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Central Somerset Gazette
Housing development's residents complain they've been 'left behind'
RESIDENTS at a local housing development have been struggling to feel heard after enduring what they say have been years of issues.
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November 27, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Council working to recover Red Brick funds
SOMERSET Council will try to “recover” public money associated with a troubled regeneration project after the company delivering the changes went into liquidation.
2 min |
November 27, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Couple re-open village's post office at new site
SARAH Dyke MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, “cut the ribbon” to mark the official opening of Baltons-borough Post Office at its new location last Thursday.
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November 27, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Stolen sign ‘too damaged’ to be restored to roadside
THE town of Glastonbury is so well known you would think visitors would need no introduction.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Students pay respects to county's fallen
Pupils at a Street secondary school paused to honour local servicemen and women last week as part of a poignant Remembrance event highlighting the county's historic role in global conflicts.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
MP congratulates 'inspiring' group on King's Award
TESSA Munt, MP for Wells and Mendip Hills, has congratulated Green Wedmore after they received The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2025.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Young boxer’s death in ditch ‘misadventure’
THE family of a young boxer distraught after his body was found in a water-filled ditch have received answers after an inquest into his death.
2 min |
November 20, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
MP launches petition to highlight local dentist crisis
SARAH Dyke, MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, has launched a petition for residents to demand urgent government action as the crisis over the total lack of NHS dentistry provision in Somerset's “dental desert” deepens.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Wildlife Trust calls on researchers
SOMERSET Wildlife Trust is excited to launch the Somerset Wildlife Trust Research Prospectus, a new initiative highlighting priority areas of research where collaboration can lead to tangible impact for nature.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Car park homes refused in face of fierce opposition
SOMERSET Council has narrowly refused plans to built “completely inappropriate” homes on a car park in Glastonbury.
3 min |
November 13, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Local company helps UK firms speed up research
ASTREET-based company is one of two South West businesses behind a new joint venture specifically designed to allow fast-growing pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations across the UK to speed up their research, manufacturing and time to market.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Ex-mayor’s service ‘will be remembered by us with gratitude’
GLASTONBURY Town Council has expressed its sadness at the death of former mayor Jim Barron (pictured above).
1 min |
November 13, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Story of a child refugee who became a respected writer
WE do not normally associate knitting with award-winning writers, a blockbuster film and war heroes but that is exactly what the story of Tessa Lorant is all about.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Gallery to be decked out with creative skateboards
Artists have been unleashing their creativity on skateboard decks in a celebration of art, skating and community.
1 min |
November 06, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
New day care service to help community
BRUNELCARE'S Glastonbury Care Home, located in the heart of Glastonbury, has launched a new day care service designed to support the local community.
1 min |
November 06, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Could you provide lifesaving help?
THE South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is calling on passionate and dedicated individuals in the local area to make a difference in their communities by becoming Community First Responders (CFRs).
1 min |
November 06, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Assembly Rooms' £10,000 appeal for repair funds
POPULAR local venue Glastonbury Assembly Rooms has launched a £10,000 appeal.
1 min |
November 06, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Developer wins appeal over bid to construct 30 new homes in village
A LOCAL village will be getting 30 new houses in the near-future following a successful planning appeal.
3 min |
November 06, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Eager for suggestions after solar farm bid knockback
THE Glastonbury Clean Energy Project, being delivered by Avalon Community Energy (ACE), is looking at alternative sites for clean energy installations following the planning permission refusal of its solar farm on Porchestall Drove.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Jubilant Lib Dems celebrate a by-election victory in Glastonbury
IT was double delight for the Liberal Democrats who won both by-elections for Somerset Council last week.
1 min |
October 30, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Hopes of tapping into local water power
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October 30, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Loyal worker's long service to hundreds
A CARE worker from Glastonbury has retired after 27 years supporting vulnerable people in the town.
1 min |
October 30, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Care home staff bring a taste of home to residents
COLLEAGUES at a dementia care home in Glastonbury have been celebrating the breadth of their cultural backgrounds with a special foodie 'bring and share' event at the home.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Pizza takeaway outside school despite fears over health impacts
DOMINO'S Pizza will be opening its latest outlet outside a Somerset secondary school after plans were approved by local councillors.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Skate expectations! Shopping village's festive ice rink returns
CHRISTMAS is coming - and Clarks Village has announced its ice rink is set to return as part of the Somerset-based outlet's celebrations.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Former bank turned into health and wellbeing hub
A DERELICT former bank in Glastonbury has been given a new lease of life - and a new purpose - as it reopens today as a modern Health and Wellbeing Hub.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Crews rescue person from vehicle following crash
A PERSON was taken to hospital after becoming trapped in a vehicle following a crash near Glastonbury last Wednesday (October 8).
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Free winter roadshow offers advice and warm tips
AS temperatures begin to drop, Thrive is inviting residents across Somerset to attend a series of free winter roadshows offering practical advice, energy-saving tips, and access to local support services.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Work up a sweat in style at new gym
FITNESS fanatics are about to get a new place to pump iron and work up a sweat, as PureGym prepares to open its latest 24-hour site in Glastonbury.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
MP gets frontline view of pressures faced by 999 staff
A LOCAL MP stepped into the shoes of emergency responders by joining an ambulance crew for a day - and left with a sobering view of the mounting pressures facing frontline services.
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