Mendip District Council is encouraging any local residents not yet registered to vote to take advantage of National Voter Registration Day (Thursday 5th February) and go online now to register. There are fewer than 100 days until voters go to the polls to elect MPs for the Wells and Somerton and Frome constituencies. District council and parish/town council elections are also taking place on the same day. Full story: Read more
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LONGLEAT BIDS FAREWELL TO CHINESE LANTERNS
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A unique set of animal themed giant Chinese lanterns are set to be sold this week in a live online auction with proceeds going to The Duke of Cambridge’s African wildlife conservation charity Tusk. Longleat is to put up to 19 items for auction, all especially made by a team from China as part of the Festival of Light Event which ran over the Christmas period on the Wiltshire Estate. The Festival of Light attracted more than 150,000 visitors and saw thousands of enormous hand crafted illuminated designs, some measuring up to 20 metres in height, transform the Wiltshire estate in to a glowing wonderland. Full story: Read more