The Latest Breaking News from Pilton

Glastonbury revellers can expect mixed weather at festival, say forecasters

The festival held at Pilton, Somerset, starts on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025

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 · Mar 20, 2025

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 · Jul 3, 2023

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

There are rumours that Banksy owns a house nearby.

Bristol Post · Apr 14, 2023

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 · Apr 13, 2023

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

The current planning permission expires in 2024

Bristol Post · Jan 26, 2023

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 · Jan 16, 2023

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 · Jan 5, 2023

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 · Nov 18, 2022

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 · Sep 22, 2022