News in Wells

On government advice, the parish play areas in Dinder, Dulcote, Coxley and Easton are closed until further notice.

The maintenance contractors for St Cuthbert (Out) Parish Council, which covers the four villages, will continue to look after and visually inspect the play areas as best they can, to keep them ready for when they can re-open.

Retired army personnel will not be deployed en masse to help deal with the coronavirus, the Wells MP has pledged.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation yesterday evening (March 23), putting tougher measures in place to restrict citizens' movement and stop the virus from spreading.

The Elim Connect Centre in Wells remains open in line with the most recent Government guidance dated March 23 - Community centres remain open.

The Outreach team are still delivering vital services for those who are homeless and rough sleeping.

Coronavirus is bringing out the best of Wells.

Daily life is changing dramatically and volunteers are springing up across the city to offer help to those in need.

Tesco in Wells is recruiting customer assistants as part of an employment drive to help the supermarket chain keep up with demand in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

The Wells store is advertising for customer assistants during normal hours and night-time/twilight hours, on 12-week, part-time temporary contracts.

Wells has gone into effective lockdown this evening (March 23) following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's nationwide TV broadcast in which he laid down stringent new rules in a bid to battle coronavirus.

The lockdown was announced on the day the number of confirmed cases in the UK rose to more than 6,650, and the number of deaths reached 335, according to the latest figures available.

Just to let you know that any students who are not registered to attend Strode College can access support, advice and guidance remotely via their online college accounts.

Keep safe and stay at home.

Wookey Theatre Group has pulled off another fantastic show.

Setting sail as the Pirates of the Panto they raised the roof at the village hall. Pirates of the Panto, starring Steve French as swashbuckling Captain Zac Sparrow, was panto gold.

A new recycling scheme in Wells will still be rolled out on time despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP)'s Recycle More scheme will see refuse collections reduced to once every three weeks as more items can be recycled at the kerbside.

Pick up your pens you poets, writers weave the warp and weft of your words and enter the Wells Festival of Literature's Competitions.

There are cash prizes to be won for your poetry, short stories and books for children. We are pleased to have secured a notable judge for each genre this year.