A SPECIALIST has been appointed to help preserve Wellington’s heritage for future generations.

Dr Joanne O’Hara is now in her post as Wellington heritage at risk manager and will lead the conservation management programme of a number of high profile regeneration projects.

Work will be targeted at the historic former mill buildings – Tonedale and Toneworks – as well as Cornhill in the centre of Wellington and Wellington Monument.

Historic England is funding most of the cost of the post with the balance met by Taunton Deane Borough Council.

TDBC in partnership with Historic England has also commissioned consultants Ingham Pinnock Associates, who specialise in working with historic market towns, heritage buildings and local government, to prepare a Regeneration Strategy for Tonedale.

For the full story see this week’s Wellington Weekly News.