Book now for another Wacky Wednesday

The latest Wacky Wednesday family fun morning takes place in Wellington Park this week. More than 200 children and their families enjoyed the most recent recent at the start of August. This Wednesday, from 11am to 12.45pm, there is a musical theme. Organisers say: “Together in Tone will be joining us along with lots of …

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Cricketers stay on course for second spot

Wellington CC boosted their hopes of a runners-up finish with a 94-run home win over Frome in the West of England Premier League’s Somerset Division on Saturday, writes David Derrick. Playing on as dry, dusty and cracked surface at the Lloyd and Whyte Ground, Frome chose to bowl first and the Red and Blacks found themselves at …

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TOP STORY: Hosepipe ban from tomorrow

A temporary hosepipe ban is being imposed across our area from tomorrow (Tuesday). Wessex Water announced this morning that ban would come into effect from 12.01am for all of its water supply customers. A statement said: “This decision hasn’t been taken lightly and is one we had hoped to avoid. “It’s the first time in …

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Afternoon tea in aid of cancer charity

Wellington Conservative Club are holding an afternoon tea this a week in aid of Breast Cancer Now. It takes place on Wednesday from 1pm to 4pm and is open to non-members. The cost is £6 per person which includes scones, sandwiches and vol-au-vents. Cakes will also be available to purchase and the bar will be …

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Elvis tribute rocks the park

More than 500 people were all shook up this afternoon (Sunday), thanks to the Friends of Wellington Park. The latest guest in their programme of free summer concerts was Stuart Horne with his tribute to Elvis Presley. Stuart is always a popular visitor to the park and today was no exception as he worked his …

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Narrow FA Vase defeat for young Tangerines

Isuzu FA Vase first round qualifying: Ilminster Town 1, Wellington 0 A solitary second half goal saw Wellington AFC’s young side knocked out of the Vase at Ilminster Town yesterday (Saturday). Going into the tie on the back of 10-1 and 9-0 defeats, it was a much closer game but the Tangerines were left still …

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Another win for lady bowlers

The ladies from Wellington Bowling Club continued their fine season by winning a closely-fought match against North Petherton. In the first of the three games, Janet Lovell, Lisa Dart and Gill Groves were leading 8-7 after ten ends but their opponents were bowling well and overtook them to pinch it 19–16. Wendy Scott, June Anderson …

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Outstanding summer for tennis club

Wellington Tennis Club are celebrating their best competitive season in recent years in the West Somerset Tennis League. In division one, Wellington A finished second behind Trull A and ahead of Bridgwater A, Taunton and Trull B. Players were Liz Deem, Sue Rackley, Yaz Cannell, James Cross, Connor Sellick and Kevin Jones.  They were the …

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MP wants ‘Cool Rule’ for new homes

Taunton and Wellington’s MP, Gideon Amos, is calling for a ‘Cool Rule’ to be applied in new homes. The Liberal Democrat spokesperson for housing and communities wants it made compulsory for properties to be fitted with cooling systems, either air conditioning or reversible heat pumps Mr Amos said: “We have spent generations building homes to …

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Bowlers into plate semi-finals

Wellington Bowling Club celebrated a great victory over North Petherton in the Wedmore Plate quarter-finals, winning three of the four games quite comfortably. On the first rink, Peter White, Roger Murphy, Julian Street and Graham Brown got off to a great start, leading by nine shots to one after four ends and. at the halfway …

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WI celebrates nine decades of friendship

Back in 1936, a group of like-minded women came together to form West Buckland Women’s Institute. Ninety years later, the group is still going strong and is marking its milestone anniversary with a series of celebrations, the latest being an afternoon tea which took place in the village hall on Tuesday. In true WI style, …

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