Austrey is a perfect day out for families with plenty of hidden gems to explore including a 500-year-old pub named the best ...

Homeowners can apply to their local planning authority for permission to change the material of their thatched roof. Historic England have a statutory role in the planning system and local ...

A quaint village has been recognised for boasting one of the UK's top pubs.

Pictures from the Adver archive show work to demolish the last thatched roof cottage in Old Town. On June 18, 1964, workmen began removing the straw and reeds from the top of a home in Little London, ...

About 11,000 bundles of water reed will be used on the building, with a pair of thatched boxing hares added as finials on top of the roof. Historic England Archive The barn dates from about 1450 ...

Two people are being treated following a fire in Church Road, Little Thurlow, near Haverhill where a thatch roof has collapsed.

A thatcher who has a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw has caused problems for his industry. Chris Dodson, who runs a thatching company based in Sawtry ...