Sacha Bigwood

5 days ago | 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.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Beth Cruse |Sacha Bigwood

Image source, AuctioneumImage caption, The bar, which "has a whiff to it" according to auctioneers, is still in its original tin BBC News, West of EnglandA 125-year-old chocolate bar that was part of a batch given to soldiers by Queen Victoria is to be sold at auction in June – and could fetch up to £400.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sammy Jenkins |Sacha Bigwood

Raising baby gorillas at home an 'amazing experience'Sammy Jenkins & Sacha BigwoodBBC News, West of EnglandFormer zookeeper Alan Toyne speaks to BBC Radio Bristol's Andy Bennett. A zookeeper has described what it felt like to hand-rear two baby gorillas who were rejected by their mothers. Alan Toyne, who spent 14 years working at Bristol Zoo, raised two infant gorillas - including one in his own home. He has now published a memoir, Gorillas in Our Midst, about the "amazing" experience.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Sacha Bigwood |Sarah Turnnidge

The "grit and determination" of a former Army officer with Parkinson's who drove the length of Africa – nearly entirely alone – has been captured by a Bristol filmmaker. Guy Deacon CBE, 60, travelled18,000 miles from his home in Dorset to Cape Town in a VW campervan, and was joined four times by Rob Hayward and his camera.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sarah Turnnidge |Sacha Bigwood

Man walking 3,000 miles around the UK for charitySarah Turnnidge & Sacha BigwoodBBC News, GloucestershireDickie MacknessDickie Mackness is more than 2,000 miles into the epic challenge A Gloucestershire man aiming to walk 3,400-mile (5,470km) around the UK to raise money for charity, is more than 2,400 miles (3,860km) into his trek and is "going to complete this" despite injuries, he says.