News in Glastonbury

The first two months of Recycle More saw nearly 700 tonnes of extra recycling collected from Mendip's kerbsides, Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has revealed, as it unveils plans to bring the scheme to communal buildings in Glastonbury like flats.

The 15 per cent jump for all recycling in the first eight weeks included 73 tonnes of extra plastic, which is a 25 per cent increase, and the equivalent of more than 14 double-decker buses in terms of space.

Glastonbury's MP James Heappey has welcomed the news that all residents in care homes have now been offered a vaccine across Somerset, and he has praised the efforts of the vaccination staff at the town's West Mendip Hospital.

It follows the announcement that more than eight million first doses have now been administered in what is seen as a key milestone in the coronavirus pandemic.

Further improvements are needed to the NHS 111 service in Somerset after a patients' survey found the quality of service it provides was "not consistent" across the county.

The NHS 111 service provides advice on non-emergency conditions, with those who call being assessed over the phone by healthcare professionals and then directed to the most appropriate facilities in their location.

Three connecting roads in Glastonbury are set to be closed today (January 29) and tomorrow while urgent cable works take place.

Ashwell Lane, Basketfield Lane and Gipsy Lane are shut until 3.30pm today and from 9.30am to 3.30pm tomorrow for the works.

The Wessex Learning Trust has said it is delighted with the new Kings Fitness and Leisure extension, which has been completed by Glastonbury building contractors Melhuish and Saunders.

The trust has expressed its thanks to the company, after the work at the site in Cheddar was completed on time despite the challenges of operating during the Covid-19 restrictions.

Alderman and Freeman of Glastonbury, John Brunsdon MBE, has sadly passed away.

John completed 44 years of continuous service with Glastonbury Town Council between 1975 and 2019.

Glastonbury has been voted as one of the most welcoming places to stay in the UK, according to the Traveller Review Awards 2021.

The town comes in at number 10 in the whole of the country, with Frome ahead of it at number four and the list topped by Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Minister for Media and Data John Whittingdale has praised Nub News for showing there is still a demand for community-focussed local journalism.

The MP's endorsement follows the expansion of Nub News into 62 towns across the UK in recent months.

Glastonbury couples trying to start a family will still be able to access fertility treatment during lockdown.

The Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) funds cycles of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) to enable couples who have struggle with fertility issues to have a family.

Avon and Somerset Police have issued an appeal for help in locating a 57-year-old man who is missing and could be in the Glastonbury area.

The police say that Alan, who is missing from his home in Bedminster Down, Bristol, may be using public transport and has possibly travelled to the Glastonbury area.