Wells News
Wells hospitality : New £250k funding boost open now!
Posted: 25.01.22 by Mendip District Council Local News
Mendip District Council has paid out millions to support local businesses during the pandemic. Now news of another funding stream is opening for appli...
Read in full herePCC police poll shows real divide on whether residents would be prepared to spend more on policing
Posted: 25.01.22 by The Editor Local News
PCC Mark Shelford’s Police Tax survey closed on Friday 21 January with over 5,600 local people responding to the consultation. Local people ...
Read in full hereWells Vineyard boost as Chair of Mendip donates £1,200 to local good causes
Posted: 25.01.22 by Mendip District Council Local News
Chair of Mendip District Council, Cllr Helen Sprawson-White, has donated £1,200 to local charities across the district using money from the Chair’s...
Read in full hereMendip marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Posted: 25.01.22 by Mendip District Council Local News
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place on 27th January. It’s a day which commemorates victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides. Mendi...
Read in full hereMendip staff raise £1.4k for ‘Time is Precious’ throughout pandemic
Posted: 25.01.22 by Mendip District Council Local News
Mendip District Council staff have raised a total of £1,459 for their Staff Charity of the Year, Time is Precious. Every year, Council staff nomi...
Read in full hereWinter fly-tipping warning for South West landowners as incidents rise
Posted: 24.01.22 by The Editor Local News
A rural insurance expert is urging South West farmers and landowners to take extra steps to protect themselves against fly-tipping this winter, with l...
Read in full hereFamily wake to home full of smoke as Wells fire service called out
Posted: 23.01.22 by The Editor Local News
Wells fire service were out earlier today (January 23) Fire control received a call from a member of the public who had woken up to a house filled ...
Read in full hereDirector dismissed over claims she used council staff to work on her private vineyard
Posted: 21.01.22 by By Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Mumby Local News
A senior council officer in Somerset was dismissed following allegations that she used council staff to build glamping pods, lay turf and remove a dea...
Read in full hereWells carnival take note : Four Somerset carnivals thrown lifeline as councillors approve plans for new construction shed
Posted: 20.01.22 by By Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Mumby Local News
Four Somerset carnivals have been thrown a lifeline by councillors after controversial plans for a new construction shed were narrowly approved. Th...
Read in full hereFive Catholic primaries, including one in Wells set for academy status
Posted: 18.01.22 by By Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Mumby Local News
Five Catholic primary schools across Somerset will become academies under new proposals put forward by the Department for Education (DfE). Schools ...
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