East Anglia Bylines

Hornsea 3 – a vast, offshore, wind farm project – has reached Norfolk, as renewables cut costs and reduce reliance on gas | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/worlds-largest-wind-farm-is-getting-plugged-in/?fsp_sid=8197

Take a stroll. Scan a code. Discover a story.

From Edward Bawden to Eric Ravilious, explore artistic friendships and shared histories, Cromer’s Bigger Picture art trail is waiting for you.

Free. Inspiring. Open now.

#Art #ArtTrail #Cromer

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/culture/the-bigger-picture-art-at-the-edge-of-the-sea/

All the evidence suggests that on 7 May, Reform UK will take control of many local councils. Do people know what they are voting for? | Stephen McNair
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politics/reform-in-power-do-people-know-what-they-are-voting-for/?fsp_sid=8897

Twenty MPs back a new cross-party caucus urging government to prioritise poverty prevention over crisis management | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/cross-party-mps-want-to-focus-on-preventing-poverty/?fsp_sid=8702

A Suffolk site linked to Ukrainian drone production has been named by Russia as a potential military target | Oliver Rouane-Williams
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/world/is-suffolk-now-in-russias-sights/?fsp_sid=8762

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pecksniffs-diary-11-04-26/?fsp_sid=8217

As he turns 100, a rare interview captures David Attenborough reflecting on travel in a very different world | Anna Damski
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/at-home-with-sir-david-attenborough-a-rare-interview/?fsp_sid=8962

How close does Reform’s announcement on immigrant detention centres come to breaking electoral law on corrupt practices? | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/reform-targets-green-constituencies-sailing-close-to-the-wind/?fsp_sid=8947

Ahead of the local elections on 7 May, we invited representatives from three political parties to set out why they are asking for your vote | Adrian Ramsay MP
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/why-im-asking-you-to-vote-green-on-7-may/?fsp_sid=8852

A dazzling face-lift means Norwich castle keep, one of the finest secular Norman buildings in England, is in line for an Art Fund award | Sarah Patey
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/history/a-stunning-royal-palace-reborn-in-norwich/?fsp_sid=8797

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pecksniffs-diary-02-05-26/?fsp_sid=8842

Professor Mark Brown has devoted decades to defending pollinators from disease, pesticides and parasites | Liam Morgan
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/science/whats-killing-our-bees-and-how-they-fight-back/?fsp_sid=8227

Elections are being held in Norfolk on 7th May. What are the parties offering the voters? | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politics/local-elections-in-norfolk-what-are-the-parties-promising/?fsp_sid=8532

A new investigation finds Essex pension savers are funding US gas projects linked to pollution, health risks and emissions | Josephine Moulds
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/climate/new-investigation-reveals-essex-pension-savers-backing-us-gas-expansion/?fsp_sid=8527

For Earth Day 2026, an 11-year-old shows how small actions by people, communities and businesses can help the planet | Amaya Edwards
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/our-power-our-planet-simple-ways-we-can-all-help-save-the-earth/?fsp_sid=8512

With local elections looming, voters are abandoning mainstream parties as economic frustration deepens across Britain | Ben Smith
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/economics/why-britain-is-now-turning-on-its-political-establishment/?fsp_sid=8497

Digital Sovereignty – control over a country’s digital infrastructure, data and technology – is critical for economic and national security | Clive Lewis MP
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/technology/tech-giants-and-giant-slayers-the-case-for-digital-sovereignty/?fsp_sid=8472

Elections are being held across Essex on 7th May. What are the parties offering the voters? | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politics/local-elections-in-essex-what-are-the-parties-promising/?fsp_sid=8457

A supposed early draft of the King’s US speech has surfaced, and it is rather more candid than expected | Ben Smith
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/humour/the-kings-us-speech-an-early-draft-emerges/?fsp_sid=8442

With the historic return of the Artemis II crew to earth the thing fascinating the British nation was… the loo | Stuart Burrell
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/science/remember-to-go-before-you-go-boldly/?fsp_sid=8422

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pecksniffs-diary-18-04-26/?fsp_sid=8397

These elections are about you, the voter. The parties putting their leaflets through your door would like you to think they’re about them | Peter Thurlow
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/how-to-read-an-election-leaflet/?fsp_sid=8347

For the first time in over a century, how – and when – we vote in the UK may finally change | Anna Damski
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/could-new-voting-trials-drag-uk-elections-into-modern-life/?fsp_sid=8272

The candidate lists are now confirmed for May’s local elections. Who is standing, and what are the current predictions? | Stephen McNair
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-elections-in-the-east-candidates-and-battlegrounds/?fsp_sid=8247

During an election campaign the BBC is expected to remain impartial. Its coverage of asylum fraud risks damaging that | Stephen McNair
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/is-this-bbc-story-helping-reforms-election-campaign/?fsp_sid=8337

Turnpike toll roads transformed travel in 18th century Britain, improving safety, comfort and speed long before railways arrived | Dr Tom Almeroth-Williams
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/history/how-toll-roads-saved-britain-from-pothole-hell-in-the-18th-century/?fsp_sid=8752

An EU justice system report says political interference threatens the democratic process of the law in many member states. And in Britain? | Ian Browne
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/justice/is-the-justice-system-safe-from-political-interference/?fsp_sid=8792

Letter to the editor | Julia Seiber Boyd
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/letter-hungarys-reckoning-with-orban-has-finally-begun/?fsp_sid=8372

If Reform is rising in the polls, how should voters respond?

We invited politicians from different parties to set out their case.

Sandy Martin explains why he believes Labour is the alternative ⬇️

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/why-im-asking-you-to-vote-labour-on-7-may/

The Essex Climate Action Commission is nearly 6 years old, and improving lives for local people and nature | Prof Jules Pretty OBE
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/climate/climate-action-advances-fast-in-2026-homes-water-nature-and-energy/?fsp_sid=8502

What is the real choice facing voters in this year’s local elections?

We invited politicians from different parties to make their case directly to readers.

Adrian Ramsay argues why he believes the answer is Green ⬇️

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/why-im-asking-you-to-vote-green-on-7-may/

A Norwich charity, that provides a specialist therapeutic service for rape and sexual violence survivors recently had its funds slashed | Celina Błędowska
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/welfare/a-service-too-valuable-to-lose-sue-lambert-trust-norwich/?fsp_sid=8172

Measures of satisfaction with the NHS suggest encouraging improvement. The mood is shifting. But what exactly are they measuring. | Joseph Freer
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/health/why-we-think-the-nhs-is-getting-better/?fsp_sid=8142

Energy policy rarely feels urgent – until global instability exposes how dependent Britain remains on others to keep running | Max Terzza
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/renewable-energy-is-no-longer-just-climate-policy-its-national-security/?fsp_sid=8937

Trump’s repeated threats to leave NATO are worrying, but will he do it? Or has he already undermined NATO so much that it’s beyond repair? | Simon Pease
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/world/trump-dances-the-nato-hokey-cokey/?fsp_sid=8167

Polls suggest that a swing from Conservative to Reform in May will transform control of our county councils. Should we believe it? | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politics/is-reform-uk-really-going-to-sweep-the-counties/?fsp_sid=8312

Britain’s defence debate focuses too narrowly on weapons, ignoring resilience, alliances and the wider foundations of national security | Simon Pease
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/defence-taint-just-what-you-spend-its-the-way-that-you-spend-it/?fsp_sid=8412

What do local elections actually decide – and why do they matter?

We asked politicians from different parties to make their case to readers.

Tim Adams sets out why he backs the Liberal Democrats ⬇️

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/why-im-asking-you-to-vote-liberal-democrat-on-7-may/

Marking 250 years since his birth, an Ipswich exhibition reveals the people and relationships behind Constable’s landscapes | Nicola Sebastian
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/culture/constable-comes-home-the-life-behind-the-landscapes-in-suffolk/?fsp_sid=8307

Ahead of the local elections on 7 May, we invited representatives from three political parties to set out why they are asking for your vote | Tim Adams
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/why-im-asking-you-to-vote-liberal-democrat-on-7-may/?fsp_sid=8877

Essex Wildlife Trust has announced the return of the first nightingales to Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park in Colchester | East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/the-bird-with-the-most-beautiful-song-returns-for-the-summer/?fsp_sid=8297

Ahead of the local elections on 7 May, we invited representatives from three political parties to set out why they are asking for your vote | Sandy Martin
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/why-im-asking-you-to-vote-labour-on-7-may/?fsp_sid=8862

Cancer doesn't happen suddenly. Researchers are focusing on subtle early signals to enable earlier and more effective treatment | Ahmed Elbediwy
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/science/the-next-cancer-breakthrough-may-be-stopping-it-before-it-starts/?fsp_sid=8352