Festival organiser Emily Eavis has previously said 2026 will be a fallow year for Glastonbury, to allow the land to rest and recover

Glastonbury tickets sell out in less than 40 minutes

The police watchdog is investigating the incident.

Teenage girl who died on motorway was fleeing police vehicle

Avon and Somerset Police has referred itself to the watchdog following a car crash that left a driver with life-threatening injuries. Police remain at the scene of the crash on the A370 near Flax Bourton. It happened around 2am on Wednesday 6 November.

Force refers itself to police watchdog over serious overnight crash

Nigel, 88, who lives in Somerset, has even taken his foster son to Glastonbury Festival.

RAF veteran, 88, says new life as foster carer helps him 'stay young'

The carnival will continue performing shows across Somerset on several dates in November.

Thousands line streets as carnival procession lights up town

Lieutenant Richard Willis RN was the second in command on a landing craft tasked with taking US tanks and troops to Utah beach in June 1944.

D-Day veteran dies months after celebrating his 100th birthday

The carnival circuit will kick off in Bridgwater this weekend before the rest of the Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnivals circuit. 

Bridgwater Carnival timings, road closures and more as spectacle returns

Detectives have arrested a man on suspicion of fraud and handling stolen goods.

Man arrested in connection with theft of 22 tonnes of cheese

The motorway was completely closed between Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea but the northbound carriageway has since reopened.

Four hour delays hours after lorry fire shuts M5 in Somerset

The local authority has launched a consultation on the job cuts as it is facing a multi-million pound deficit. 

Up to 450 jobs at risk at Somerset Council 

Somerset Council has urged the government to change the law or raise funding to help local authorities better support children with special educational needs.

Calls for new legislation or more money to tackle SEND 'crisis'

A 27-year-old man who raped a teenager has been jailed. 

Rapist jailed for 13 years for child sexual offences 

Mini Milk was rescued from Abercastle Beach in Wales.

Mini Milk, Calippo, Nobby Bobbly, and Cornetto arrived at RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Taunton in need of urgent care.

Meet Mini Milk, Calippo, Nobby Bobbly, and Cornetto - the rescued seal pups

Half of the money will go to the landowner and the rest has been split between the friends who found the coins - meaning they got around £300k each.

Hoard of Norman coins bought for millions becomes UK's highest-value treasure

Roman coin discovered by Mike Clark, 73, in a field in South Brewham in Somerset

The coin was discovered by Mike Clark from Dorset in a field in South Brewham

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