News in Glastonbury

The secretary of the Avalon Ladies Skittles League has said they are hoping to return to action in September 2021 after the first break in action for the league in 64 years.

Jill Champion told Glastonbury Nub News that while skittles will probably never be the same, they are hoping it will as similar to before the lockdown as possible, and the plan is to start a new season in September next year.

Housebuilding in and around the Somerset Levels and Moors may be delayed after a landmark court case on water pollution.

The Somerset Levels and Moors are protected by both the Habitat Regulations Act 2017 and the Ramsar Convention, an international law which recognises and protects areas of wetlands for future generations.

Glastonbury in Bloom are looking for volunteers to help with the town's annual bulb planting event which takes place in two areas on Sunday October 18.

If you would like to take part, there are two places where bulb planting groups are meeting up. One is at the foot of Glastonbury Tor by the entrance to Moneybox Field at the top of Wellhouse Lane; or you can meet at Northover Jubilee Park.

Glastonbury Abbey has received nearly £340,000 of funding thanks to the government's Culture Recovery Fund, to help the historic site survive the coronavirus crisis.

The abbey has received £339,500 from the fund, which looks to unite public, government and cultural organisations in support of cinemas, theatres, music venues, museums, galleries and heritage sites.

Firefighters from Glastonbury helped tackled a fire in a flat above a shop in Wells High Street in the early hours of this morning (October 9).

Just after 3.45am, occupants of flats above a shop noticed smoke residue and a smell of burning in a communal stairwell, coming from a first floor flat in Wells High Street.

Bright Blue Bags will begin appearing on doorsteps in Glastonbury from Monday (October 12) as the roll-out of a new recycling scheme moves ever closer.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is preparing to launch Recycle More, which will see more items recycled weekly at the kerbside and refuse collections moving from fortnightly to once every three weeks.

A member of Glastonbury Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the Earth has criticised the local MP for not backing the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill.

Laura Sorensen wrote to MP James Heappey asking him to back the bill put forward by Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, but he has responded, declining to back the bill saying it is not required as work is already underway to get the UK to zero emissions.

Mendip's car drivers and businesses are being encouraged by the council to turn their engines off while stationary.

The reminder is to mark Clean Air Day today (October 8), but the council wants every day to be an "engines off" day.

A woman had to be cut free by Glastonbury firefighters from a vehicle following a collision with a tree near Priddy this afternoon (October 7).

Just after 4pm, fire crews from Cheddar and Glastonbury were mobilised to reports of a crash near Stockhill Wood, on Minery Road/Old Bristol Road.

Avon and Somerset Police are renewing their appeal to trace Lawrence Kemp from Glastonbury who has now been missing for more than two months.

Officers are increasingly concerned for the welfare of Lawrence, who was reported missing on Monday night, August 3.