-old Phoenix and nine-year-old Liberty – said: "It is amazing to think how times have changed for the city since the canal opened and what an important part of our heritage it has been."

Cyclist John Keen, 28, said: "From my point of view canal towpaths make the perfect cycling routes. I would like to see more people ditching the car and opting for the greener healthier way to travel, and canal towpaths allow people to try it out away from the dangers of other road traffic."

Six gymnasts from Bath will be showing off their skills on national TV this weekend.

The group from the Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics club will be performing live on BBC1 at the National Lottery Awards on Saturday.

The annual search to find the country's favourite Lottery-funded projects will be part of a programme fronted by John Barrowman, at 7.40pm.

The gymnasts – Helen Christie, 15, from Bristol; Annabelle Bartlett, 15, from Bath; Lynne Hutchinson, 15, from Bath; Sarah Dennis, 13, from Bath; Hannah Waite, 13, from Bristol and 18-year-old Francesca Fox from Trowbridge – are among a number of groups showing off skills developed using Lottery grants.

The club was set up 10 years ago, and more than 30 gymnasts regularly attend, ranging from beginners to those competing at an international level.

Francesca, a member for eight years, and Lynne have both benefited from a Lottery-funded scheme which identifies and nurtures young talented gymnasts and develops them for national and international competition.

Francesca, who has represented Britain at European and world championships, said: "It's so exciting to think that we will be performing on national television at the awards. To be representing my club on BBC1 is a great honour and I can't wait to show what we can do."

Club head coach Sarah Binding said she was delighted at the members' appearance: "We can't wait to showcase the work of Bath Rhythmic Gymnasts at this year's event."

Also part in the performance will be fencers, drummers, aerial performers and dancers.

Now in their seventh year, the awards recognise the difference that Lottery-funded projects make to local communities, and celebrate the achievements of the people behind them.

For further information, visit www. lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards.

The first hybrid bus to run on diesel and electric in the South West has been launched in Bath, serving park and ride passengers throughout the city.

Powered by a small 1.9-litre turbo diesel engine, less than a quarter of the size of those for conventional buses, it is serving all three park and ride sites, switching between diesel and electric as it goes.

The £270,000 vehicle is being trialled for six months by operator First in partnership with Bath and North East Somerset Council as part of a European initiative which promotes environmentally-friendly transport in urban areas.

The Civitas Renaissance project, which operates in five historic cities across Europe, aims to help cities to achieve a more sustainable, clean and energy-efficient urban transport system. The new hybrid technology will be closely monitored, with researchers from the University of the West of England conducting regular interviews with passengers to find out their views.

Engineers at First will assess the vehicle's performance, fuel consumption and emissions in comparison with conventional diesel buses.

The battery draws energy from the engine and from the vehicle's braking system and is in turn able to power the vehicle, maximising efficiency and reducing emissions.

The system is expected to be particularly effective in Bath where braking on the hills of Lansdown and Wellsway will mean the vehicle can draw enough energy to run almost entirely on battery power while in the city centre.

John Birtwistle, projects director for First and the person responsible for the trial in Bath, said the firm was delighted to be able to test such new technology.

He said: "We will be watching the trial carefully to see how this bus performs; if all goes well and it is seen to reduce our operating costs and to attract more people to use public transport – as we hope it will do – then it could signal a shift towards us buying more hybrid buses."

Peter Dawson, planning policy and transport manager for B&NES added: "We are really pleased that First is conducting this trial that could result in long-term benefits for the urban environment through the use of green hybrid technology."

Tony McNiff, managing director of First Bristol, Somerset and Avon, added: "This is a significant step forward for bus operations in Bath.

"There are very few cities outside London that are implementing this advanced hybrid bus technology and I'm delighted that the people of Bath will be working together with First on the frontline of this cutting edge environmental development."

Bus driver Mike Whitaker, who has been in the job for 15 years, said the vehicle was much better to drive.

He said: "I think this is a brilliant idea and it is time to try something new."

An entrepreneur who has developed equipment to scare away birds believes he has found the answer to Bath's gull menace.

Bob Painting, who has designed scarers which use recordings of real bird alarm cries, said the technology was the only answer to the problem.

Mr Painting originally developed the equipment 40 years ago for farmers looking to protect their crops, based on the theory that birds are deterred by the sound of one of their species in distress.

He has now set up the business Wingaway, selling the technology to individuals and companies.

The cries that are played were initially produced by the Ministry of Agriculture and are used by the Royal Air Force and commercial airports to clear the skies.

Mr Painting, who lives in Dauntsey, near Chippenham, said he had visited Bath recently and had noticed how bad the problem had got.

He said: "There is no other way of getting rid of them. I'm not a person in favour of culling birds, not because I don't like killing them, but because it doesn't work."

Mr Painting stressed that feeding the birds deliberately or inadvertently through litter was contributing to the problem and said it needed to stop.

He said: "Bath has got a problem and it is because people do feed them.

"They leave too much litter and food about, which they [the birds] like."

Bath and North East Somerset Council has said it will not issue fines to people who feed the birds, but the authority has ordered signs advising people not to do so.

The signs, which will be put up in gull and pigeon hotspots, are due to go up in two weeks' time.

Changes to bus services across Bath will come into force this weekend in a move transport giant First says will improve reliability and punctuality.

From Sunday a number of services in the city will be subject to minor timetable and route changes which the operator hopes will reflect the needs of passengers.

The number 4, which runs between Bathampton and the city centre, will follow a new route in the centre from Sunday.

The service will now travel between Manvers Street and North Parade via Pierrepont Street, High Street, Bridge Street, Grand Parade, Pierrepont Street before continuing on to Bathampton.

This change is being made to give people coming into Bath on Service 1 from Combe Down, which later becomes the number 4, better access to the city centre.

Passengers with valid through tickets, who boarded the bus in Combe Down, will now be able to remain on the vehicle and travel beyond the bus station until Service 4 reaches the main shopping areas.

The service 8 from Kingsway to the University of Bath will also be re-routed to take account of the likely pedestrianisation of Pulteney Bridge.

Later in the year, all service 8 buses will be re-routed between Manvers Street and Bathwick Hill, but from Sunday, they will go via High Street, Bridge Street, Grand Parade, North Parade, North Parade Road and Pulteney Road.

The 418/419 service, which serves the University of Bath and Bath Spa University, will also be re-routed as well as renamed.

From Sunday Bath Spa University will be served by two dedicated bus services to be known as SPA1 and SPA2, replacing the 418 and 419 services.

Both buses will operate between Grand Parade and both universities, with SPA1 taking a longer route around Brougham Hayes, Lower Oldfield Park and Newbridge Road, and SPA2 going on a more direct route via Lower Bristol Road to the university campus.

Tony McNiff, managing director of First Bristol, Somerset and Avon said the changes were part of a continual review to ensure the firm was providing bus services people used.

He said: "We are constantly reviewing our networks to ensure they best reflect the ways people are actually travelling.

"The changes being made in Bath this month will improve the punctuality and reliability of services, while improving connections for some local people, particularly those people in Combe Down who have asked us to make changes to allow them to access Bath city centre with greater ease.

"Some additional changes are being made in advance of the expected closure of Pulteney Bridge to all traffic from the autumn."

However, residents in Larkhall and Fairfield Park are still fighting to upgrade their 6/7 circular route to a 30-minute service linking the two communities.

In May the circular service was split into two separate routes, then after pressure from a campaign group which fought to oppose the change, operator First restored the circular arrangement.

But the firm reduced the frequency of the buses to every 40-minutes, compared to the original 20-minute service, which residents say is not sufficient.

Mr McNiff said the firm would struggle to make a 30-minute service viable which was the reason for splitting the route in the first place.

He said: "It is difficult to see where we would get the money to fund a 30-minute service from.

"There are ongoing discussions about the service but there are some quite difficult issues."

For more information about changes to bus services, visit www. firstgroup.com/bath.

A hi-fi firm says security fears led it to jump the gun on planning permission for a new store in Bath.

A heritage campaign group in the city is calling on planners to take enforcement action against hi-fi and TV store chain Richer Sounds, which has opened without formal planning consent.

The store opened in the former Porter Butt pub in London Road in mid-August, despite not having listed building consent or permission to put up signs.

Before the firm moved in, the building had been occupied by squatters.

The company has defended its decision to open, saying the threat of break-ins had prompted it to make alterations. It said all its actions had been done following talks with council planners.

But the Bath Heritage Watchdog group, which monitors changes to the city's listed buildings, wants Bath and North East Somerset Council to take a harder line with the retailer.

The organisation said on its website: "The last we heard ... was that the work taking place was essential repairs, authorised by conservation officers, to replace rotted timbers in floors and roof supports which currently make the building dangerous. Opening a retail outlet without planning permission is not what is usually regarded as essential repairs.

"Unless enforcement action is taken over this particular abuse of planning legislation, it will set a precedent for any other premises in B&NES. Attempting to enforce any similar situations in the future will leave the council open to accusations of favouritism or bias."

A spokeswoman for Richer Sounds, which said the company enjoyed "good working relationships" with planning authorities across the country, claimed the firm's hand had been forced by a series of attempted break-ins at the building.

"Squatters illegally occupied the premises earlier in the year and we subsequently had four break-in attempts following their eviction," she said. "After careful consideration and taking advice, Richer Sounds took the view that the property was under constant risk while standing vacant and so we undertook superficial repairs and redecoration to enable us to begin trading.

"We have held lengthy discussions with local authority officers on the works that have required consent, pending formal agreement.

"Richer Sounds has strived to protect this site against vandalism and disrepair and has done so with a constant and respectful dialogue with local conservation and planning, amending designs where necessary."

A spokesman for B&NES said a listed building application for the site was currently under consideration "following extensive negotiations" while an advertisement consent application had been submitted but was awaiting validation.

"No enforcement action will be taken while the necessary applications are under consideration, as the council has to be seen to be giving the applicant a fair chance to regularise the works," he said.

"Only in the event of permissions not being granted would enforcement action proceed."

A far-reaching idea for channelling business cash into improving Bath city centre could now yield an extra £1 million.

And the creation of special business improvement district status for the heart of Bath will pay for a £140,000 flying squad of troubleshooters to deal with everything from litter to charity collectors.

Hundreds of business owners will be balloted next month on whether to go ahead with plans for a BID, with shops and offices in the city centre having to pay one per cent of their rateable value into a central pot.

The money collected – now estimated at £3.5 million over a five-year period – would be spent on projects prioritised by the business community.

It had earlier been thought that the scheme might bring in £2.5 million. But organisers reckon they will raise around £600,000 a year from the levy on an estimated 700 firms, with medium-sized businesses paying £500 annually.

To this would be added annual funding of up to £50,000 a year from Bath and North East Somerset Council through the partnership body Future Bath Plus, while money is also expected in the form of voluntary donations from businesses below the £25,000 rateable value threshold, adding up to around £40,000 a year.

A proposal document drawn up by a steering group of business representatives suggests a number of projects – with the £140,000-a-year rapid response street team the biggest.

This would see a team of up to five led by a supervisor who would ensure that the management and cleanliness of city centre streets was up to scratch. They would focus on street cleaning, street traders, charity collectors "and other street activities."

The document also envisages:

a review of waste collection services and arrangements, with local compacting and a business recycling service

an awards scheme for businesses which take pride in their premises and streets by keeping them particularly clean

bringing anti-crime schemes such as Pubwatch and the city's street marshals under the BID company umbrella

a £120,000 city centre marketing drive aimed at getting more people into shops and attractions, with another £20,000 spent on innovations such as the use of Twitter and Bluetooth

an £80,000 budget for organising new events or improving existing ones such as this year's Bath in Fashion festival

£40,000 on transport promotions "to make it more appealing and affordable to travel into the city centre." A council report on the BID idea says this could see "parking promotions to make it cheaper and easier to park in the city centre, particularly at times of major events".

The BID levy is additional to business rate payments and would be compulsory.

The council report, to B&NES cabinet member Councillor Terry Gazzard, recommends that he approves the BID document, and that none of its plans conflict with the council's aims and ambitions.

The council itself – as an organisation in the city centre – will have to pay between £20,000 and £25,000 in annual BID levy payments.

City centre manager Andrew Cooper will talk about the BID scheme at The Bath Chronicle's next Business Breakfast on September 28 at the Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel.

The event takes place at 7.30am, starting off with a glass of buck's fizz.

The event runs until 9am.

Tickets cost £12.50 per person.

To book a place call 0870 400 8222.

Controversial plans for a Bath school to become a new-style academy have been thrown into uncertainty after it failed to make the first two waves of successful applicants.

It now appears unlikely that Oldfield School will get its wish to switch to academy status in the autumn term – a development with implications for a citywide secondary education shake-up.

The Kelston Road school was not named in the official list of fully approved schools released by the Department for Education (DfE) yesterday, nor did it make a second list of those whose proposals have been given initial sign-off approval by ministers.

The girls' school had at one stage hoped to start the new term today as an academy outside local government control having been fast-tracked under new Government legislation.

The school then said it hoped to switch to academy status during the term but its progress has been slowed down by Bath and North East Somerset Council arguing that the governing body's plans to remain all-girls were out of step with the authority's reorganisation of local schools.

Across the country, 32 new-style academies will open this week while a further 110 have had academy orders signed, meaning they should change status in what the DfE calls "the coming months".

Both Norton Hill School, in federation with Somervale School, and Trinity Primary School, in Radstock, have had their orders signed and now just need to complete a funding agreement.

A spokeswoman for the DfE confirmed that the stumbling block to any quick change for Oldfield was the council's refusal to support the plans.

She said: "We have always been clear that where a school is part of a review relating to reorganisation of schools, the secretary of state will want to consider the implications of the conversion of a school to academy status carefully before he makes a decision to issue an academy order, which is the case with Oldfield School."

Oldfield head teacher Kim Sparling has remained confident that she would be able to ignore the B&NES consultation process, which had initially looked at the possibility of the school closing.

Bath MP Don Foster has been lobbying Education Secretary Michael Gove to ensure that Oldfield does not get what he describes as a "free pass" to become an all-girls academy.

He said: "I have been very, very clear right the way through that I wanted Oldfield to be part of the deliberation of what was in the best interests of schools right across the city and that the notion of Oldfield going it alone in a way that would damage the plans for the wider community was something I was always opposed to.

"The guidance for the academies specifically says that if a school is part of a local reorganisation then this has to be taken into account by the Government.

"Some people in the school seemed to think it could ride roughshod over that. They have been wrong."

B&NES has issued an ultimatum to Mrs Sparling and her board of governors, giving them until September 17 to change the academy application so the school becomes co-educational.

The council has said that if the governors fail to do this, it will take steps to close the school and reopen it as a mixed one, which may be run by the community.

B&NES has argued that parents have consistently expressed a wish for the school to become co-educational.

Martin Powell, who lives in Newbridge and is a member of the Co-Ed Oldfield School Group, urged Mrs Sparling to listen to the views of the community.

He said: "If Oldfield School is determined to become an academy, then the Co Ed Oldfield Group calls on the head and governors to use this pause in the process to reapply as a co-ed school, so meeting the wishes of the local parents and the wider community in Bath, as well as ensuring the school thrives in future."

If Oldfield were to remain all-girls, that could be the saving of all-boys Culverhay School – which is earmarked for closure – because of sex discrimination laws.

The Chronicle attempted to contact Mrs Sparling yesterday but received no response.

​Motorists in Bath were experiencing long delays on one of the city's busiest roads this morning as roadworks combined with the start of the school term.

Contractors midway through 10 weeks of gas mains work have today opened up a section of London Road to the east of the junction with Cleveland Bridge.

Previously, the work which started at the beginning of last month, had been concentrated on the stretch of the A4 between Margaret's Hill and the top of Walcot Street.

More than 360 metres of old metal gas pipes are being replaced with new plastic pipes.

It is part of gas distribution company Wales & West Utilities' (WWU) multi-million pound, 30-year replacement programme across Wales and the South West.

The doors to Bath's biggest department store open today – with more than 200,000 items of stock on sale.

A second man arrested in connection with the murder of Bath hospital worker Melanie Hall has been released without charge.
The 39-year-old, from Wiltshire, was arrested at 5.30pm yesterday afternoon after he went voluntarily into an unnamed police station in the Avon and Somerset force area.
He was the second to be arrested in two months over the 25-year-old's death in 1996.
The man was questioned by detectives and kept in custody for 22 hours but was released on bail just after 4pm this afternoon.
Det Chief Insp Gareth Bevan, of the murder inquiry team, said it had not been a wasted exercise.
He said: "We had good reason to arrest this man and to hold him for questioning.
"There was no requirement to keep him in custody for any longer. He is now on bail and may be spoken to again as part of our continuing investigation.
"I once again urge anyone with information to come forward and provide us with the information and evidence we need to identify Melanie's killer or killers and bring them to justice."
Melanie's body was found close to the M5 in Gloucestershire last October, giving new impetus to the inquiry into her disappearance from the then Cadillacs nightclub in Walcot Street 14 years ago.
It is not known whether this man was arrested or questioned as part of the original inquiry.
On July 1 a 38-year-old Bath man was arrested on suspicion of murder but also later released on bail.
Police urged anyone with information to contact the Murder Incident Room on 0117 9455811 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

​Four shopworkers have been fined for selling strong cider to 16-year-olds in Bath.
Nearly a third of the stores targeted in an undercover operation in the city were caught breaking the law on under-age sales.
One of the workers has been sacked, while all four have been given £80 on-the-spot fines by Bath and North East Somerset Council and the police.
The joint operation sent two 16-year-olds into 13 Bath shops – and they were successful in buying the cider, which is at the centre of increasing health concerns, in four of them.
The council has refused to name the shops, saying further court action could still be taken, although legal responsibility for the sales lies with the individual members of staff.
It stressed the youngsters used looked their age, and council trading standards manager Roger Pope said: "This action sends out the clear message that the council will take strong, decisive action against licensees who ignore the law and endanger the health and wellbeing of young people by selling them alcohol. There is no excuse for a licensee to sell to people who are under-age, given the clear advice given about how to prevent selling to children."
The council's project officer for alcohol harm reduction, Jodie Smith, said the amount each teenager bought would have exceeded the recommended daily limit for adults.
"Alcohol consumed in harmful amounts can seriously damage both a young person's health and emotional wellbeing in the short and long term, in addition to the anti-social behaviour consequences."
Police city centre beat manager Sgt Richard Durnford said: "We continually remind licensees of their responsibilities to comply with the law, and we deal firmly with those who don't. Under-age drinking can damage the health of our young people and lead to anti-social behaviour, which affects others in the community."
In July, the council stripped Bright Stores in Upper Bristol Road of its licence to sell alcohol after staff sold to under-age youngsters.
Anyone concerned about a shop selling alcohol or cigarettes to children can call the council's trading standards team on 01225 396753.

​A teenage girl has been the victim of an attempted mugging in the middle of the day by two young boys in Box.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after the 17-year-old girl was targeted by two youths, thought to be aged between 12 and 16.

The incident happened close to the Quarryman's Arms pub on Box Hill at around 1.10pm on Friday August 20.

The victim was walking along a footpath, listening to her iPod, when she felt someone try to grab her handbag.

She turned around and saw one boy attempting to steal her bag, while another watched nearby, but she managed to keep hold of her belongings and the pair ran off.

Both youths are described as male, of small stature and wearing hooded tops, tracksuit bottoms, gloves and balaclavas.

One tracksuit was blue and the other was black.

Detective Constable Simon Childe, from Melksham Police Station, said the girl had been left shaken by the incident and appealed for anyone who knew anything to come forward.

He said: "Fortunately the victim was not hurt during this attempted robbery, but she was still very shocked.

"There were a number of dog walkers in the area at the time and I am appealing for them to contact me if they witnessed the incident or saw two youths acting suspiciously in the area."

He also urged people to be vigilant, especially when listening to personal stereos, saying: "Listening to music can distract your attention and limits what you can hear going on around you, potentially making you vulnerable.

"This case highlights the importance of remaining vigilant and aware of your surroundings, no matter the time of day."

Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the two youths should contact DC Childe of the priority crime team at Melksham Police Station on 0845 4087000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Runners are in alphabetical order by surname, followed by bib number and finish time.

Individuals were responsible for counting their own laps during this race. Times are based on when the chip started and finished the race. Race organisers are not responsible for individuals doing the wrong amount of laps for the race they entered i.e. 3km or 5km.

SAMANTHA ACOTT (93): 00:29:28

PENELOPE BAILEY (160): 00:49:35

DOREEN BARR (47): 00:48:38

SAM BARR (48): 00:48:39

HASSAN BARRE (94): 00:39:58

OLIVER BEALES (145): 00:26:37

SASKIA BLACKWELL (180): 00:29:20

LINDA BOOTH (98): 00:34:43

SIMON BOWENS (119): 00:21:19

SUZANNE BRADLEY (99): 00:39:57

NICOLA BRADY (132): 00:40:18

IAN BRANNIGAN (18): 00:20:27

CATRIONA BRICKNELL (211): 00:24:39

SIMON BRICKNELL (90): 00:34:59

IONA BRICKNELL (91): 00:39:51

JEMMA BRICKWELL (92): 00:39:51

JO BRIDGER (164): 00:47:07

GERALD BROWN (25): 00:22:48

HENRY BROWN (214): 00:27:02

SAM BROWN (61): 00:38:58

CHRISTINE BROWN (63): 00:40:12

CHRISTOPHER BURNS-COX (184): 00:23:42

PHILIP CAIRNDUFF (5): 00:25:08

LIZ CHILD (67): 00:22:45

ROBERT CHILD (68): 00:25:39

BERNARD CHUDY (142): 00:34:12

SUE CLARK (186): 00:50:21

DAVID CLEAVE (172): 00:28:03

MEGAN CLIFFORD (110): 00:32:48

SUZANNE COLLIN (105): 00:39:57

EDWARD CONDON (137): 00:29:43

CATHERINE COOK (146): 00:38:27

PHIL COWLEY (177): 00:19:20

MIKE CRAWFORD (28): 00:46:45

JOHN DANSON (205): 00:26:13

JON DAVID (212): 00:47:14

EMMA DAVID (210): 00:47:29

STUART DAVIES (23): 00:21:11

JOHNNY DAVIS (219): 00:19:20

SUZANNE DAVISON (120): 00:36:46

SUE DAWSON (204): 00:28:01

DOMINIC DAY (179): 00:21:09

PETER DE SOISSONS (19): 00:30:30

CLAIRE-MARIE DOBING (176): 00:28:18

ELAINE DUNCAN (200): 00:25:13

ANDREW EADY (209): 00:29:12

STEPHEN FRANCIS (220): 00:17:11

ALISON GALER (50): 00:26:15

ESTHER GARDINER (182): 00:32:54

BEN GARDINER (183): 00:32:55

PAUL GERMAN (29): 00:29:44

JUDITH GERMAN (112): 00:29:44

KARLA GOODMAN (143): 00:36:53

PAUL GREEN (4): 00:30:24

ANTHONY GREENWOOD (121): 00:33:34

KAMIL HASSAN (BARRE) (107): 00:39:57

PATRICIA HAYES (74): 00:31:15

JEFF HEARST (115): 00:33:29

JONATHAN HICKS (51): 00:25:52

JUDY HIGGS (185): 00:50:21

STUART HOUSE (6): 00:26:51

RICHARD HYDE (203): 00:20:29

ROBIN JARVIS (161): 00:44:17

DAYMON JOHNSTONE (1): 00:34:02

HELEN JONES (178): 00:33:40

KIM KARAM (150): 00:30:21

LUCY KELLY (75): 00:34:41

LOUISA KELLY (76): 00:46:54

MARK LANE (129): 00:27:52

MATT LANGDON (187): 00:17:53

JACK LEACH (222): 00:28:42

ANNE LEVESON (130): 00:27:45

KATE LLOYD WILLIAMS (163): 00:27:10

DECLAN LOGUE (16): 00:29:13

NICOLE LOUCAIDES (216): 00:35:40

STEF LOUCAIDES (215): 00:35:40

PHILLIP MALLERY (20): 00:21:46

MIGNON MCULLOCH (223): 00:33:40

RICHARD MELLEN (201): 00:31:58

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FAHAAM MOHMED (BARRE) (108): 00:39:55

JIM MORRISON (226): 00:32:00

ORLA MULLAN (44): 00:20:03

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RICHARD ROBINSON (56): 00:54:37

MERYL ROSENBURG (162): 00:42:28

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PAUL STEVENTON (85): 00:44:36

KIM STEVENTON (84): 00:44:36

REBECCA STEVENTON (86): 00:48:46

JOY STRINGER (59): 00:46:45

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TINA SURYAVANSI (127): 00:39:40

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WILLIAM THORNHILL (225): 00:29:58

ALEX WALKER (15): 00:31:17

SUE WATTS (131): 00:27:00

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ROB WHITLOCK (139): 00:27:04

PAUL WHITWORTH (118): 00:25:06

ALAN WILCOX (217): 00:22:03

JEANINE WILKINSON (60): 00:30:08

JAMES WILLS (9): 00:31:49

Individuals were responsible for counting their own laps during this race. Times are based on when the chip started and finished the race. Race organisers are not responsible for individuals doing the wrong amount of laps for the race they entered i.e. 3km or 5km.

Runners are in alphabetical order by surname, followed by bib number and finish time.

Individuals were responsible for counting their own laps during this race. Times are based on when the chip started and finished the race. Race organisers are not responsible for individuals doing the wrong amount of laps for the race they entered i.e. 3km or 5km.

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​A village which lost its bus link to Bath four years ago has launched its own people power service.
The new Wellow Community Bus begins operating today - with a daily commuter service to and from Bath, a school run to three city schools, and two trips to the Odd Down park and ride site, from where First buses can be caught into the city centre.
The village set up a special group to buy a minibus, with income from fundraising and grants, and the vehicle will also be available for private hire.
Its school run will take in St Gregory's Catholic College, Beechen Cliff School and Prior Park College.
A pool of volunteers and two professional drivers will take the wheel for the regular slots while ad hoc bookings will be covered by volunteers.  All the volunteer drivers have received driver training from B&NES Council.  
It was the council which decided to withdraw funding for the rural service which served the village in 2006, leaving only a dial-a-ride bus in its place.
Community bus group committee chairman Peter Downey said: "This project is the result of a lot of hard work by the committee and we couldn't have done it without our generous supporters.  When Wellow lost its public bus service to and from Bath four years ago, many people in our community were cut off from local amenities so we are delighted to be able to attempt to provide this service for residents."
The minibus was bought with the support of the Comma fund, administered by the charity Action with Communities in Rural England, as well as haulier Derek Barrett Transport, B&NES Council, property agent Crisp Cowley, the CircleBath Hospital at Peasedown St John, car dealer Allen Ford and local resident Andy Elvin.
Fares to and from the city centre are £2.50 each way, while trips to and from Odd Down cost £1 each way, and season tickets are available from £20 a week.
It is by no means the first people power project launched in Wellow, with residents starting a community shop in 1997 when the owners of the village store put it up for sale.
For further information about the scheme, visit www.wellowparish.info.

​A postgraduate student from Bath has become the fastest person to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats and back again.
Ben Rockett lived up to his name and completed the 1,781-mile challenge in just five days, 21 hours and eight minutes, smashing the previous record by almost a whole day - and proving the strength of the human spirit to overcome adversity.
The 23-year-old was born with dysplasia of the hip and learned to walk in a frame.  Then in 2006, he was struck by a car and the damage to his leg threatened his ability to walk properly ever again.
He was working with a support team of seven fellow students and close friends, who helped keep his spirits up and made sure he was on schedule during the journey.
Ben, who is studying for a PhD in education, researching children's mental health and animal assisted therapies at the University of Bath, said he liked to set himself challenges.
Writing in his blog, he said: "With enough effort and determination, we are all capable of achieving exceptional feats.
"Sometimes people just need a little extra encouragement."
An ecstatic crowd welcomed him back to Land's End as he finished the last 12 miles at a sprint supported by team riders Dan Tudge and Tony Solon along with Simon Williams, brother of Olympic Gold medallist Amy Williams, who had joined Ben for the ride at Exeter.
There had been drama from the start as the team physio had been admitted to hospital and was unable to start the journey, the support vehicles had suffered punctures and a blown exhaust and torrential rain sapped both energy and spirit.
Thousands of people had followed his progress on the internet, inspired by his story.
After the ride, Ben went to hospital in his home town of Taunton for precautionary checks.  He has had a lot of fluid removed from his knees and is also nursing a possible broken foot but is otherwise none the worse for his ordeal.
Ben has always been interested in physical challenges and adventures and is also a keen cyclist and deep sea diver.
One of his lecturers Dr Eric Anderson said his latest challenge was typical.
He said: "There is only one phrase to describe Ben Rockett and that is "absolutely driven", in everything he does, especially his postgraduate studies.
"His crazy idea of cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats is an example of that."
The previous record of six days and 20 hours had been set by Bobby Brown in April 2000.
Ben was raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young, a charity which helps raise awareness of heart disorders and encourages young people to have heart screenings.
It also researches the symptoms and treatment of cardiac arrest.
Ben has already raised more than £3,000. To support the charity and sponsor him in his challenge go to www.justgiving.com/rockettrides.
To find out more about his ride, go to www.rockettrides.com.

​A cyclist who died after suffering serious head injuries in an accident in Bath has been named.
Christopher Brown's bike had been in collision with a car in Bath last Tuesday night.
Women rugby players using the nearby Lambridge training ground rushed to help at the scene of the collision in London Road.
The 28-year-old, who is from the Bath area, suffered multiple serious injuries, mainly to his head and chest, and died at the Royal United Hospital last Thursday.
A passing off-duty paramedic helped his Great Western Ambulance Service colleagues at the scene of the accident which happened just before 9pm.
A section of the road was closed until 1am while officers from the police collision investigation unit carried out a detailed examination of the scene.
Ambulance service clinical team leader Andy Richardson, who arrived at the scene as a crew were about to take the cyclist to hospital, praised the rugby players.
"The public who helped were fantastic - we want to say a big thank you to the women from the rugby club."
He said the players from the Bath Ladies team, who were training at the time, had initially been helping the cyclist until the crew arrived and then had been "magnificent" in helping police to control traffic.
Bath Rugby said it was "deeply saddened" by the incident.
A spokeswoman said: "Bath Rugby Ladies were training at Lambridge and were therefore present at the time of the incident and were able to assist.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the gentleman involved."
Avon and Somerset Police have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed the accident or anyone who may have any information to come forward.
They should contact the collision investigation unit on 0845 4567000.

Campaigner June Player is trying to mobilise opposition to plans to convert a shop into an estate agency office in Oldfield Park.
But the firm behind the plans insists the move will not damage the area's retail heart - and that it is itself a vital part of the Moorland Road community.
Pullin Knight, which already has an office the street, applied for planning permission earlier this year to take over the store.
The application was rejected by B&NES Council due to the adverse affect the loss of a shop would have on the vitality and viability of the road, but Pullin Knight has now appealed.
Mrs Player - who has long campaigned to protect the shopping area - said she was concerned that the make-up of the street was finely balanced.
She said: "The last couple of years have seen change in the balance of shops, but it does still manage to flourish and attract locals and non-locals alike.
"However, should this balance be tipped any more in favour of professional and financial services, then Moorland Road will lose its attraction and the footfall will reduce to the extent that more and more traders will be forced out.
"There are already a lot of estate agents in this row and there is absolutely no need to have a shop changed to become another one."
She said the section of the road was already quieter: "Once this section dies off to shoppers, it will then affect the footfall further up the road and so Moorland Road as a shopping area will cease to be."
She has urged any residents who share her views to object to the appeal.
However Pullin Knight director Adam Knight said the business whose store it wanted to take over was relocating to another spot in Moorland Road, and that the new premises would be a replacement for its existing office which would be closing.
He said the firm agreed that Moorland Road should remain as a strong shopping centre.
"We are lucky in Moorland Road to have some very good shops who only survive by offering a first class service and an excellent product.
"However, supermarkets mean that centres like Moorland Road have seen a reduction in retail uses and more cafes, bars and offices appear.
"This trend has kept people coming to Moorland Road."
He said most people now did their main grocery shopping in supermarkets and visited Moorland Road for the range of speciality facilities and shops it offered, a trend likely to strengthen if Tesco get permission for a supermarket at the old Bath Press site.
Mr Knight added: "Most traders in Moorland Road recognise the huge challenges we face.  As a local family firm, we have worked hard in the middle of a recession to build a successful business.  Over 50 per cent of the people we employ live within two miles of Moorland Road, and our customers certainly do. 
"It is a shame that a growing local business has not received the support it might expect to maintain and grow in Moorland Road."
Anyone wishing to object or support the appeal can email Fiona Dunn at teamp11@pins.gsi.gov.uk quoting the appeal reference number APP/F0114/A/10/2132322/NWF by tomorrow.