News in Glastonbury

A new partnership will be launched in Glastonbury to target underage drinking and anti-social behaviour.

The Glastonbury Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) will launch on November 17 during Alcohol Awareness Week 2020, which run from November 16 to 22.

An extension to the Morrisons supermarket in Glastonbury has been given the green light by Mendip District Council.

A planning application was submitted by the supermarket chain for a store extension with vehicle parking canopy within a fenced yard to facilitate a proposed home shopping offer at its store in Street Road, Glastonbury.

A number of people have received fines for coronavirus breaches after attending a protest in Glastonbury last week.

A crowd of approximately 60 to 80 people gathered in the High Street on Thursday November 5, the day national restrictions were introduced to reduce the spread of the virus.

Eco-wreaths of knitted and crocheted poppies made by residents and local florists have been laid across Mendip to mark this year's Remembrance Sunday.

The wreaths were laid on behalf of the city, towns and local rural communities by Mendip Cabinet members and councillors on Remembrance Sunday.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the nation's health, but in this second lockdown, there's growing concern too about its effects on people's jobs and finances in Glastonbury and the Mendip area as a whole.

Recent research by Citizens Advice show that one in nine adults in the country have now fallen behind with their bills as a result of coronavirus.

Mendip District Council has confirmed that Glastonbury Market will stay open throughout this latest lockdown.

After extensive lobbying of government by the National Association of British Market Authorities and the National Markets Federation, an approach has been secured to ensure as many stallholders as possible can continue to trade.

A new book has been released on the history of the Glastonbury Holy Thorn, with the publisher hailing it as a "biography of a symbol".

Glastonbury Holy Thorn: Story of a Legend has been written by historian Dr Adam Stout, and has been published by Green and Pleasant Books.

There were entries galore in the competition to design the Christmas cards for Glastonbury building contractors Melhuish and Saunders.

The winners have now been announced in the two categories, both of which will be used by the company as its Christmas card designs this year.

A mum and daughter duo from Butleigh are planning to walk 117 miles around the boundary of the Mendip district to raise money for a charity that helps people living in a drought-stricken area of Kenya.

Emma Aitken and her 12-year-old daughter Annabel plan to walk the Mendip Ring over six days of the Easter holidays, and will be raising money for St Peter's Life-Line.

The Glastonbury charity Children's World has confirmed that its Do Try This at Home sessions will be unaffected by the new lockdown.

The project is classed as educational and so the team will be able to continue the mixture of learning and fun.