In a statement Historic England said it was "aware of a developing straw shortage and understands the impact this is having ...

Pictures from the Adver archive show work to demolish the last thatched roof cottage in Old Town. On June 18, 1964, workmen ...

Eight crews from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service tackled a thatch roof blaze at a property in Little Thurlow near Haverhill ...

Britain has many thatched cottages that have become a standard for what most traditional ones should look like. In fact, throughout the world, England is the country with the most thatched cottages, ...

"There's not a lot of hope for our property as the thatched roof has already burned through. Nobody's hurt and that's all that matters." Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said the flames ...

He said he was used to finding old items while working. "I quite often find thatching tools in the roof, which a previous thatcher might have forgotten about and thatched over. "We usually find ...

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

The first phase of restoration includes re-thatching the roof, plus repairs to structural timbers and historic brickwork.