News in Glastonbury

A student from West Pennard has been successful in a competition run by the Royal Society of Biology, designed to test students' wider knowledge of the subject.

Thomas Hewitt was one of the Year 2 A-level students at Strode College in Street who achieved top results in the British Biology Olympiad earlier in the year and they have just received their certificates.

Plans have been submitted to Mendip District Council for an increase in size of the shop at Wirral Park Service Station in Glastonbury.

A planning application for a proposed single-storey extension to the side and rear of the sales building with car wash lane modifications and canopy raised to 5.1 metres at Wirral Park Service Station, Wirral Park Road, Glastonbury, has been made by Motor Fuel Group Ltd.

The funeral for the former Mayor of Glastonbury, Denise Michell, will take place tomorrow (July 8) at St John's Church in the town.

Denise, who was mayor twice, passed away on June 22, and her family have released details of the plans for her funeral procession through Glastonbury.

From September 12 you'll be able to visit one of just three dessert apple orchards in the West Country to pick your own apples and pears.

For three consecutive weekends in September, the Clifton-Brown family will be welcoming the public to West Bradley Orchards between 10am and 5pm.

With the lockdown easing, at Glastonbury Nub News we are switching back on our What's On section and we want to help publicise your event.

Whether it is an online concert or class, or a fundraising event for later in the year when restrictions may be eased further, we want to feature it on Glastonbury Nub News.

Villagers in Pilton, home of the world-famous Glastonbury Festival, welcomed their first grocery store in almost a decade on Friday (July 3) as a new Co-op opened its doors.

Cutting the ribbon was Jo Whitfield, Co-op Food's CEO, and founder of the Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis, who has long championed the ethical retailer's arrival in the village.

Lockdown has been challenging for many in Glastonbury, particularly elderly residents and those with no family nearby.

Many people have been reliant on the Glastonbury Community Volunteers for food and prescriptions, some have now been able to get online delivery slots or have other support, but there are still many who have no one else to turn to.

Glastonbury has been named as one of the top 10 destinations in the UK this summer, according to the travel website and app Airbnb.

Standing at number four in the Airbnb top 10, Glastonbury is attracting plenty of interest despite the festival not taking place this year.

Firefighters help free a two-year-old from a car in Glastonbury this morning (July 3), after the child accidentally locked the vehicle they were inside.

At about 10am the child was released by a crew mobilised from Glastonbury, after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Control received an anxious call from the child's mother.

Glastonbury building contractors Melhuish and Saunders will start work on Monday (July 6) on Street Library's new home so it can deliver more services for the residents and members.

Street Parish Council and the Friends of Street Library have been working closely with the Somerset County Council to design a new layout for the village's Parish Rooms, which will be refurbished and will be the new home for the library once the work in completed.