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Coldplay at Whitby Abbey Picture: BBC GLOBAL music superstars Coldplay have filmed a live set at the iconic Whitby Abbey as part of Radio 1’s Big Weekend festival. Frontman Chris Martin and his bandmates were in the seaside town last week to record their set on Wednesday night. Their gig will form part of the Big Weekend of Live Music 2021 which takes place across four days across the upcoming bank holiday. Starting on May 28, it will feature more than 100 live performances for mu...

Last modified on Mon 24 May 2021 13.25 EDT N ero comes with a lurid reputation. “The main thing we know about him is his infamy,” says Thorsten Opper, curator of the first British exhibition devoted to the Roman emperor. “The glutton, the profligate, the matricide, the megalomaniac.” Also, the pyromaniac: famously, Nero “fiddled while Rome burned”, or at least strummed his kithara to one of his own compositions, The Fall of Troy, while a fire, supposedly begun by him, destroyed thre...

New bands and locations revealed for Radio 1’s Big Weekend Coldplay and Jorja Smith have been announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekend of Live Music 2021, joining Ed Sheeran, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Celeste, Royal Blood and more on the bill. The event has over 120 live performances and will take place across four days for the first time in the event’s 18-year history. Around 50 of the performances will be brand new live sets recorded exclusively for Big Weekend 2021, with five filme...

Suffolk Magazine Southwold (c) velodenz, Flickr (CC BY 2.0) - Credit: Archant Sitting pretty along the coast and moving a little way in land, Suffolk is home to some wonderful towns and villages perfect for a weekend away, day trip or even a summer staycation Aldeburgh Arguably one of Suffolks most popular coastal towns, Aldeburghs stunning blue flag beaches make it a behemoth when it comes to attracting tourists. Its historical ties to Benjamin Britten, the pretty pastel hued holiday homes and...

Thornham Walks is a great place for family rambles - Credit: Sonya Duncan/Archant Here are  18 suggestions for great walks to explore in Suffolk, but there are also bound to be wonderful areas to explore near your doorstep.  Walking has become more important than ever over the past year, as for long periods it was the only exercise available to many people. The easing of lockdown means there is now more choice of exercise available - but for many of us walking is still the best way to get fi...

The Lookout, Felixstowe - Credit: Dominic Whiten, Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages If youre looking for a seaside staycation, Suffolk is one of the best places in the country to try, with its quiet beaches, pretty towns and old country pubs The perfect beachside apartment from which to explore everything that Felixstowe has to offer, 18 Undercliffe has two bedrooms and can accommodate up to four guests for a seafront staycation. There is a balcony with chairs and table to enjoy breakfast with a view ...

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The WIld Man of Sproughton, depicted on the villages sign - Credit: Keith Evans/Geograph.org.uk Reported to have the second largest number of village signs in the UK, every corner of Suffolk is full of weird, wonderful and interesting signs.   Here are five more village and town signs, and what they mean.   Sproughton  Found just three miles outside of Ipswich is the village of Sproughton – and its village sign depicts a tale most interesting.   Shown on the left-hand side of the colourf...

An exhibition on Nero will examine the misogynistic treatment of women in the Roman Empire. The British Museum is hoping to open its exhibition on Nero, who succeeded to the throne aged 16, next month. It is billed as a “fresh look at the Emperor”, who is said to have killed his mother after an incestuous relationship with her, as well as killing his first and second wife and setting fire to Rome. The exhibition will feature more than 200 objects to “question” the traditional depiction ...