Jonathan Holmes
Broadcast Journalist at BBC
Digital Journalist @BBCBristol, writing articles and making videos and TV for @BBCNews! 1920's fan, 78rpm collector, BJJ blue belt @ Roger Gracie Bristol🏳️🌈
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4 days ago |
bbc.com | Jonathan Holmes
Exhibition of historic seaside town photos opensJonathan HolmesBBC News, West of EnglandNorth Sedgemoor Local History GroupOrganisers hopes to identify some of the people in the pictures, like these revellers celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953A collection of historic pictures and documents detailing life in a seaside town for the past 140 years have gone on display.
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bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Holmes |Sacha Bigwood
Image source, Quintin LakeImage caption, Quintin Lake walked 6,835 miles (11,000km) around the coast of mainland Britain with his cameraJonathan Holmes & Sacha BigwoodBBC News, West of EnglandA photographer has published a book documenting a 6,835 mile (11,000km) walk around the entire coastline of mainland Britain. Quintin Lake, from Cheltenham, walked the route in chunks over five years, having first set off from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral on 17 April 2015.
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bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Holmes |Simon Parkin
Image source, Ken KeableImage caption, Ken Keable smuggled literature into South Africa that opposed the Apartheid systemBBC News, West of EnglandAn author has recounted how he risked torture to smuggle literature into South Africa that helped campaign against Apartheid. The racist political system which governed South African life from 1948 to 1991 ensured privilege for white South Africans and saw the black population treated extremely harshly.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Jonathan Holmes
Person taken to hospital after crash on commuter roadJonathan HolmesBBC News, West of EnglandGoogleThe stretch of Two Mile Hill road is used by commuters from east Bristol heading into the centre of the cityA main road into Bristol has reopened after a road crash involving a single vehicle. Avon and Somerset Police said officers had shut Two Mile Hill Road in St George between the junctions with Brockhurst Gardens and Rodney Road at about 06:30 BST.
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bbc.co.uk | Alastair McKee |Jonathan Holmes
Image caption, Ula Rigg was awarded the Second World War Defence medal in recognition of her brave workBBC News, West of EnglandBBC News, West of EnglandThe end of war in Europe was a bit of a blur for Ula Rigg, now aged 102. The Auxiliary Fire Service switchboard operator, then stationed at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, was hoisted on top of a brick air raid shelter. "When we heard that it was all over, we all got rather squiffy I'm afraid," she said.
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My story on the Invisible Army photo exhibition in Weston-super-Mare was broadcast on the national News at One today. Really delighted to see these carers’ stories get a big audience. https://t.co/EX8do4vkPG
Just seen a ginormous yacht enter Bristol Harbour. Easily the biggest thing there in years! https://t.co/0iGc8vZKQ0
Shout out to Blagdon for still keeping Woodspring Council alive. The authority was disbanded in 1996! https://t.co/zzV5aRj20t
