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Mears agrees new Bath deal
11:02pm Wednesday 15th October 2008
England hooker Lee Mears has agreed a new four-year contract with Guinness Premiership leaders Bath.
Mears' deal follows a new three-year agreement recently penned by the west country club's South African fly-half Butch James.
Mears, 29, has spent his entire professional rugby career at the Recreation Ground, making more than 170 appearances.
He has also won 25 England caps and was part of the 2007 World Cup squad.
Mears said. "We have produced a team now that can really challenge for some silverware.
"We won the European Challenge Cup last season, and now we want to compete for the Guinness Premiership and the Heineken Cup. We really want to impose ourselves."
Bath forwards coach Mark Bakewell added: "Lee has always been a very good thrower at the lineout, and he is a very good scrummager, but his game around the park has definitely evolved.
"If you look at his performance last weekend against Toulouse, you can see he really is superb."
Theatre, Art & Cinema
The Nutcracker
Tuesday, December 2 to Saturday, December 6, Theatre Royal Bath. NORTHERN Ballet Theatre (NBT) makes a welcome return to Bath with its highly acclaimed production of The Nutcracker.
Arc Theatre latest with theatre director Tracey Sullivan
PANTOMIME Robinson Crusoe opened this week, produced by local amateur company Footlights.
New Spring season
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon. IF you are choosing to be choosier with your money this spring, look no further than the Wyvern Theatre for a season packed full of shows and fine dining, you’ll be spending your money wisely.
A Christmas Carol
Wharf Theatre, Devizes, Friday, December 5 – Saturday, December 13. ADAPTED by Christopher Schario and based on the story by Charles Dickens, Linda Swann directs the Wharf Theatre’s Christmas offering.
Changeling (15)
ANGELINA Jolie makes a strong bid for an Oscar nomination with her tour de force portrayal of a crusading mother in Clint Eastwood's harrowing drama.
What Just Happened? (15)
BASED on noted film producer Art Linson's memoir, What Just Happened? satirises the inner workings of Hollywood, as seen through the eyes of a middle-aged producer suffering a crisis of confidence.
Four Christmases (12A)
REESE Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn fail to impress in this lifeless romantic comedy.
Choke (18)
ADAPTED from the nihilistic novel by Chuck Palahniuk, Choke is a black comedy about a 30-something sex addict who happily acknowledges his yearnings and willingly attends rehabilitation meetings because it allows him to prey upon and sleep with fellow sufferers.
Singing sensation
MELKSHAM Soprano singing sensation Rhiannon Lambert will be lining up for a top Christmas concert date in Bath on December 13.
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