News in Wells

Lodestone Property has announced that it is to be the main sponsor of the 30th anniversary of the East Harptree Flower and Craft Show to be held in September this year.

Sue Macey, managing partner of Lodestone, said: "This is a wonderful opportunity to support the community of East Harptree at one of the highlights of the village calendar.

Time to tidy up those tales and perfect those poems that inspiration drove you to write during lockdown, or maybe you need to delve into past writings and dust them off?

The clock is ticking and time is running out. The Wells Festival of Literature's competitions for short stories, a book for children and open poetry are about to close.

The visual arts festival Wells Art Contemporary has received £5,300 from the Arts Council England to help it survive the coronavirus crisis.

The event, which normally takes place in the city in July and August and attracts artists from all over the world, has received the grant from the Arts Council's emergency response fund.

Wells Cathedral has reopened today (June 15) after being forced to close for the coronavirus lockdown.

And in a bid to raise much-needed funds, the cathedral has launched its Bounce Back Appeal to help it tackle financial challenges caused by the lockdown.

Wells Golf Club is continuing with its food delivery service.

Why not treat Dad to a Sunday roast delivered to your door this Father's Day.

There are scheduled to be temporary traffic lights along the A39 from Wells to Polsham this week.

From Monday (June 15) to Friday (June 19) there should be rolling temporary traffic lights from the Strawberry Way Roundabout in Wells through to Polsham but not around any junctions.

Three crews put out a wood chipping machine fire near Wells yesterday afternoon (June 12).

Just before 3pm, Devon and Somerset Fire Service attended a wood chipping machine fire off the B3135 Roemead Road, in between Maesbury and Binegar.

Three people have died in Wells after contracting coronavirus, according to the latest figures.

The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show deaths at a local level for people who have contracted Covid-19.

More than 100 miles of Somerset roads will be surface dressed this summer, including some in and around Wells, to improve the surfaces for motorists and prevent potholes from forming.

Somerset County Council has published a full list of every road which will be dressed up until September, including those where the work has already been completed.

The future of the Wells Post Office building in the Market Place is again up in the air after a planning application to turn it into a restaurant was withdrawn.

The application for notification for prior approval to change the use of a shop (use Class A1) to restaurant (use Class A3) at the Post Office, Market Place, Wells, had been made by Andrew Forsey.