News in Glastonbury

Glastonbury and Street Musical Comedy Society (GSMCS) has another top prize to add to its trophy cabinet after winning big in an annual pantomime competition.

The society's Sleeping Beauty was named the second best amateur panto in Somerset among more than 20 other groups by the Somerset Fellowship of Drama at its annual Cinderella Awards at the weekend.

In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have compiled a list of jobs currently hiring in Glastonbury to give you a helping hand in your job hunt.

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A reminder - the Glastonbury Dragons May Fayre event which was to be held on Sunday May 3 alongside the Glastonbury Road Race has been cancelled due to the world events.

As you can see in the photograph the Red Dragon was getting ready earlier in the year before lockdown, but has now decided to join the White Dragon in their lair underneath Glastonbury Tor and await the Samhain event which is planned for October.

Glastonbury residents are being warned against buying unapproved coronavirus antibody testing kits.

The tests - designed to detect if people have had coronavirus and are now immune - are a key part of the Government's strategy to boost testing capacity to protect the vulnerable, support the NHS, and ultimately save lives.

A resubmitted application for six houses on the side of Wearyall Hill will be discussed at a virtual Glastonbury Town Council planning meeting on Tuesday (April 21).

The revised application for six homes at 24 The Roman Way will be discussed at the planning committee meeting, which will be held from 7pm via Zoom.

Police chiefs have set out guidelines on what exactly people in Glastonbury can and can not do during the coronavirus lockdown.

The National Police Chiefs' Council and College of Policing has published a document, reproducing a practical guide by the Crime Prosecution Service, to explain to officers what constitutes a 'reasonable excuse' to leave home.

There have been more than 10,000 coronavirus lockdown breaches reported to Avon and Somerset Police.

Chief constable Andy Marsh said his officers get hourly updates of hotspots to speak to anyone not following the rules, handing out fines if they have to.

A fire rescue team from Glastonbury helped to free a casualty last night (April 16) who got trapped trying to recover a vehicle that had crashed 100 metres off a road near Somerton.

Just before 11.30pm last night, Devon and Somerset Fire Control received a call from the ambulance service requesting assistance to recover one casualty from underneath a vehicle on the B3153 Snap Hill near Somerton.

Two men in Glastonbury have been fined by Avon and Somerset Police after repeatedly breaking the government's lockdown rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The two men were reported to be in Magdalene Street drinking at 11am yesterday (April 15). The police had previously engaged with the duo and explained rules but this was not heeded.

Mendip District Council has issued over £14 million in grants to more than 1,000 organisations affected by the coronavirus crisis – offering a lifeline to Mendip businesses and the local economy.

Some 3,500 companies across the district will be assisted through the government's measures (additional reliefs and/or grants), and small businesses are being encouraged to apply online to access the help.