News in Wells

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

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.

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Keep studying

Strode College in Street says it is starting to receive guidance on how students will be graded by central government and the exam bodies.

Following the government announcement that summer exams are cancelled, the college says it will keep students updated as staff receive more information.

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