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A peaceful end for 'suicide pact' man

By Wells_Jaqui

A coroner recorded a verdict of suicide yesterday relating to the passing of wife Angela.

By redlight at 13:56 on 01/02/10

A Westbury-sub-Mendip man, who was on police bail on suspicion of murder after surviving a suicide pact with his wife, passed away in his sleep on Saturday. Dr William Stanton, 79 who was suffering from terminal cancer, was arrested on the suspicion of murder following the discovery of his wife Angela, 74 on the 29th September, 2009. The post mortem found that Mrs Stanton had died from suffocation. On release on police bail he...
Charity Calendar in Aid of Breast Cancer Haven - it's no ordinary nude calendar!

By redlight

I can think of a few potential recipients for this lovely piece of work & for such a good cause...

By B_McCarthy456 at 15:05 on 18/08/10

South West Photographer Produces ‘No Ordinary Nude Calendar’ for National Breast Cancer Charity A group of businesswomen from all over the UK are looking to raise thousands of pounds in aid of a national breast cancer charity – with the help of a photographer based near Wells. Belinda McCarthy, who lives near Castle Cary, Somerset, joined forces with networking group Networking Women to shoot the calendar at...
New Chef Adam Cooks Up a Storm at the Newly Refurbished Slab House

By TimothyL12

The Slab House has seen such a variation of quality over the years - let's hope Adam and his team...

By kayleigh2010 at 14:43 on 16/08/10

A talented new chef has joined The Slab House Inn near Wells, with the aim of introducing a mouth-watering new menu. Adam Dwyer, 27, gained six years experience working at the renowned fish restaurant Goodfellows as well as a year under Rick Stein at his restaurant in Padstow. Additionally he has worked under the Michelin-starred John Campbell at the infamous Vineyard at Stockcross. He and his team are now...
Wells council tax mystery surrounding Tessa Munt deepens

By Kingshead1

I think if I were in her shoes I'd be writing a full explanation in the local paper to clear...

By Tattva at 13:37 on 09/08/10

Concerns involving Wells’ new MP Tessa Munt and possible incongruencies surrounding council tax discounts and the residential status of male friends linked to her property, were heightened this weekend when a third gentleman admitted that Sedgemoor District Council had questioned him in relation to their investigation. Investigations are underway to discern whether Mrs Munt, who is separated from her husband, accepted...
Another local pub closes...

By redlight

I'm available for a cheeky pint on Wednesday evening if anyone else is?

By alisterbetts at 14:21 on 14/06/10

Around the world, the UK is associated with it’s great pubs; just visit any tourist attraction that tries to recreate the feel of other countries (such as Epcot in Orlando) and the UK entry will feature a typical English Inn. Tourists flock from around the world to enjoy British ‘warm’ beer and the unique hospitality of the British innkeeper. So, why are we letting so many shut and who really cares? ...

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Cats lost and found this week

By Wells-People at 11:00 on 02/09/10

The following cats have been reported to Glastonbury and Wells Cats Protection. Lost: A black male short-haired cat has been lost from Greinton, a male tabby cat wearing a red collar has been lost from Easton and a white female cat with a black tail has been lost from Woodbury Avenue in Wells. Also this week, a tabby and white male cat has been reported lost from Yarley and Charlotte, a white fluffy cat with a ginger tip to her...
Your phones, MP3s and cartridges can help our fight against cancer

By Wells-People at 11:00 on 02/09/10

I am writing to urge all your readers to go green this September and support the children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent during our recycling month by getting behind our high street shops in Somerset. Throughout the month, we will be calling on local people to join our ‘Green Redeem’ scheme by donating any unwanted MP3 players, printer cartridges and old mobile phones to our shops in Bridgwater, Clevedon, Wells,...
Want to sing? Just join the choir

By Wells-People at 11:00 on 02/09/10

Once again the St Cuthbert’s all-comers festival choir welcomes people of all ages and abilities to come together for the musical experience of the year. As part of the St Cuthbert’s Music Festival, in Wells, the choir will rehearse each morning from 9am for an hour, ready to sing Schubert’s Mass in C at the 10am festival eucharist on Sunday, September 12 – the culmination of the week-long festival. All...
Many thanks for your kind donation

By Wells-People at 11:00 on 02/09/10

I’d like to publicly say a big thank you to Philippa Threlfall of Black Dog of Wells (www.blackdogofwells.com) for very kindly donating one of her terracotta miniatures, Passenger Pigeon, to Steph Bradley during her visit to Wells last week (“Community walk to collect life stories”). In her walk around Britain, Steph is collecting items of local craft from each stopping point and donating them to the next town...
Let’s work to provide more facilities for our special ones

By Wells-People at 11:00 on 02/09/10

I would just like to say a big thank you to Debbie Cottingham, Julie Bishop and all the lovely carers and parents I met on Thursday, August 19. They arranged a special day out for all our special kids, from Wells, Street and Bridgwater, to go to Hop Skip and Jump in Bristol. My daughter and I had a lovely, enjoyable day out. I just wished we had something like that in our local area. I think if parents, carers and social services...