News in Glastonbury

Espionage writer John le Carre, who was a former teacher at Millfield Preparatory School in Edgarley, has died aged 89 from pneumonia.

Real name David Cornwell, le Carre taught at Millfield Prep School for a year in 1954.

Glastonbury firefighters helped to free a casualty following a three-vehicle crash in Ston Easton last night (December 13).

Just after 6pm, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue control received a call reporting a three-vehicle road traffic collision on the A37 Ston Easton High Street, and it was reported that there was one casualty still within a vehicle.

Ultrafast broadband provider Truespeed is planning two sets of temporary traffic lights on the B3151 from Meare to Westhay this week.

From Tuesday (December 15) to Thursday (December 17), the company is scheduled to be connecting a chamber to a pole so plans to use the lights on Westhay Road, Oxenpill.

Firefighters tackled a chimney fire in Glastonbury yesterday evening (December 10).

Just before 7pm, the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service attended a chimney fire in Ridgeway Gardens, Glastonbury.

Avon and Somerset Police are issuing a new family photograph in a renewed an appeal for information about Lawrence Kemp, missing from his Glastonbury home since August.

As Christmas approaches, the force is sharing another photo showing Lawrence without his distinctive beard.

Hundreds of tonnes of additional waste has been recycled in the first few weeks of Mendip's new recycling system being in place.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) began its roll-out of Recycle More in late-October, with more materials being recycled at the kerbside and refuse collections moving from fortnightly to once every three weeks.

Barka Parka dog beds were delighted to receive Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at their workshop in Butleigh yesterday (December 9).

The visit was a welcome break from the Christmas rush at this small manufacturer, and highlighted the work of many small companies that are sometimes invisible in small industrial units across the county and country.

Glastonbury charity Children's World is going to be holding a special festive event to celebrate the work it has done helping families through the challenging coronavirus times this year.

The Festive Special will be featuring a seasonal cabaret plus a craft session, and will take place on Saturday December 19 at Paddington Farm, Glastonbury.

A rise in home working during the coronavirus crisis could lead to more missed bin collections over the Christmas period, waste bosses have warned.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has said a rise in home working as a result of the pandemic has made it harder for waste vehicles to access residential streets, especially those where on-street parking is the norm.

After 13 successful years, Somerset sports charity TS5C is to hang up its running shoes and will close by the end of 2020.

It was established in 2007 by Alan Gloak, the former chair of Somerset County Council and Mayor of Glastonbury.