Celebrity favourite eco-paradise famed for its £1,000-a-night cabins is criticised for spraying weedkiller over its farmland
Hundreds of locals and campaigners have signed a petition calling for the management team of The Newt in Somerset to stop using glyphosate - a pesticide widely associated with cancer.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: Hundreds of locals and campaigners have signed a petition calling for the management team of The Newt in Somerset to stop using glyphosate - a pesticide widely associated with cancer.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: May 16, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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