New rugby coaching duo

At the commencement of pre-season training, Head of Rugby Johann van Graan has added Andy Robinson (far right) and Stevie Scott (right) to his coaching team for the 2023/24 season of Bath Rugby.

With 249 Bath Rugby appearances to his name, and returning to the club 25 years after leading Bath to European victory, Robinson has been appointed the club’s new Head Academy Coach. He will head up Bath Rugby’s Premiership Rugby Cup fixtures in the early stages of the competition, lending his international-level experience to Head of Academy, Craig Lilley, to bring out the young players’ full potential.

Stevie Scott has also joined the Blue, Black and White as the new Scrum Coach. A former Scotland international with 11 caps for his country, the front row has playing and coaching experience at Edinburgh Rugby. Moving to the Premiership in 2010, Scott coached Sale Sharks before moving to Scotland to take up an Assistant Coach role. With time at Utah Warriors and Watsonians also on his resumé, Scott is a knowledgeable, specialty coach who will add vital experience to Bath’s scrum. bathrugby.com

RUH staff get on their bikes

Staff from the Children’s Therapies team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust are using pedal power to visit their patients in the community thanks to a new e-cargo bike. The bike is on loan for a year and will mean the team can travel on two wheels with zero pollution to see their patients, avoiding traffic queues and reducing air and noise pollution.

An e-cargo bike is simply a cargo bike with the addition of an electric motor. Batteries from e-cargo bikes are detachable and come with a charger which can be plugged into the mains electricity network. The bikes are already being used across the country by delivery companies and for street cleaning, park maintenance and waste collection.

The initiative is a result of the work of the RUH’s Sustainability Team, which won funding from Greener NHS and also resources and training from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority to support a project with the aim of making staff travel more sustainable. ruh.nhs.uk

Holistic therapy at The Orangery

Independent beauty and aesthetic clinic The Orangery has welcomed a new therapist to the clinic in Argyle Street. Rebecca Derfoufi holistic therapy offers a range of bespoke holistic treatments from hot stones to deep tissue that are directed towards the women of today. Whether it be menopause symptoms or general stress symptoms presenting in the body, Rebecca’s treatments are designed to become a necessity rather than a luxury.

The Orangery are experts in skin health, aesthetics, and advanced beauty treatments. The Orangery Laser and Beauty Clinic, No. 1 Argyle Street, Bath; theorangerylaserandbeautybath.co.uk