• Wells to welcome Olympic Torch on May 22nd

  By TimothyL12

  I think it's great that it's coming here! This is a once in a lifetime thing, and even though I...

            

   

  By WellieWonka at 11:08 on 09/11/11

  

  Putting an end to all the speculation, the London Games organisers Locog announced the route the 2012 Olympic Torch will be travelling and it's no surprise that it will be on its way to Wells. The countrywide relay will last 10 weeks and involve 8,000 torch bearers. 95% of the British population will be within a 10-mile radius of its passage. On Tuesday 22nd May 2012, on its local journey through Somerset, the torch will depart...

• Moxey has pride in players after Cup run comes to an end

  By diehardsteven

  Wells City had a small but great FA Cup run beating Hengrove Athletic 3-0 in Bristol, beating...

            

   

  By Wells Journal at 11:00 on 22/09/11

  

  Wells City manager Tim Moxey was proud of his players' efforts despite their FA Cup dream being ended at the weekend. However, there was no disgrace in falling to Chippenham Town, who play two leagues higher, and Moxey relished his side's achievements in beating Hengrove Athletic and Bishops Cleeve in previous rounds. "It's been exciting and fantastic. Going to a place like Chippenham with the facilities and the crowd chanting...

• Wells Tour of Britain round-up

  By Glam Photography and Media

  Previous comment was from me, didn't realise WW had signed-in at my desk Grrr!

            

   

  By Wells_Jaqui at 08:04 on 19/09/11

  

  Wells went biking mad on Friday as thousands turned out to see the Tour of Britain race. Hundreds of schoolchildren joined cyclists and enthusiastic spectators to cheer on the riders first through the Yodel Sprint in Priory Road, then up the High Street, looping across the Mendip Hills and back on Priory Road again for the finish. The largest crowds of the day, however, were at the top of the Old Bristol Hill Climb, where it...

• Wells cyclists get ready for the Tour of Britain's arrival

  By TimothyL12

  Yeah it's gonna be awesome! It'll be the Old Bristol Hill climb for me...

            

   

  By Wells_Jaqui at 17:56 on 31/05/11

  

  Wells will be hosting the finish of stage six of this year's Tour of Britain bike race and further details of the route have been announced. The stage, on Friday, September 16, starts in Taunton and then heads to Langport and across the Somerset Levels. After heading around Somerton and Street, the riders will then head to the category 1 climb up Cheddar Gorge. Then the race will speed across the Mendip Hills to Shepton...

• Wells People prediction for Tour of Britain 2011 in Wells comes true!

  By TimothyL12

  The is the best news I've heard for ages! It is going to be an amazing day, so many people are going...

            

   

  By Wells_Jaqui at 17:34 on 03/03/11

  

  Eerily written a year to the day before the event is announced to finish in Wells on September 16th, Wells People wrote this article speculating whether local business might support the council in stumping-up the required £2000 sponsorship money required. The great news is that the Tour organisers, fully aware of the financial burden on local councils this year, have said that no financial contribution is necessary,...

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