Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for ...

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, ...

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 ...

Fire crews attended a car fire on the road just 40 minutes after returning from a three hour thatched roof blaze. At 12.39am on Friday, firefighters from Woodbridge station attended the fire in ...

Seven Hampshire fire crews rushed to Warsash to surround a blaze at a thatched roof cottage tonight, and more will stay overnight as the incident continues to be scaled down. Crews from Hightown ...

"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 ...

A thatch roof collapsed after a fire broke out in a Suffolk village. The fire started at about 6.32pm on Thursday at a detached home in Church Road in Little Thurlow, near Haverhill.

Tithe Barn in Upminster, which is one of the largest thatched barns in Britain at 44m (144.4ft) long, is having its roof re-thatched. The structure was identified as being at risk and added to the ...

Now, thanks to grants from National Highways and Historic England, the roof is being restored. It's quite a job. Among the structure's many superlatives, it supports one of the biggest thatched ...

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 ...

Fire crews attended a car fire on the road just 40 minutes after returning from a three hour thatched roof blaze. At 12.39am on Friday, firefighters from Woodbridge station attended the fire in Wi ...