Newspaper headlines: Princess Anne drama and Glastonbury madness

newspaper headlines: princess anne drama and glastonbury madness

Princess Anne is now out of hospital

Headlines on local websites and newspapers in the West of England have been dominated largely by Glastonbury Festival and Princess Anne being admitted to hospital.

Earlier in the week though it was a Somerset Live reporting on the reopening of Beckford Tower in Bath this weekend that caught most attention.

The stunning attraction has undergone a £3.9m restoration project which involves showing a grotto and a new museum.

Gloucestershire Live reporter Kim Horton was focusing in on the amount of burglaries across the county.

She detailed how number plates had been stolen and how offenders broke into a vehicle to steal bank cards.

Bristol Live's article on seats at Bristol Beacon being named after Bristol Bus Boycott pioneers also went down a storm.

Zoe Glascow wrote about 28 pioneers being given a permanent commemoration.

Elsewhere the Stroud News and Journal have been busy following news that Princess Anne was admitted to Southmead Hospital after being struck by a horse.

As was the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard who were telling readers about the incident.

Gloucestershire Live were also extensively covering the news, detailing each visitor who came to see the Princess Royal with Molly Seaman leading their charge with a live page.

newspaper headlines: princess anne drama and glastonbury madness

Escaped cows caused drama in Calne (stock photo)

In the middle of the week it was Calne News covering the story of 50 escaped cows causing a kerfuffle in the town which caught alot of local interest.

Lucy Townend reported how 50 'naughty cows' had caused a bit of a 'catastrophe' with the police being called.

The Swindon Advertiser was in court covering how a barbershop used immigrants for work illegally.

Daniel Angelini reported how the barbershop owner offered to create fake documents for workers so they could work there illegally.

newspaper headlines: princess anne drama and glastonbury madness

Music fans blow bubbles as they watch festival acts on the pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival

Later in the week Glastonbury madness really took hold with each local paper looking to find local finds to the Somerset festival.

Somerset Live reported on drink prices at the festival caught lots of interest.

They were also on news that Glastonbury headliner Coldplay were at the Cheese and Grain rehearsing causing crowds to gather despite no secret gig.

The Somerset County Gazette have also been busy covering Worthy Farm, with an interview on Joe Rush and his Carhenge display.

Tom Leaman wrote a feature about the Victorian pier and its connection to Glastonbury.

The Somerset Leveller took a different route and wrote about Frome Nursing Home being decked out like a mini festival to bring a taste of Glastonbury Festival to its residents.

Bristol Live have also been busy across Glastonbury, including a write up from Shannon Brown and PA about Sir Michael Eavis making an appearance on stage.

Sir Michael treated festival-goers to a nostalgic set just after half-past four on Thursday, crooning through Frank Sinatra classics like Love's Been Good To Me and It Was A Very Good Year, and even belting out Elvis Presley's Suspicious Minds.

newspaper headlines: princess anne drama and glastonbury madness

Sir Michael Eavis performed at Glastonbury on Thursday

On other matters, the Salisbury Journal's post on their Everyman cinema marking its first year was really popular on Facebook.

The Wiltshire Times have been celebrating a couple who made sure they were first into a revamped Wetherspoon's in Trowbridge.

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