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Chance to hear latest about saving The Brit
THERE will be an opportunity in April for residents to learn more about the community project to buy and reopen The Britannia Inn, including details...
Wells Voice on UK awards shortlist
WELLS Voice is again in the running to be named the UK’s Hyperlocal Newspaper of the Year. It is one of the finalists in this...
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Singalong with Wells Good Afternoon Choir and 5th/7th Wells Scout Group
Councils agree deal on devolution of services
Community Shed offered new location
Chance to hear latest about saving The Brit
Dog show novice wins place at Crufts
New Town Clerk ‘honoured’ to be appointed
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Lifestyle News
Positive response to skatepark design
THE wheeled sports community in Wells has reacted positively to the design concept for a new skatepark in the city. As reported in January’s Wells...
£20k award will allow Parkinson’s dance group to expand activities
A WELLS dance group established and run by individuals living with Parkinson’s has just been awarded nearly £20,000 in funding. Dance 4 Parkinson’s Wells has...
Dozens at meeting to get first look at new skatepark designs
INITIAL designs for a new skatepark in Wells were unveiled to an audience of wheeled sports enthusiasts in November. Russ Holbert and Ian Jennings from...
New game allows exploration of alternative futures for animals
GAMERS in Somerset are being invited to explore an immersive online experience from the RSPCA which considers what life might be like for animals in...
Day full of insights for furniture makers
A DAY filled with ideas, advice and encouragement for emerging and established furniture makers is taking place at Wells & Mendip Museum in May. Sustainability...
Reminder to enter Bloom competition
GARDENERS are being reminded that the deadline for entries to this year’s Wells in Bloom competition is fast approaching. Entries in the allotments, private gardens,...
Bid to raise awareness of ‘silent killer’
MORE than half of all strokes and heart attacks in Somerset are caused by high blood pressure. Known as the silent killer, high blood pressure...
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Sports News
Wells clinch crown with play-offs win, as Congress nears
WELLS Chess Club had a great result in their Online 4NCL match. It was the play-offs to decide the winner of Division 3. John Waterfield,...
Positive response to skatepark design
THE wheeled sports community in Wells has reacted positively to the design concept for a new skatepark in the city. As reported in January’s Wells...
Dozens at meeting to get first look at new skatepark designs
INITIAL designs for a new skatepark in Wells were unveiled to an audience of wheeled sports enthusiasts in November. Russ Holbert and Ian Jennings from...
Anniversary celebration of gold medal feat
A CELEBRATION was held by local residents in October to mark 60 years since Wells’ golden girl, Mary Bignal Rand, won the women’s long jump...
Opinion News
Wells Voice on UK awards shortlist
WELLS Voice is again in the running to be named the UK’s Hyperlocal Newspaper of the Year. It is one of the finalists in this...
Positive response to skatepark design
THE wheeled sports community in Wells has reacted positively to the design concept for a new skatepark in the city. As reported in January’s Wells...
First ‘postcard’ art pieces submitted
THE first ‘postcard’ art has been submitted for a special fundraising event taking place in February. Wells & Mendip Museum is partnering with the Rotary...
Large turnout for first SOUP! lunch event in Cathedral
MORE than 120 people attended the SOUP! lunch on Saturday, January 11 – held for the first time in Wells Cathedral. And so popular was...
Dozens at meeting to get first look at new skatepark designs
INITIAL designs for a new skatepark in Wells were unveiled to an audience of wheeled sports enthusiasts in November. Russ Holbert and Ian Jennings from...
Students ask panellists to give views on wide range of topics
STUDENTS from The Blue School and Wells Cathedral School prompted a lively 90-minute debate in a Youth Question Time event at Wells Town Hall in...
Gruesome story behind Bronze Age bones
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have analysed more than 3,000 human bones and bone fragments from the Early Bronze Age site of Charterhouse Warren, on the Mendip Hills, concluding...