Church reopens after anti-social behaviour 'reset'

A churchyard in a town centre has reopened after it was forced to close for a month because of anti-social behaviour.

St John's the Baptist's Church in the centre of Glastonbury, Somerset, stopped all church-related activities, other than Sunday services and funerals, during May for a "reset".

David Smith, churchwarden said it was a "horrible" decision to close but added: "The raised gravestones were being used as shop counters for open drug dealing – that obviously is unacceptable."

The decision split opinions in the town but Avon and Somerset Police said the closure was "challenging", but a "necessary" step to protect safety.