Tony Jackson was an apprentice thatcher when this property was last re-thatched in 1992 Roof thatchers in the South West have said they have a backlog of at least two years' work, partly due to a ...

A dramatic picture shows the devastating aftermath of a large house fire involving thatched roofs in North Devon last week. A major response from Devon and Somerset Fire Service was called to a ...

Firefighters tackled a blaze on Exmoor which closed a road running through a town. The fire in Dulverton was being dealt with by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue. The incident was reported to the ...

Roof thatchers in the South West have said they have a backlog of at least two years' work, partly due to a shortage of people wanting to work in the trade. They say the short-supply of straw and ...