On the banks of Lake Geneva in late June, Ben Spencer and Peter Smorthit looked out towards the Alpine peaks. Over the next 18 days, the friends would embark on a 262 mile-journey across one of ...

Mr Spencer insists the benefit is social and environmental. "It's for people taking some time out. People locally have grown up and visited it over the years, as kids and teenagers, as well as ...

Not all roads are created equal. Just ask Ben Spencer and Peter Smorthit. This July, the two became the first to cross the Alps by wheelchair. Over 18 days, through searing heat and brutal ...

Captain Ben Spencer says the "sky is the limit" for Bath after they ended a 29-year wait for a Premiership trophy and clinched a historic treble.

On Thursday, Ben Spencer, 51, and Peter Smorthit, 33, were on the sixth day of a 422km road journey from Montreux, Switzerland, to Lake Como, Italy, covering an elevation gain of over 6,500m.

Bath XV: 1 Beno Obano, 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Thomas du Toit; 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Charlie Ewels; 6 Ted HIll, 7 Gup Pepper, 8 Miles Reid; 9 Ben Spencer (capt.), 10 Finn Russell; 11 Will Muir, 12 Cameron Redpath ...

On the banks of Lake Geneva in late June, Ben Spencer and Peter Smorthit looked out towards the Alpine peaks. Over the next 18 days, the friends would embark on a 262 mile-journey across one of ...

Co-director of Stroud Woodland , Ben Spencer describes the wood as "a little pocket of woodland which is really treasured".