In June, there will be 18 gardens in Suffolk allowing visitors to explore what is normally kept hidden. Where: Bower House Tye, Polstead, Suffolk, CO6 5BZ When: Sunday, June 1 Cost: £5 for adults and ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A former chapel has come up for sale on the edge of Polstead Heath, between Ipswich and Sudbury, for £650,000 – while work to renovate it ...

A new novel by Suffolk author Laina West sheds fresh light on the notorious “Red Barn murder” in Polstead – one of the most haunting tales from our county’s past. The Suffolk village of ...

Polstead became a tourist attraction ... his skeleton was used to teach medical students at West Suffolk Hospital. Disturbingly, two books were covered in his skin and part of the man's scalp ...

The story of a notorious killer whose skin covers two books held at a Suffolk museum. The murder of 12-year-old Linda Smith, who was strangled with her school scarf, remains unsolved, 60 years on.

Almost 180 years after being hanged for a notorious murder in Suffolk, the remains of William Corder have been cremated. Corder, who shot then stabbed his lover, Maria Marten, in Polstead in 1827, was ...