News in Glastonbury

If you are looking for a job in Glastonbury, and have a proven track record as a site manager, foreman or skilled tradesman within the construction industry, then this job might be for you.

Building contractors Melhuish and Saunders are looking for a site manager to join their team, based out of their headquarters at Landmark House in Wirral Park Road, Glastonbury.

A celebration of walking and cycling will be taking place between Glastonbury and Wells this weekend, as part of a campaign the get a shared multi-user Strawberry Line path along the A39.

The event will run between Tin Bridge Roundabout, Glastonbury, and Tincknell's Roundabout, Wells, between 10am and noon.

Somerset residents are being asked for their help in shaping the future of the fire service to best respond and manage risk.

The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is undertaking its regular strategic review of the risks that the two counties might face in the future and what the future landscape might look like in terms of infrastructure as well as societal trends.

The Glastonbury Festival is calling on fans to design flags to fly at its livestream event next month.

On Saturday, May 22, the festival will be broadcasting a Live At Worthy Farm global livestream with encore screenings on Sunday, May 23 – and although the farm will be entirely closed to visitors, the organisers are planning to feature homemade flags in the broadcast.

The headlines have been dominated this week by the short-lived news that the biggest football clubs in the country were to join a European Super League.

Understandably, this caused immense outrage from fans across the country and while it may seem like it doesn't affect us here in Somerset, the management decisions of big clubs - the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool - all have an impact on the lower leagues and grassroots.

Local businesses on the Somerset Catalyst Programme have seen incredible growth since they began their journey on the bespoke business support programme in September.

Despite the challenges of 2020, they have launched new ventures, pivoted existing businesses to adapt to the pandemic, landed six figure contracts, and raised thousands of pounds of finance from angel investors and communities.

Proposals to build three single-storey homes in Butleigh have been refused by Mendip District Council.

An application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the building of three single-storey dwellings with associated garages, and formation of vehicular access, on land to the south of Barton Road, Butleigh, had been submitted by Mr R Adeney.

Firefighters from Glastonbury were called to tackle a kitchen fire at a bungalow in Rodney Stoke last night (April 20).

Just before 11pm, three fire appliances from Cheddar, Wells and Glastonbury along with a fire officer attended a property in Honeyhurst Lane, Rodney Stoke, after a call stating there was a fire in the kitchen.

Plans to stage a referendum on the future of local government in Somerset have been put on hold following an angry letter from the secretary of state.

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is in the closing stages of a public consultation on two rival proposals for Somerset's future governance – One Somerset and Stronger Somerset.

Firefighters from Glastonbury helped rescue three people and a dog from a vehicle after it crashed off the road in Wedmore this morning (April 19).

Just after 4am, a fire appliance from Cheddar and one from Glastonbury attended a crash on the B3151 Cheddar Road in Wedmore, involving a single vehicle, where the vehicle had left the road and was on its side.