Wells Journal

Prison has it cracked when it comes to Easter fun

THIS Easter, families can enjoy an unforgettable day out at Shepton Mallet Prison, where excitement, adventure, and seasonal fun come together in one great experience. Visitors can step behind a real prison door in our escape rooms and work together...

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‘Wonderful to take offer of God’s love to people’

On Ash Wednesday, Fiona Gibson, the new Bishop of Taunton was joined by Tim Stevens, Precentor, Wells Cathedral and Kate Scott, Bishop’s Chaplain, in Wells Market Square to offer people the opportunity to take part in the Ashing Service which marks the...

All white for the weekend

Harlow, aged 10, is pictured in the snowdrops in Shepton Mallet which is preparing for its Snowdrop Festival which runs from tomorrow (Friday, February 20), to Saturday, February 21. James Allen, the first person to breed snowdrops from the wild, was...

Fundraiser is launched to halt homes on ‘bomb’ site

A CONTENTIOUS housing development in Castle Cary could be stopped in its tracks if sufficient funds can be raised for a judicial review. The Yarlington housing association was granted permission on appeal in April 2019 to build 27 new homes on the...

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Well-travelled doll boards the 999 helicopter appeal

A HANDMADE knitted Chris Martin doll, created by local crafter Sandra Witcombe to celebrate the band’s Glastonbury 2024 headline performance and signed by Coldplay, is being offered in a Crowdfunder Prize Draw to support Dorset and Somerset Air...

Bishop’s contribution remembered

led by Town Crier Len Sweales process to Wells Cathedral on a wet Sunday afternoon following a ceremony at the Conduit in Wells Market Place. Sunday’s Choral Evensong commemorated a bishop whose influence remains an important part of the Cathedral’s...

Toys galore for Christmas

Kind-hearted shoppers across Somerset have been thanked for donating more than 800 toys to children in the run-up to Christmas. Before the festive celebrations, Tesco stores in Burnham-on-sea, Chard, Clevedon, Langport, Minehead, Taunton, Wells,...

snow on the line

There was post-christmas fun at The East Somerset Railway near Shepton Mallet this week. It was so cold, The Snowman turned up with his Snowdog. The East Somerset Railway has attracted thousands of visitors during the busy festive period. The East...

CAMPAIGNERS’ JOY AS BID IS REJECTED

THE group campaigning to save the Britannia Inn in Wells received an early Christmas present when Somerset Council rejected an application to convert the pub and its grounds into housing. The decision, which came last Wednesday (17th December),...

‘LINGERING DEATH’ FEAR FOR COUNCIL

SOMERSET Council is facing a “lingering death” in the face of a estimated £73m budget gap, councillors and auditors have warned. The council recently launched a consultation on its initial budget proposals, including just over £20m of new savings or...

Mozart under moonlight at cathedral:

SOMERSET patients living in deprived areas are waiting up to four months less for elective hospital treatment after a new “scoring system” was implemented. The Labour government has made cutting NHS waiting lists a priority, pledging as part of its...