Jonathan Holmes

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Holmes

The "heartbroken" family of three victims of the Air India plane crash have paid tribute to their "kind and deeply respected" loved ones. Akeel Nanabawa, Hannaa Vorajee and Sara Nanabawa, aged four, were returning from a surprise trip to India when their plane ploughed into a residential area. In a statement, the family said: "We are heartbroken as we await further information regarding our beloved family members.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jonathan Holmes

Church bells to ring for first time in 90 yearsJonathan HolmesBBC News, West of EnglandMark TaylorThe bells will finally be rung again after sitting still for 90 yearsA set of Somerset church bells which have been silent for most of the past century are set to ring once again. The bell mechanism at St Andrew's Church, in Compton Dundon, fell into disrepair in the 1900s and, by 1935, the bells themselves were 'hung dead' in a fixed position facing down.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Mace |Jonathan Holmes

A wildlife charity is planning to buy a former dairy farm and allow it to be taken over by nature. The 44-acre Ebdon Farm near Wick St Lawrence, North Somerset, will be bought by the Avon Wildlife Trust within two years. The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation charity has purchased the farm and has given the Trust two years to raise the funds to buy it. Biodiversity surveys have started and the site will eventually be only lightly managed to make it as natural as possible, the trust has said.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Maisie Lillywhite |Jonathan Holmes

People gathered in Gloucester on Good Friday to watch the re-enactment of Jesus' final walk. The street performance, The Way of the Cross, took place in the city centre with a cast assembled from churches across Gloucestershire. Christopher Walters, who played Jesus in the performance, walked barefoot through the city and carried a cross. The re-enactment of the crucifixion took place outside Gloucester Cathedral.

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Holmes

Image source, Joe NemethImage caption, One station will be named after Robert Stride, who developed Severn Beach as a tourist resort in the 1930sJoe Nemeth, founder of the Severn Beach Miniature Railway said the project had been "stressful" but was also now an "unstoppable force". He had originally intended to open by Easter, but is instead aiming for July. The postponement came as a result of council delays on the railway's planning application.