News in Glastonbury

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:

Mendip District Council has extended the deadline for applications for both its Communities Fund and its Climate and Ecological Emergency Fund, to September 30th, 2021.

The one-month extension follows feedback from community groups who requested the change.

Firefighters from Glastonbury were in action yesterday (July 15) after a plane had to make an emergency landing in East Pennard.

Just after noon, the ambulance service requested the attendance from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue after the pilot of a light aircraft contacted Bristol International airport to say their plane was going down near a farm at East Pennard.

Up to 3,000 campers will be able to consume alcohol on the Glastonbury Festival site this summer if a new licence is granted.

Glastonbury Festival Events Ltd (GFEL) has applied for a licence to sell alcohol from the Goose Hall within the Worthy Farm site in Pilton, as part of the Worthy Pastures event.