Wellington School’s Sixth Formers are again celebrating their superb personal achievements in the A Level, BTEC and EPQ results today (Thursday). The school says: “Our personalised focus on academic excellence for each individual has led to 11 students securing A*s or As in all of their A Level subjects and a third of grades awarded being …
A charity rugby match is being staged by Wellington RFC this Saturday as the build-up to the new season gets under way. It is being organised by the Vixens Women with proceeds going to the CoppaFeel! cancer charity. They had originally planned to take on Yeovil in a competitive fixture but that has been ruled …
Top-down and mandatory housing targets have never been as unreasonable as the ones being imposed on Somerset by the current Labour government, who say the developer-led approach will reduce house prices – it won’t and it never has. The government is saying our county must allocate land to build 75,000 homes in its new Local …
Reminiscence Learning is hosting a free Dementia Town Talk in Wellington tomorrow (Friday). The event at the Football Club – off North Street car park – from 12.30pm to 2.30pm is being organised by Claire Care (above right), the charity’s Community Engagement Coordinator. She says it aims to bring together members of the community to …
Wellington Conservative Club are holding an afternoon tea next week in aid of Breast Cancer Now. It takes place next 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 open. …
Well done to local photographer Mike Green on capturing these shots of last night’s eclipse. People up and down the country witnessed the most significant event of its kind since 1999 A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking some or all of the Sun’s light and casting a …
Good luck to all the local students receiving their A Level, technical and vocational results today. Last year saw boys out perform girls for top A Level grades for the first time in seven years, with record numbers getting their first-choice university grade Next Thursday, it’s the turn of GCSE students. *** Around Wellington’s School …
The weekly Wellington Warm Place is back today (Thursday) and will be open from 11.15am to 2pm. It provides free refreshments, activities, newspapers, wi-fi, charging points and free lunch. Location: Baptist Church Hall, South Street, opposite Oxfam.
A busy stretch of road into and out of Wellington is set to be re-named after Queen Elizabeth II. Under the proposal, Taunton Road between Chelston roundabout and the junction with Priory will be known as Queen Elizabeth Way. At their August meeting, members of Wellington Town Council were told Somerset Council had agreed to …
A team of footballers from Wellington enjoyed tournament success at the weekend. Moortown, who play in the Taunton Sunday League, won the JP Trophy, played at Bishop Fox’s School in Taunton. Sixteen teams entered the competition held in memory of Justin Puddy and which raised funds for the British Heart Foundation. The Moortown squad included …
Somerset Council has published its new Adult Social Care Strategy for 2026-29. The document highlights how it will work with residents, carers and partners to support adults to live healthy, safe and independent lives within strong communities. The strategy outlines the council’s priorities for adult social care over the next three years, which are: a focus on people having the …
