East of England
Birmingham, Derry, Norwich and Sheffield named as City of Culture 2013 finalists
The final four cities battling it out to become the inaugural UK City of Culture in 2013 have been announced as Birmingham, Norwich, Sheffield and the combined bid between Derry and Londonderry.
Campaign to save Colchester Roman Circus chariot course edges towards hard-fought victory
A last-gasp £750,000 public appeal to save the site of a Colchester circus where Ben Hur-style chariot races were held in Roman times has won high-profile support and a £30,000 pledge from local councillors.
Norwich makes most of Medieval past for debut Museums at Night campaign
Visitors will be able to explore glorious Gothic architecture and find out more about Norwich's spooky Medieval past after organisers announced an enticing range of tours for the first Museums at Night programme in the city.
Norwich non-denominational cemetery wins heightened heritage status
Rosary Cemetery, a 19th century 13-acre Norwich labyrinth which became Britain's first non-denominational graveyard when it was built by a Presbyterian priest has had its heritage status upgraded.
Responding to chaos with Modern Times at Cambridge Kettle's Yard
A new series of shows at Kettle's Yard invites creative players from the 20th and 21st centuries to respond to recent history. Lutz Becker curates the first, Modern Times: Responding to Chaos, with...
Secrets of the Ickworth estate garden dug up in garden shed
A mystery notebook packed full of unique garden history has been found buried at the back of a garden shed at the National Trust's Ickworth estate in Suffolk.
Sutton Hoo welcomes monumental treasure into collection
After Birmingham Museum's stunning temporary display of the Staffordshire Hoard, the National Trust at Sutton Hoo has revealed its own piece of Anglo Saxon treasure - a modern remake of the Royal...
Wasp Spider appearance marks exotic triumph for Horsey Windpump
A hybrid of a wasp and a spider has caused celebration among organisers at Horsey Windpump after their new wildlife area enticed the winged arachnid to make a rare appearance in Norfolk.
Star role for Duxford in Discovery Channel's Home Front Britain series with Jim Carter
Home Front Britain, a brand new Discovery Channel series fronted by actor Jim Carter starts on Friday and IWM Duxford will be playing a starring role.
Last en-masse reunion of Normandy veterans to take place at IWM Duxford
In the 65th anniversary year of the D-Day Landings, Imperial War Museum Duxford is to host the last en-masse reunion of World War Two Normandy veterans, on September 13 2009.
Imperial War Museum Duxford prepares for Battle of Britain 70th anniversary
Imperial War Museum Duxford is lining up a series of events and exhibitions to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology takes bite of doctor's arm with £25,000 Kauage painting
Biting the Doctor's Arm, a flamboyant depiction of colonialism by key Papua New Guinean artist Mathias Kauage, has a new home after the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology raised...
Attic rummagers stunned by human tooth find at Blickling Hall in Norfolk
National Trust experts have described a human tooth discovered in the attic at Blickling Hall, the National Trust-run Jacobean mansion in Norfolk, as one of the most unusual finds in the site's...
£475,000 European Union grant for Suffolk spots at Orford Ness and Havergate Island
Conservation experts at the National Trust and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds are hailing a £475,000 European Union grant to aid wildlife work at Orford Ness and Havergate Island in...
Oxburgh Hall wins planning permission to rebuild demolished Victorian glasshouse
A Victorian glasshouse will be restored to the garden where it stood at Oxburgh Hall over 50 years ago after the 15th century Norfolk manor won planning permission to rebuild it.
