News in Glastonbury

Mendip District Council has confirmed that Glastonbury Market will stay open throughout this latest lockdown.

After extensive lobbying of government by the National Association of British Market Authorities and the National Markets Federation, an approach has been secured to ensure as many stallholders as possible can continue to trade.

A new book has been released on the history of the Glastonbury Holy Thorn, with the publisher hailing it as a "biography of a symbol".

Glastonbury Holy Thorn: Story of a Legend has been written by historian Dr Adam Stout, and has been published by Green and Pleasant Books.

There were entries galore in the competition to design the Christmas cards for Glastonbury building contractors Melhuish and Saunders.

The winners have now been announced in the two categories, both of which will be used by the company as its Christmas card designs this year.

A mum and daughter duo from Butleigh are planning to walk 117 miles around the boundary of the Mendip district to raise money for a charity that helps people living in a drought-stricken area of Kenya.

Emma Aitken and her 12-year-old daughter Annabel plan to walk the Mendip Ring over six days of the Easter holidays, and will be raising money for St Peter's Life-Line.

The Glastonbury charity Children's World has confirmed that its Do Try This at Home sessions will be unaffected by the new lockdown.

The project is classed as educational and so the team will be able to continue the mixture of learning and fun.

With the Government pressing ahead with its call for major change in the way public services are provided in Somerset, experts from across the region are coming together to help create a new way of delivering affordable and sustainable care for everyone.

The outcomes from this major engagement initiative will be included in the detailed Stronger Somerset proposals that will go to government in December.

Officers attended 41 reports of Covid-19 legislation breaches across the Avon and Somerset policing area from yesterday into today (November 5), both before and after the new lockdown regulations came into force.

Dedicated units supported patrolling teams to respond to incidents in a number of places including Glastonbury.

A second national lockdown is upon us, but businesses in the Glastonbury area are still providing a whole host of services for local customers.

At Glastonbury Nub News, we support local businesses so here is a round-up of the services being offered by a number of businesses in and around the town during the lockdown.

A water supply company has received a £3,000 fine after pleading guilty to a roadworks offence which took place in Glastonbury last year.

Somerset County Council is responsible for managing the road network and prosecuted Bristol Water as part of its commitment to minimising disruption and keeping the public safe.

A farm in Baltonsborough has been told by Mendip District Council that it can construct a new silage area.

A planning application for prior notification of agricultural development, for excavation works and construction of a silage clamp area for the storage of winter forage for the dairy herd at Briars Farm, Back Lane, Baltonsborough, was submitted by George Winstone.