Somerset live

Packages include the chance to watch a set from the Pyramid Stage viewing platform, announce an act on the Cabaret Stage and push the "fire" button on Arcadia's ...

We are extremely grateful to Glastonbury Festival for offering such amazing experiences and enabling us to launch an auction that will raise vital funds to support people facing hardship." We hope this rare ticket auction will help raise significant funds to support their remarkable work." Entry for two to Glastonbury 2023 along with a chance to watch a set from the viewing platform of the Pyramid Stage - current bid £9,600. Glastonbury Festival has a long-standing history of supporting charities and community groups such as Oxfam, Greenpeace and WaterAid, having raised millions for these causes since the 1970s. Entry for two to Glastonbury 2023 along with a chance to watch a set from the viewing platform of the Other Stage - current bid £5,200. The auction will help to raise vital funds for the organisation, which supports a nationwide network of more than 1,300 food bank centres. Amazing Glastonbury Festival 2023 ticket experience packages are up for grabs at a charity auction - but you'll have to fork out if you want scoop one of the "once-in-a-lifetime" lots on offer. Entry for two to Glastonbury 2023 along with a chance to watch a set from the viewing platform of the Other Stage - current bid £6,200. The charity reports that between April and September 2022, food banks in its network provided an emergency food parcel to someone facing hardship every 13 seconds. Entry for two to Glastonbury 2023 along with a chance to watch a set from the viewing platform of the Pyramid Stage - current bid £9,700. There are ten packages on offer - but they don't come cheap, with some lots already reaching nearly £10,000 with days of bidding left to go. Entry for two to Glastonbury 2023 along with a chance to take a tour of the West Holt's backstage area and watch a set from the pit - current bid £6,100.

The land east of Bower Lane and Dunwear Lane (dubbed the 'East Bridgwater' site) is identified for future housing growth within the council's Local Plan, which ...

Despite this opposition from councillors, a motion to refuse the plans was narrowly defeated by a margin of five votes to six. [put forward outline plans](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/urgent-calls-rethink-plans-560-6972053) for up to 530 new homes - a reduction of 30 homes since the plans were last considered in November 2022. At the southern end of Bower Lane, Countryside Partnerships and LiveWest have [begun construction of 260 new homes on the Strawberry Grange site](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/property/plans-260-homes-approved-site-7352529), the first of which will be available to the public by the end of the year. A fence is not going to do anything to protect the people there [from motorway noise]. Travelling up and down the M5 as a councillor, you may have a long period trapped between junctions not able to move at all. Additionally, the council will not be able to charge the full amount of community infrastructure levy (CIL) on the site, meaning there will be less money for projects in Bridgwater and the surrounding parishes. [NHS Somerset](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/all-about/nhs) typically requests contributions from developers towards new doctors' surgeries or other facilities in the area - but on this occasion, health bosses have not demanded a single penny. Councillor Kathy Pearce said that more housing was needed to meet demand in Bridgwater - but added the current plans for Dunwear Lane were not of a high enough standard. "If we accept an increase on the total number of homes originally agreed, it sets a precedent. [Sedgemoor District Council](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/all-about/sedgemoor-district-council)'s development committee [deferred a decision on the plans in November 2022](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/joy-protesters-decision-560-new-7827333), stating it needed more information on how the development would impact local health services and Bridgwater's road network. Last Friday (February 3), East Quay Medical Centre declared it was at critical capacity, advising those with a medically urgent problem to call 999, 111 or to visit either A&E or the minor injuries unit (MIU). The rest of the spine road is expected to be delivered by Edward Ware Homes, which has teased