News in Wells

A celebration of walking and cycling will be taking place between Wells and Glastonbury this weekend, as part of a campaign the get a shared multi-user Strawberry Line path along the A39.

The event will run between Tin Bridge Roundabout, Glastonbury, and Tincknell's Roundabout, Wells, between 10am and noon.

Somerset residents are being asked for their help in shaping the future of the fire service to best respond and manage risk.

The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is undertaking its regular strategic review of the risks that the two counties might face in the future and what the future landscape might look like in terms of infrastructure as well as societal trends.

Huge congratulations to two talented local songwriters from Wells Cathedral School - Hetta Falzon in the Lower Sixth, from Wells, and Megan Curl in Year 10, from Glastonbury - who have both been selected as Top 30 Finalists in this year's Young Songwriter of the Year competition for UK and Ireland.

Both girls are members of the school's Popular Music department, and have been selected in the 13 to 18 category.

After what will have been 21 weeks of closure, Wells Film Centre is pleased to announce it will be back showing films once more from next month.

As with before this recent lockdown, it will be operating with fully Covid secure and socially distanced screenings when it starts showing movies again from Friday May 21.

Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) is seeking organised, driven and hands on team members who will support the running of its successful charity shop on Queen Street in Wells.

The charity cares for children with life-threatening conditions and their families by providing children's hospice and professional family support services.

Wells WI April 2021 meeting report

Things are beginning to happen at last, with members meeting for outdoor coffee, and optimistically booking tickets for The Great Gatsby in the Bishop's Palace garden in July.

The headlines have been dominated this week by the short-lived news that the biggest football clubs in the country were to join a European Super League.

Understandably, this caused immense outrage from fans across the country and while it may seem like it doesn't affect us here in Somerset, the management decisions of big clubs - the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool - all have an impact on the lower leagues and grassroots.

The Attorney General's Office have revealed more details about the previous convictions of the drink-driver who caused the death of a young woman in a crash after driving from Wells at speeds of up to 105mph.

The government officials have also provided more information about the crash the 35-year-old had subsequently to him being charged with causing death by dangerous driving when above the legal alcohol limit and failing to comply with a drugs test.

Firefighters from Wells were called to tackle a kitchen fire at a bungalow in Rodney Stoke last night (April 20).

Just before 11pm, three fire appliances from Cheddar, Wells and Glastonbury along with a fire officer attended a property in Honeyhurst Lane, Rodney Stoke, after a call stating there was a fire in the kitchen.

A drink-driver, who caused the death of a young woman in a crash after driving from Wells at speeds of up to 105mph, has had his prison sentence increased at the Court of Appeal today (Tuesday April 20) after judges felt his initial jail term was unduly lenient.

Matthew Shaw, aged 35, drove his Audi A5 through a red light in Midsomer Norton before colliding head on with Jenny Sell's Honda Jazz on July 31 2019, at the junction of Hayes Park Road and Northmead Road. It's believed Shaw was driving at twice the 30mph limit at the time of the journey from New Street in Wells.