Ken Bird 
Families can look forward to a packed programme of free and low-cost activities this summer – starting today (Monday). Working alongside In The Mix Project, Wellington Library, Everyone Active and the King’s Arms Community Hub, Wellington Town Council has brought together a wide range of activities into one easy-to-follow programme, making it simpler for parents …
Wellington and District Camera Club is in the Pop-Up Shop, Fore Street for the annual exhibition of members’ photographs from today (Monday) until Saturday. The club is well established and currently has about 40 members who meet on a weekly basis between the beginning of September and the end of April. Their programme includes competitions, …
Jewson Western League premier division: Bovey Tracey 4, Wellington 2 Wellington AFC’s revamped side could hold their heads high after an opening day defeat away to newly-promoted Bovey Tracey yesterday (Saturday). A challenging close season for the Tangerines started with manager Richard Cherry’s departure in May followed by nearly all of last season’s squad joining …
Wellington Bowling Club’s Tigers, Lions and Pumas were all in action this week. Tigers were the top cats with a fine win at home to Morchard Bishop while the Lions and Pumas both lost their away games. On their home green, Roger Murphy, Bill Warnett and Tony Gibson’s Tigers had a close game. The teams …
Boom Boys have won this year’s Peter Bird skittles tournament at Wellington Football Club. They won the cup, and £300 in prizemoney, by beating Outsiders in the final last night (Friday). The popular six-a-side tournament, which has been running at the club since May, attracted 32 teams from across a wide area. Tiverton-based Boom Boys …
An appeal has been issued to parents after swift action prevented a serious fire at Fox’s Field yesterday (Friday). Wellington Town Council reports: “Our contractor had literally just finished baling up and had left the site when a group of young people thought it would be a good idea to set fire to one of …
The yew tree at All Saints’ Church, Culmstock, has been nominated as one of ten Trees of the Year by the Woodland Trust – and you can vote for it to win! The trust says on its website: “Leaning from the top of a 20-metre-high church tower is one of the last places you’d expect …
Our town’s museum – in conjunction with Andrew Norris, the Town Crier – is organising history tours of the centre of Wellington. The first one takes place on Sunday, August 30th, at 2.30pm, starting at the museum. Each walk lasts about one-and-a-half hours and will stop and feature many places of historical interest. Walks are …
Police are appealing for information after a vehicle theft in Wellington this week. A spokesperson said: “We received a report a silver Ford Ranger Wildtrak with a double cab was stolen from a property in Mitchell Street between 9pm on Wednesday and 8am on Thursday. “We would appeal to anybody with information and those with …
The World Cup may have only ended last weekend but the new season kicks off for Wellington AFC tomorrow (Saturday). The Tangerines open their campaign in the premier division of the Jewson Western League with a trip into Devon to take on newly-promoted Bovey Tracey. The club have endured a challenging close season after manager …
Wellington Town Council has been advised of an “urgent” road closure of a stretch of road at Blackdown Business Park, between the rear of Waitrose and Sylvan Road, this weekend. The council says on Facebook: “This will enable Wessex Water to carry out new connection works. “The contractor has indicated that access for emergency services …
