News in Glastonbury

A planning application has been submitted to Mendip District Council for an office near Baltonsborough to be converted into a holiday let.

The application for material change of use from office (B1a) to holiday let (C3) at Ash View Farm, Southwood Lane, near Baltonsborough, has been submitted by Mr C Reeves.

Glastonbury residents are being encouraged to make the most of the final few days of free parking at Mendip District Council-owned car parks.

Parking charges will recommence on Friday (August 7), but not for NHS and health and social care staff, and critical care volunteers.

Avon and Somerset Police say they are investigating a fire in Glastonbury yesterday (August 3) in which a caravan was destroyed.

The police say the cause of the fire in The Roman Way is currently unexplained and they are appealing for help from anyone with information about it to get in touch with them.

The founder of the Glastonbury Festival has said that he is not sure whether the event will take place in 2021.

Speaking on ITV West Country, Michael Eavis said he would "move heaven and earth" to make the event happen next year, but also conceded that it was wishful thinking to have the event, which attracts 250,000 to Worthy Farm in Pilton, take place.

There was a fire at the end of The Roman Way in Glastonbury at 8.30 this evening.

It is reported locally that a caravan exploded and burnt for a long time.

People in Glastonbury will have an extra reason to enjoy dining out from today (August 3), as the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme begins.

In a bid to boost the hospitality industry following the coronavirus lockdown, the government scheme will allow people who dine out from Monday to Wednesday during August to benefit from 50 per cent off the price of their meals, up to the value of £10 a head, with the government reimbursing the restaurant the remaining 50 per cent.

Mendip District Council is to begin trials of non-chemical weed removal to improve community health and the environment.

It follows a decision last autumn by the council to ban the weed killer glyphosate, which has been linked to cancer in humans and is toxic to birds and insects.

Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses after a civil enforcement officer was assaulted in Glastonbury.

The incident happened in Stonedown Lane at about 11am on Saturday August 1 when an enforcement officer approached a member of the public who had parked a white campervan on double yellow lines.

Big names from the worlds of theatre and music are joining forces in Glastonbury later this month in a unique collaboration to bring the performing arts out of lockdown.

As many theatres remain shut and festivals are cancelled until next year, Somerset will showcase its best professional talent at a star-studded evening among the famous ruins of Glastonbury Abbey.

Four Somerset district councils have joined forces to fund and launch a new scheme to give start-ups and early stage businesses the best chance of success.

Called Somerset Catalyst, it is part of a wider business support programme that is rolling out across the county. Applications for the programme commencing in September 2020 are now invited.