News in Wells

Plans have been submitted to upgrade the chapel at Bubwith's Almshouses in Wells to make it more accessible for residents and the general public.

A planning application for chapel re-ordering and refurbishment to include external and internal alterations at Bubwith's Almshouses, Priest Row, Wells, has been submitted to Mendip District Council by Chris Vigar, of behalf of the City of Wells Almshouses.

STOTT, Rupert, of Newtown, passed away peacefully at Wells Nursing Home on 19th April 2021, aged 75 years.

As a local online newspaper seeking to be at the heart of the Wells community, we realise the importance of obituaries as a key part of the service.

If you are a postal voter and have received your postal ballot pack, you are asked to send it back to Mendip District Council as soon as you can.

You can return your postal vote via any Royal Mail post box. However, if time is running out to return your postal vote, then see if there is a Priority Post Box near you.

St Andrew's Street and the road alongside the Cathedral Green have been closed off as crews for the TV series Becoming Elizabeth have returned to the city for a third stint of filming.

The early-arriving crew members were seen going in and out of the Old Deanery this morning (April 26) and they confirmed to Wells Nub News that they were back for more filming for the show, which will star Alicia von Rittberg.

If you are looking for a job in the area, and have a proven track record as a site manager, foreman or skilled tradesman within the construction industry, then this job might be for you.

Building contractors Melhuish and Saunders are looking for a site manager to join their team, based out of their headquarters at Landmark House in Wirral Park Road, Glastonbury.

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.