News in Glastonbury

Avon and Somerset Police are issuing a new family photograph in a renewed an appeal for information about Lawrence Kemp, missing from his Glastonbury home since August.

As Christmas approaches, the force is sharing another photo showing Lawrence without his distinctive beard.

Hundreds of tonnes of additional waste has been recycled in the first few weeks of Mendip's new recycling system being in place.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) began its roll-out of Recycle More in late-October, with more materials being recycled at the kerbside and refuse collections moving from fortnightly to once every three weeks.

Barka Parka dog beds were delighted to receive Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at their workshop in Butleigh yesterday (December 9).

The visit was a welcome break from the Christmas rush at this small manufacturer, and highlighted the work of many small companies that are sometimes invisible in small industrial units across the county and country.

Glastonbury charity Children's World is going to be holding a special festive event to celebrate the work it has done helping families through the challenging coronavirus times this year.

The Festive Special will be featuring a seasonal cabaret plus a craft session, and will take place on Saturday December 19 at Paddington Farm, Glastonbury.

A rise in home working during the coronavirus crisis could lead to more missed bin collections over the Christmas period, waste bosses have warned.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has said a rise in home working as a result of the pandemic has made it harder for waste vehicles to access residential streets, especially those where on-street parking is the norm.

After 13 successful years, Somerset sports charity TS5C is to hang up its running shoes and will close by the end of 2020.

It was established in 2007 by Alan Gloak, the former chair of Somerset County Council and Mayor of Glastonbury.

Avon and Somerset Police area appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Glastonbury.

Two offenders – believed to be men – dressed in dark clothing forced entry into a property on Wells Road.

An interactive map has revealed who is the most searched-for person on Wikipedia from the Glastonbury area.

The Pudding has created a people map of the UK, replacing place names with their 'most Wikipedia-ed' resident.

Pupil at Millfield Prep School in Edgarley, Alfie McAnespie, has been honoured to receive a letter from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to thank him for his fundraising work for charity Help For Heroes.

Alfie, whose dad works in the military, was dubbed the Pint Sized Hero when he became the charity's youngest fundraiser at the age of 16 months, taking part in a sponsored one-mile unaided walk with his nursery.

Students in Years 7 and 9 at St Dunstan's School in Glastonbury have been told to self-isolate for the rest of the term following two suspected positive coronavirus cases.

The school sent a letter to parents this evening (December 7) to say it had been advised by Public Health England that it is highly likely there has been a positive case of Covid-19 within both the Year 7 and Year 9 groups at the school.