Clara Bullock

Bristol

Journalist at BBC

Journalist @BBCBristol , @WaxMusicUK , @BrisMusicShow 👩‍💻 She/her. Queer. Love hardcore, love my heated blanket, love pasta. 🍝

Articles

Glastonbury locals welcome confused festival-goers 'all the time'

3 days ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock

Locals welcome confused Glastonbury Festival-goersClara BullockBBCThe manager of Stephen's Butchers said the business had been sent an order of 400 burgersBusiness owners near Glastonbury Festival say they have been "crazy busy" ahead of this year's event. The festival gates will be opening at 08:00 BST, with around 200,000 people expected to descend on Worthy Farm over the next few days.
Gloucestershire man who invented gas smell wins 'dull' award

4 days ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock

Man who invented natural gas smell wins 'dull' awardClara BullockBBC News, GloucestershireBBCPeter Hansen was behind the 'horrible' odour that helps us detect gas leaksSteve KnibbsBBC News, GloucestershireAn 85-year-old scientist who invented the smell that is added to natural gas has received a lifetime achievement award. Gloucestershire-based engineer Peter Hansen was asked by a company to produce a smell to add to gas, which is otherwise odourless.
'I'd never heard of the Glastonbury Festival'

4 days ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock |Andy Bennett

'I'd never heard of the Glastonbury Festival'Clara Bullock & Andy BennettBBCAnnette moved to Pilton without ever having heard of Glastonbury FestivalA woman who moved to the village neighbouring the Glastonbury Festival having never heard of the event said she was "blown away" by it. Annette Smith moved to Pilton from Ireland with no knowledge of the festival. She said music festivals were not her scene, "with the alcohol and everything".
Heatwave and Glastonbury Festival prep

1 week ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock

Somerset in Pics: Heatwave and Glastonbury preparationsClara BullockWeather Watchers/Mike JefferiesThe sun has been shining on the county this weekDuring the hottest week of the year in Somerset, Glastonbury Festival organisers have been sharing photographs of Worthy Farm as the site is prepared. There were also two tense two cricket matches, which saw the county's men's and women's team play.
Danny Boyle raves about Cheddar Gorge on 28 Years Later shoot

1 week ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock

Danny Boyle on 'extraordinary' Cheddar GorgeClara BullockDanny Boyle's latest film, 28 Years Later, features Cheddar GorgeDanny Boyle has described Cheddar Gorge as "extraordinary" after filming parts of his zombie apocalpyse flick 28 Years Later there. The director added that he felt "privileged" to be shooting in Somerset for the film, which was released on Friday.
Danny Boyle on 'extraordinary' Cheddar Gorge

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Clara Bullock

Danny Boyle has described Cheddar Gorge as "extraordinary" after filming parts of his zombie apocalpyse flick 28 Years Later there. The director added that he felt "privileged" to be shooting in Somerset for the film, which was released on Friday. Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who lives near Bruton in Somerset, stars alongside Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Alfie Williams in the film, which is set 28 years after the accidental release of a virus that caused the breakdown of society.
No jail time for Taunton man, 39, who killed motorcyclist

1 week ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock

No jail time for driver, 39, who killed motorcyclistClara BullockAvon and Somerset PoliceAlexander Chapman admitted to causing death by careless drivingA man has been handed a 14-week suspended sentence after a motorcyclist died in a collision with his van. Alexander Chapman, 39, of Taunton, Somerset, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving after turning around in a layby and pulling out in front of Destiney Rauh, 27.
Somerset organ is dismantled into thousands of pieces for clean

1 week ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock

Organ dismantled into thousands of pieces for cleanClara BullockLance Foy OrgansRepairs are made to one of the organ's front pipesA church organ has been treated to its first deep clean since 1973. The organ in St Peter & St Paul's Church, North Curry, Somerset, is completely analogue and comprises thousands of parts – pipes, levers and pulleys – that had to be dismantled for the task. The work, including repairs, took two months.
'Glastonbury Festival in the 1970s was anarchic and no one could drive out of Pilton'

1 week ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock |Andy Bennett

'I loved anarchy of Glastonbury Festival in 1970s'Clara Bullock & Andy BennettGetty ImagesVillagers used to have to stock up on food before the festival because there was no way of driving out of the area once it had startedAn archivist said she "loved the anarchy" of Glastonbury Festival when it first started and people could just "wander in". Maureen Tofts, who grew up in Pilton, said the event was 'amazingly small' in the 1970s but quickly grew in size.
Pen Mill Football Club

1 week ago | bbc.com | Clara Bullock

Football club fire 'a devastating blow'Clara BullockPen Mill Football ClubThe fire spread to Pen Mill Football Club's changing roomsA football club says it has suffered a "devastating blow" after a large amount of equipment was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. A bin was set on fire at Pen Mill Football Club in Yeovil, Somerset, on Tuesday night, with the blaze spreading to a neighbouring store room and changing rooms, police said.