Alkex DarcyWe're all going on a summer holiday. Ish

Alex Darcy is 47, lives in Suffolk with wife Jane, daughter Emma, 14, and son James, 10, and wonders how life got so. . . baffling

Led Zeppelin recordings foundRare recordings of Led Zeppelin Suffolk gig unearthed

IT was a concert that has gone down in Suffolk music legend - the night one of the biggest rock bands in the world played at a converted swimming pool.

Clive MantleRecreating Cooper's comic genius

Actor Clive Mantle is best known for his roles in Robin of Sherwood, Casualty and The Vicar Of Dibley but now, as he tells Arts Editor Andrew Clarke, his new show pays tribute to one of his comic heroes - Tommy Cooper.

Art exhibitionThe Best of British

An inspirational exhibition proving that British illustrators are the world's most imaginative draughtsmen has opened in Ipswich.

Alice in WonderlandHollywood's odd couple

Two decades ago Gothic film-maker Tim Burton and Helena Bonham-Carter, queen of heritage cinema, would not have seemed like a natural pairing.

Sophia RogersThe eyes have it for painter Sophia

Some people know from an early age what they want to do with their lives.

We can do better for traumatised kids

Greater use of creative therapies such as art and story-telling can help 'difficult' youngsters deal with the poor hand life has dealt them, say experts who are also calling for a more effective training regime.

Our vanishing country houses

In their heyday, numerous country houses echoed to the sound of laughter and the clink of champagne glasses. But, before long, dozens had bitten the dust. Steven Russell speaks to a man fascinated by the fates of 40 of Suffolk's big houses

Uni girl's fairground attraction

The papers have been full of stories about Zoah Hedges-Stocks - the young woman who spent childhood summers on the fairgrounds and is now a Cambridge University student. She tells Steven Russell how her dream came true

Public art: awesome or awful?

Does your heart leap when you pass a statue in the town centre, or do you believe putting it up was a waste of money? Can we make public art more meaningful for a greater number of people? Steven Russell talks to an academic who says we should be asking the question

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