Andy Howard

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Andy Howard |Dawn Limbu

Image caption, Racing pigeons will fly across the English Channel as part of VE Day celebrationsBBC News, West of EnglandMore than 1,000 pigeons from across the West of England are being prepared to play their part in the VE Day celebrations. The Paulton Homing Society in Somerset is among many groups across the UK racing pigeons across the English Channel on Saturday 3 May. During World War Two pigeons played a vital role in delivering messages when radio communications were disrupted.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Trudi Harris |Andy Howard

Image caption, Stan Francis said he never thought he would get a Bath Rugby legacy capA former Bath Rugby player has been presented with a legacy cap 74 years after first joining the club. Stan Francis, thought to be Bath Rugby's oldest living player, made his debut for the club in 1951.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Maisie Lillywhite |Andy Howard

Rare 17th Century baby memorial to be rehomedMaisie Lillywhite & Andy HowardBBC News, GloucestershireBBCThe memorial contains an effigy of Anne and an inscriptionA rare memorial for a one-month-old baby who died in the 17th Century is being moved into public view after being rediscovered. Anne Baynhan's parents paid a "significant" fee for her Painswick stone effigy after she died in 1632, which was "very unusual" for that period.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Andy Howard |Maisie Lillywhite

Mum took cocaine 'when baby was a few days old'Andy Howard & Maisie LillywhiteBBC News, GloucestershireBBCMelissa Wilband (pictured) and Jack Wheeler are accused of causing or allowing the death of her daughter, LexiA mum accused of causing her daughter's death has admitted taking cocaine when her baby was just a few days old.