News in Wells

Freddie and Harry Beasley from Wells have helped their family set up a food delivery service that provides fresh fruit and vegetables to key workers and vulnerable self-isolators.

Twelve-year-old Freddie and 13-year-old Harry have helped to deliver almost 400 Somerset Hampers, which contain fresh produce including fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy and meat boxes, to Wells, Shepton Mallet, Glastonbury, Somerton, Bristol, Bath and Street.

A Wells chef has launched a new Facebook page to share top culinary tips and home cooking videos to help families during the coronavirus lockdown.

Sean Boyle, aka Sean the Chef, has already attracted almost 600 followers in just eight days since setting up this page.

Wells residents will be able to spot Elon Musk's Starlink satellite train tonight (April 20).

Elon Musk's satellites have been spotted all over Western Europe, with many saying they looked like "Santa's sleigh".

A crowdfunding campaign set up to support Wells City Football Club during the coronavirus crisis has raised nearly £4,000 in just one week.

Set up a week ago by Wells City chairman Steve Loxton, at the time of writing (11am on April 20) the JustGiving campaign has seen £3,783 pledged already from 39 supporters, towards the overall total of £6,000.

A cafe in Wells is providing breakfasts for many key workers in the city, who are working hard to keep us all safe during the coronavirus crisis.

Daniels Cafe and Sandwich Bar in Queen Street is providing the breakfasts to keep the key workers and health staff in high spirits during this difficult time.

Wells residents are being warned against buying unapproved coronavirus antibody testing kits.

The tests - designed to detect if people have had coronavirus and are now immune - are a key part of the Government's strategy to boost testing capacity to protect the vulnerable, support the NHS, and ultimately save lives.

April is National Pet Month and to mark the occasion, Wells Library is holding a Pet/Animal Portrait Drawing Competition.

Entrants are asked to draw a picture of their pet or any animal and send it to the library on Facebook, via this page.

Police chiefs have set out guidelines on what exactly people in Wells can and can not do during the coronavirus lockdown.

The National Police Chiefs' Council and College of Policing has published a document, reproducing a practical guide by the Crime Prosecution Service, to explain to officers what constitutes a 'reasonable excuse' to leave home.

In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have compiled a list of jobs currently hiring in and around Wells to give you a helping hand in your job hunt.

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More than 10,000 coronavirus lockdown breaches have been reported already to Avon and Somerset Police.

Chief constable Andy Marsh said his officers get hourly updates of hotspots to speak to anyone not following the rules, handing out fines if they have to.