Council Urged to Stop Funding Glastonbury’s Life Factory Project Tuesday, December 23, 2025 glastonbury somerset lifefactory council publicfunds audit redbrickbuilding contractors investigation regeneration Somerset Council has been urged by Conservative Councillor Susannah Hart to cease allocating public funds to the troubled Life Factory project in Glastonbury. The £2.89 million venture aimed to revitalize part of the Red … Read More
Council Urged to Halt Further Public Spending on Glastonbury’s Life Factory Project Tuesday, December 23, 2025 glastonbury somerset council lifefactory redbrickbuilding funding audit regeneration publicspending investigation A Conservative councillor has called on Somerset Council to stop using public money in an attempt to “salvage” the Life Factory project in Glastonbury. The project, which aimed to transform part of the Red Brick … Read More
Somerset Council Criticized for Delayed Suspension of Life Factory Project in Glastonbury Saturday, December 20, 2025 somerset glastonbury lifefactory governance audit funding projectmanagement localgovernment accountability townsfund Somerset Council has been criticized for taking too long to halt the troubled Life Factory project in Glastonbury, according to a recently published ‘lessons learned’ report. The report highlights critical errors in … Read More
Glastonbury Regenerative Farming Centre Cancelled Following Life Factory Scandal Wednesday, December 17, 2025 glastonbury regenerative farming somerset council lifefactory agriculture sustainability community towndeal Plans to establish a food and regenerative farming centre in Glastonbury have been officially terminated after the fallout from the failed Life Factory project. Somerset Council’s chief executive, Duncan Sharkey, issued a … Read More
Glastonbury Regenerative Farming Centre Cancelled Following Life Factory Project Failures Wednesday, December 17, 2025 glastonbury regenerative farming agriculture community council funding sustainability project environment Plans to establish a food and regenerative farming centre in Glastonbury have been formally terminated in the wake of the Life Factory scandal, which involved the mismanagement of nearly £3 million in public funds. Somerset … Read More
Somerset Council Deputy Leader Cleared of Conflict of Interest in Life Factory Project Tuesday, December 16, 2025 somerset somersetcouncil glastonbury lifefactory regeneration governance conflict councillor audit localgovernment The deputy leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Liz Leyshon, has been officially cleared of any conflict of interest relating to the troubled Life Factory regeneration project in Glastonbury. The Life Factory, housed within … Read More