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More famous names join comedy bill
WELLS Comedy Festival has announced even more big names joining the line-up for the festival this year. Dancing On Ice star and Taskmaster champion Lou...
Share offer to open in bid to save Britannia
THE share offer to raise funds to buy, refurbish and reopen The Britannia Inn on Bath Road, Wells, will open on Saturday, April 5. That...
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Lifestyle News
Empowerment at heart of celebration
THIS year’s celebration of International Women’s Day, on March 8, brought together women from different cultures and countries as well as all parts of Wells....
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,...
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Sports News
Proposals for rugby club site explained
A PROPOSAL to build 106 homes on the Wells Rugby Club site at Charter Way was discussed at a meeting of Wells City Council’s Planning...
Congress an even bigger success this year
THE first weekend of March sees the chess come to Wells thanks to Rugantino and The White Hart supporting. Following on from the inaugural Congress...
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...
Opinion News
Proposals for rugby club site explained
A PROPOSAL to build 106 homes on the Wells Rugby Club site at Charter Way was discussed at a meeting of Wells City Council’s Planning...
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...