Central Somerset & Cheddar Valley Gazette

Song for Chinese New Year

Sidcot Junior School’s Year 5 pupils delighted bumper audiences at Bristol Museum last week as they performed a traditional Chinese New Year song in Mandarin. The vibrant production celebrated cultural diversity, resilience (as pupils have been...

Funding axed but hope remains for local library

Local democracy journalist EFFORTS to secure the future of Winscombe Library will be made after a vote to axe its funding. Councillors voted on February 24 to approve plans to axe funding for Worle Library and Winscombe Library but to keep Pill...

Matilda is a class act

Flooding minister remembers to bring her umbrella on visit to county

The stuffff of fantasy

A “very popular” farm shop will be able to provide more parking for its customers after plans were approved. Middlewick Farm Shop and Cafe lies on Wick Lane to the east of Glastonbury and has been serving customers since the height of the coronavirus...

Picture issued in hunt for delivery driver attackers

A DELIVERY driver was attacked by two strangers and suffered bruising and cuts to his head and body. Two unknown men attacked the victim in Moorlinch, just outside of Bridgwater. Police are now appealing to anyone who recognises the person pictured...

Legally Blonde on the big stage

This wassail’s for you, Wilf

A wassail was held in Wilf’s field in Glastonbury on a wet Sunday afternoon, organised by The Friends of St. Edmund’s Well. Wassailing is a Twelfth Night tradition with pagan roots and has been practised in Britain for centuries. The purpose is to...

A Green goodbye

Glastonbury is famous for its quirky, Bohemian shops and cafes, it is what people from all over the world travel to see. Apart from its world famous music festival Glastonbury has a lot to offer for tourists and locals alike. Some businesses have...

christmas jumpers create festive joy

Two adorable cockapoos in matching Christmas jumpers have won a housing association’s festive competition. Livewest launched its My Festive Moment Competition to get residents sharing what this season means to them. Julie Turnbull is one of the...

FAILINGS OVER LIFE FACTORY PROJECT

Local democracy journalist SOMERSET Council “took too long” to suspend the ill-fated Life Factory project in Glastonbury after alarms were raised, a new report has concluded. Somerset Council chief executive Duncan Sharkey formally apologised on...

Lottery players get free entrance as a thank you for Yard

SARAH Dyke MP for Glastonbury and Somerton has written to the Chief Executive of EVRI delivery service to demand an urgent investigation into surging numbers of local parcel delivery failures. Ms Dyke wrote: “I am writing on behalf of constituents in...

Victory inspires the next generation of champs on Lando Lane

A FORMER teacher of new Formula One world champion Lando Norris has spoken of his joy of seeing an exstudent reach the pinnacle of his career. Norris sealed his maiden F1 title after finishing third for Mclaren in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to become...