Wells Local News
Mendip rejects calls to adopt international anti-Semitism definition saying it is already doing enough
Posted: 01.10.20 by Daniel Mumby - Local Democracy Reporter Local News
Mendip District Council has rejected calls to adopt the international definition of anti-Semitism – claiming it is already doing enough to prote...
Read in full hereReshuffle at Mendip as Lib Dems govern with a majority for the first time
Posted: 01.10.20 by Daniel Mumby - Local Democracy Reporter Local News
A reshuffle has taken place at Mendip District Council after the Liberal Democrats assumed outright control for the very first time. The council wa...
Read in full hereNew Somerset business with classes in Wells bucks Covid trend to set national record
Posted: 01.10.20 by Gareth Turnbull Local News
Rugbytots Somerset, which has classes in Wells, was established in October 2019, by father of two, Gareth Turnbull, in a year where no one could have ...
Read in full hereFavourite author sold out at Wells Festival of Literature? You can watch a live stream of them all
Posted: 01.10.20 by Liz Bowskill Local News
With several favourites, like local celebrity Michael Eavis, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Rachel Johnson, Gina Millar and Michael Wood, all sold out ...
Read in full hereWells Art Contemporary exhibition is virtual for 2020
Posted: 01.10.20 by Andrea Cowan Local News
Wells Art Contemporary (WAC), an international open art competition and exhibition, has gone virtual for 2020. From today (October 1) to February 1...
Read in full hereTSB bank in Wells to close as company cuts 900 jobs nationwide
Posted: 30.09.20 by Tim Lethaby Local News
The TSB bank in Wells will be closing next year as the company looks to cut 900 jobs across the country. TSB today (September 30) announced that 16...
Read in full hereEnvironment Agency says River Axe 'polluted beyond legal limits'
Posted: 30.09.20 by Daniel Mumby - Local Democracy Reporter Local News
All of Somerset’s rivers, including the River Axe that has its source at Wookey Hole, are “polluted beyond legal limits” with unacceptable level...
Read in full herePlans submitted to convert outbuilding in Westbury-sub-Mendip into holiday home
Posted: 30.09.20 by Tim Lethaby Local News
There will be an extra place for tourists to stay in Westbury-sub-Mendip if a planning application is successful. The application for the change of...
Read in full hereThe City of Wells Almshouses appeal for photos of the chapel
Posted: 30.09.20 by Caroline Tollworthy Local News
The City of Wells Almshouses are moving forward in their efforts to renovate their medieval chapel and have been successful with several applications ...
Read in full hereReview: Wells Nub News puts the new Recycle More Bright Blue Bag through its paces
Posted: 29.09.20 by Tim Lethaby Local News
The kerbside recycling service in Wells is about to undergo a major change with the Somerset Waste Partnership's new Recycle More scheme. T...
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