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In November 2008 Ed Sheeran won the Next Big Thing at the University of East Anglia and was making a name for himself on the Norwich music circuit.

Whether its coppicing trees in one of Norfolk’s nature reserves or dressing in period costume at Blicking Hall, there is no better way to experience something different, get new skills or meet new people than volunteering. MARK NICHOLLS finds out more.

They are the very public face of one of Norfolk’s most popular visitor attractions; a dedicated army of volunteers who help make a visit to Blickling Hall enjoyable, informative and educational. Plus: More places to volunteer in Norfolk.

For the past three years the monthly Acoustic and Eclectic night at Olives at the bottom Elm Hill have hosted a fantastically diverse array of artists, from some well known musicians persuaded to play this intimate venue to upcoming local talent.

These two shows, one featuring the very worst of the Tudors and the other showing how vile the Victorians could be, are a far cry from the history books (and might at one time have made history teachers cry).

Years of sleeping on friends’ sofas while he honed his talents finally paid off for Suffolk singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran tonight, with a double success at the Brit Awards.

A new £90,000 scheme run by Norwich Theatre Royal is helping many more primary school children in Norfolk to access to live performances.

Stationed between grand sets of speakers, lights and lasers stands a man armed with just one Apple laptop — the man who was the first person to reveal dubstep to the US.

For his directorial debut Ralph Fiennes has decided to do one of the more obscure Shakespeares, one for the completists. I like that because it means that this is that rare Shakespeare where I’m not the only person in the audience who doesn’t know what is going to happen.

One of the most prominent figures in the 20th century theatre, Bertolt Brecht led the way for modern political satire and alternative comedy.

The Sewell Barn Theatre in Norwich is poised to open its doors for its latest production, Sons and Lovers, this week.

Twelve girls and three boys made it through the final castings to join the modelling team for Norwich Fashion Week.

It says something for the rapid rise of Brighton-based hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks that the queue for Sunday’s sold out gig at the UEA began forming at lunchtime. By the time the doors opened at 7pm, the line of young fans stretched up to the car park.

With 25 million books sold, an award-winning TV series and two stage shows at the Theatre Royal this week, SIMON PARKIN looks at how Horrible Histories became a phenomenon.