News in Wells

A 56-year-old bus driver decided to take his own life at his home in Wells, an inquest heard today (August 12).

Glen Newstead, who lived in Everett Close, died on May 19 from a shotgun wound in a bedroom at his home.

The Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Rt Rev Peter Hancock, is undergoing treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia.

He has stepped back from work immediately as his treatment began this week. He shared the news with his staff team last week and, in a letter to the diocese, said he faced a "challenging" few months as he begins a course of chemotherapy.

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day) on Saturday (August 15), Mendip District Council will be flying the Union Jack at its offices in Shepton Mallet.

The council will also be showing its support through social media, with ideas on how you can get involved, a video from the council's Armed Forces Champion, Cllr Damon Hooton, and encouraging people to join in with the national two-minute silence at 11am.

More than £3 million of government emergency coronavirus grants are still to be claimed by businesses in Mendip.

Emergency coronavirus funding for firms will go back to the Treasury at the end of the month if it is not claimed, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said.

Planning for this year's Wells Festival of Literature education is going ahead, undaunted by the coronavirus crisis, and organisers have revealed that increased audience numbers for the 2019 event has allowed planners to spend £25,000 in Somerset schools during 2020.

A total of 28 primary schools have received copies of a newly-published book, While We Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar.

The Bishop's Palace and Gardens in Wells has announced its revised Summer Outdoor Theatre Season.

The normal schedule was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, as theatre companies cancelled rehearsals and performances.

Wells is a place full of history, whether that be going back hundreds of years or a handful of decades.

Welcome to our Back In Time feature, where Wells Nub News looks at people, places and events that have shaped our city.

Temporary traffic lights are scheduled to be used on Old Frome Road, near Wells, next week.

The lights are due to be between Wells Golf Club and East Horrington from 8am to 4pm on Tuesday (August 11).

Villagers in Wookey have rallied around a 92-year-old Second World War veteran who had hundreds of pounds of cash stolen in a burglary.

John Smith, of Vicarage Road, was burgled on July 13, when thieves broke in through the window in the middle of the afternoon and made off with £200 in cash.

Wells is a place full of history, whether that be going back hundreds of years or a handful of decades.

Today we launch a new Back In Time feature, where Wells Nub News looks at people, places and events that have shaped our city.