News in Glastonbury

Cider-makers hoping to enter the British Cider Championships only have until July 27 to do so.

The championships usually take place during the Royal Bath and West Show in late May but will, for one year only, take place during the one-off Bath and West Country Festival, being held near Shepton Mallet in August.

A Somerset council has been accused of deliberately hindering progress on new 'active travel' routes for pedestrians and cyclists

Numerous groups across Somerset have been campaigning to create new routes which allow pedestrians and cyclists to travel between different settlements, reducing car usage and promoting healthier lifestyles.

Avon and Somerset Police are seeking witnesses to the single vehicle collision which happened on Monday (July 19) near Glastonbury just before 4pm.

A white Audi, travelling from Middle Drove on to Watchwell Drove in the direction of Butleigh, left the road and collided with a tree.

The Glastonbury Festival concert that had been planned at Worthy Farm, in Pilton, in September will now not take place.

Organiser Emily Eavis confirmed on her Instagram account that they had shelved the gig, and were now fully focusing on the Worthy Pastures summer camping instead.

A woman had to be taken to hospital after her car crashed into a tree near Glastonbury yesterday afternoon (July 19).

Just after 4pm, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Control mobilised fire engines to Watchwell Drove - in between Glastonbury, Street and Butleigh - at the request of Avon and Somerset Police to reports of a single vehicle road traffic collision.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for extreme heat covering Glastonbury.

They say we should expect:

Somerset County Council will be carrying out resurfacing of Hartlake Straight on the A39 Wells Road next month.

The road surface from the Tin Bridge roundabout just outside Glastonbury towards Polsham has been steadily declining and now needs major repair.

With the lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, there are plenty of events being organised in Glastonbury.

A number of these events in Glastonbury are being added to our recently revamped What's On section.

The summer 2021 newsletter is out from Glastonbury building contractors Melhuish and Saunders, and includes updates on the company's projects and a message from the managing director as he marks 21 years with the firm.

Darryl Mitchard started at Melhuish and Saunders in 2000 as a plaster labourer as a temporary stop gap before pursuing a career in sport and leisure - or so he thought.

On Monday (July 19), we should see all legal Covid restrictions lifted in England after a four-week delay from the original date of June 21.

Here's our breakdown of what it all means: