Wookey Hole witch to be fired after Halloween

A woman who beat 2,319 people to a £50,000 job as a witch is to be sacked after Halloween, it emerged yesterday.

Former estate agent Carole Bohanan, 40, landed the job at Wookey Hole Caves in July.


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However Gerry Cottle, who owns the Somerset attraction, says she will be sacked at the end of the month. He said: "In a job like this you need a people person and I'm afraid Carole isn't."

But Carole, from nearby Shepton Mallet, said: "I have given it my best effort. People were saying I was doing a good job."