News in Glastonbury

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Glastonbury area, saying that the B3151 Glastonbury to Meare Road is at risk of flooding.

Flooding is possible for the Rivers Brue, Sheppey, Glastonbury Millstream and North and South Drains, and the agency has issued a Be Prepared warning.

Firefighters from Glastonbury are among multiple crews who have been tackling a blaze in Edingworth today (October 3).

Just before 7.15am, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Control received multiple phone calls reporting a fire at a property in Edingworth.

Businesswomen in Glastonbury are being invited to join a free networking group.

Business Women in Somerset is a community of businesswomen who pride themselves on the support, wealth of business knowledge and making genuine connections.

Local groups could sell electricity to their neighbours if new rules on the energy market are approved.

Residents' co-operatives or village hall committees could get a better price for surplus energy from their solar panels by selling it locally, rather than via the National Grid.

This year you can take a tour of St Dunstan's School in Glastonbury from the comfort of your own home by watching their online tour.

Alternatively, the school is offering limited numbers the opportunity to see the school and meet the staff.

The streets of Glastonbury should soon be brighter at night as a project to replace lots of the town's streetlights takes place next week.

In total, 40 streetlight units will be updated next week by Somerset Highways, mainly in the west of the town.

Mendip District Council has rejected calls to adopt the international definition of anti-Semitism – claiming it is already doing enough to protect people from abuse.

Mendip was asked in February to adopt the widely-recognised definition of anti-Semitism set by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).

A reshuffle has taken place at Mendip District Council after the Liberal Democrats assumed outright control for the very first time.

The council was run by the Conservatives between 2003 and 2019, but shifted to no overall control (no party having a majority) in May 2019 as the Tories lost ground in the local elections.

The Office of National Statistics recently revealed that 13.4 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds are now unemployed.

This comes some months after the government announced they would pay employers £1,000 for each trainee they provide a work placement for, and that traineeships are also now available to those with a qualification of Level 3 and below.

With several favourites, like local celebrity Michael Eavis, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Rachel Johnson, Gina Millar and Michael Wood, all sold out at Cedars Hall for the Wells Festival of Literature there is no need to despair.

Thanks to the festival live streaming of all the events you can watch all your favourites online. Don't miss out, register now by going to https://www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/live-streaming.