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Glastonbury is as popular as ever, but complaints about the lineup reveal its generational challenge

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock since 1970 you will be aware of the five-day Glastonbury festival held every June (apart from “fallow” years to rest the land and the organisers), near Pilton in Somerset. Glastonbury is as much a pillar of the English summer as tennis at Wimbledon…

The Conversation

Carbon-neutral football centre set to be built in Edinburgh

The building work in Pilton is due to begin this autumn - and is estimated to take 24 weeks

Insider UK

Glastonbury crew member found dead in his tent nearly 48 hours after festival ended

Avon and Somerset Police received reports of the man, in his 40s, being found in The Park on the Pilton site

Manchester Evening News

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Elton John to close out Glastonbury with final UK gig

PILTON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Elton John was set to close out Britain's legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the five-day annual spectacular with what has been billed as his final UK performance.

Bangkok Post

Inside historic UK town where some Glastonbury revellers wrongly travel to every year

People living in Glastonbury, Somerset, every year see a number of revellers showing up with tents and rucksacks thinking that the festival takes place there, when it is actually held in Pilton

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh man rushed to hospital after incident outside capital primary school

An Edinburgh man was rushed to the Royal Infirmary on Monday June 5 after emergency services scrambled to an incident in the Pilton area of the city.

Edinburgh Live

Inside the pub where Banksy reportedly drinks - £55 bottles of champagne and stuffed squirrels

There are rumours that Banksy owns a house nearby.

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Banksy 'buys village pub for £1million' near Glastonbury Festival

Banksy has rumoured to have invested money into The Crown pub in Pilton, Somerset, the location of Glastonbury Festival, with locals claiming to have seen him in the flesh

Daily Mirror

Glastonbury Festival's Pyramid Stage could become permanent feature at Worthy Farm

The current planning permission expires in 2024

Bristol Post

Edinburgh gang attack in residential area leaves man with 'worst injuries doctors have seen'

A man is being treated for "life-changing injuries" after he was attacked in the Pilton area of Edinburgh with a machete in a horror attack. Police say he was “targeted” by thugs in the capital.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh flat littered with rubbish goes on sale for under £70k

The property, located on West Pilton Gardens near the city centre, could take in £13,000 in rent for a landlord.

Daily Record

Busy Edinburgh road flooded as heavy rain causes travel chaos

Footage shared by a local in Pilton shows a main road completely flooded as the water is higher than car wheels on Friday morning, November 18. A yellow weather warning is in place throughout the day

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh homeless charity seeing four times as many local families amid cost of living crisis

The charity's boss has admitted that she's 'terrified' as the Edinburgh's Fresh Start is preparing for an influx of people to walk through their doors in Pilton as the energy crisis continues.

Edinburgh Live

South West hotel and pub group buys At The Chapel in Somerset

Pilton-based Stay Original Company bought the Bruton venue after securing a multi-million pound loan from Cynergy Bank

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Wales Online

UK's smallest Co-op has opened in a Welsh village

The supermarket pop-up has overtaken the previous record-holding store in Pilton, Somerset

Los Angeles Times

In the '90s, a new breed of rock stars organized for abortion rights. Could that happen today?

LOS ANGELES — This past June, across the Atlantic, over 200,000 fans descended upon the pastoral English village of Pilton, Somerset, for this year's Glastonbury Festival. Yet for many in attendance, particularly for U.S. citizens, the weekend's music was overshadowed by some breaking news: On June 24, the U.S. Supreme…

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Greta Thunberg warns of ‘catastrophic‘ climate crisis at England‘s Glastonbury Festival, says we need to ‘prioritize people over profit and greed’

PILTON, Somerset, England — Greta Thunberg doesn’t have enough time in the world for cavalier politicians.

Tribune News Service

Phoebe Bridgers says ‘F— Supreme Court’ at Glastonbury after Roe v. Wade overturned: ’F— America’

PILTON, Somerset, England — Phoebe Bridgers has more than emotional motion sickness after Roe v. Wade was overturned Friday.

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Glastonbury returns 3 years later to celebrate a half-century: ‘The world’s changed’

PILTON, Somerset, England — The world doesn’t look like it did in 2019 — the last time fans of every sort of musical genre filled a field in Pilton to embrace the annual Glastonbury Festival.

The Independent UK

Glastonbury weather: Latest Met Office forecast predicts light showers with sunny spells in Pilton

The Met Office has indicated a day of sunshine, with some scattered showers, over the course of a breezy Sunday

The Independent UK

Glastonbury weather: Latest Met Office forecast predicts scattered showers over Pilton

The Met Office has indicated scattered showers over the course of a cloudy Friday

The Independent UK

Glastonbury 2022 weather latest: Forecast for Pilton as festival kicks off

Festival site has officially opened in Worthy Farm, Somerset

Bristol Post

Glastonbury Festival 2022 traffic: Travel chaos predicted amid rail strikes

People will face difficulties arriving at the site in Pilton

The Independent UK

Homeowners near Glastonbury Festival defend staggering rent prices during event

Homes are being advertised for the dates of the festival between June 22 and June 26

Wales Online

Glastonbury locals are putting their homes up for £3,000 a night during festival

The legendary event returns later this month for the first time since 2019

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