News in Wells

Plans have been submitted to Mendip District Council for changes to the outside of a Grade II listed shop in Wells High Street.

A planning application for minor alterations to the shop front and sign at 56 High Street, Wells, has been submitted by Mr Dickson Lau.

Fly-tipping incidents in Mendip have increased by more than 40 per cent compared to when the first national lockdown started.

New statistics released by Mendip District Council show an alarming rise in the number of fly-tipping incidents being recorded since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in early-2020.

Mendip residents only have one week left to sign up to the Big Community Switch which could help them save money on energy bills.

The iChoosr Big Community Switch spring auction closes on May 18. There are 100 per cent renewable energy tariffs from wind, biomass and solar for electricity.

Food enthusiasts will be delighted that the Food and Drink Hall is firmly on the menu of attractions at the one-off Bath and West Country Festival.

This feature will be located in the Showering Pavilion, the largest permanent building on the Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet, and is being sponsored by Jon Thorner's.

Firefighters from Wells were called to a machinery fire in Cheddar yesterday lunchtime (May 10).

At around noon, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Control received reports of a fire involving a commercial asphalt mixer in Warrens Hill, Cheddar.

The annual Wells Festival of Literature opens on October 15, but the event's Friends scheme ensures that fans of the event, now in its 29th year, can get in on the action in advance.

The speakers are currently being booked and confirmed, and the organisers aim to get the brochure printed and distributed during week commencing August 23.

If you are looking for a job in the local area and have at least three years of experience in a company buying role, then this role could be for you.

Glastonbury building contractors Melhuish and Saunders are looking to recruit a company buyer, based at their headquarters at Landmark House in Wirral Park Road.

The result of the 2021 Priddy Parish Council election has been declared, and it was a close battle between the five candidates.

Dean Raymond Collier received the most votes with 168, closely followed by Gemma Lucy Butterell with 150 votes.

The Wells Independents and the Conservative Party each took a seat in the 2021 election for the Central Ward of the city council.

Sarah Caroline Powell received the most votes for Wells Independents, with 318, with Conservative Tanys Eileen Pullin also elected with 191 votes.

There were only 24 votes between first and second place in the St Thomas' Ward election 2021 for Wells City Council.

The Conservative Party candidate Tracy Deborah Leach was elected with 603 votes, just beating Wells Independents candidate Denise Ann Denis, who polled 579 votes.