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Glastonbury is a very special market town. With through traffic now by-passing the town centre, and with more than adequate parking, shopping in Glastonbury is a pleasurable experience made even more accessible by the public transport system and the private hire network, which includes many taxi hire companies such as Village Cabs. The town itself boasts many different and interesting shops, eating and drinking venues.. Many are independent specialists offering you a good old-fashioned service.

DAYS OUT: Bank holiday weekend guide to events in the West

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DAYS OUT: Bank holiday weekend guide to events in the West
Hay-on-Wye Festival, Herefordshire: May 22 – June 1
The internationally renowned book festival which attracts stars such as Judi Dench, Stephen Fry and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Festival goers from the West are being warned to check the availability of tickets on-line because many events have already sold out and use public transport as much as possible.
Hereford is the nearest train station and there is a bus link to the festival site.
Shuttle buses run between the site and Hay-on-Wye with…

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Stairway to Glastonbury heaven unlikely

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Stairway to Glastonbury heaven unlikely
Fans hoping for a few bars of Stairway to Heaven when Robert Plant plays Glastonbury could be disappointed.
Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters will star at the annual extravaganza at Glastonbury Abbey in August.
But even without the current copyright case over the song, Plant has made it clear he’s not always a fan of playing what is regarded as one of the best rock songs of all time.
The copyright infringement action is being taken on behalf of late guitarist Randy California, who played…

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Recipe: Aloo Gobi (cauliflower with potatoes)by Romy Gill of…

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Recipe: Aloo Gobi (cauliflower with potatoes)by Romy Gill of…
Romy Gill opened her restaurant, Romy’s Kitchen, in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, at the end of last year. It specialises in healthy, nutritious Indian food, and the restaurant in Castle Street is the culmination of five years’ hard work. The menu is made up of dishes such as the aloo gobi – cauliflower with potatoes – featured here.

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Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis honoured by music…

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Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis honoured by music…
GLASTONBURY Festival founder Michael Eavis is to be honoured by the music industry for his outstanding contribution.

The dairy farmer, who first hosted an event on his land in Somerset in 1970, will be recognised for his achievements in staging live music and in raising money for charity.

He will be given the Music Industry Trusts (MITS) Award at a special fundraising dinner later this year.

Mr Eavis, 78, said: “When I set out on this crazy hippy trip 44 years ago, little did I know how this…

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