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Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare

2:05pm - 9 January 2024

A report to January’s Full Council meeting sets out progress on delivery of North Somerset’s Development Strategy and looks to agree new routes forward for the next generation of sites.

Free photo homeless man sleeping out in the cold (rawpixel.com)

3:19pm - 8 January 2024

North Somerset Council is taking swift action to support people rough sleeping as temperatures plummet.

Portishead Rail station

8:44am - 8 January 2024

At January’s Full Council meeting, members will decide on proposals for the Full Business Case currently being developed for the Portishead to Bristol rail line. The line, one of the Department for Transport’s Restoring Your Railway projects, is part of the MetroWest programme. 

Sign outside the Town Hall, Weston

4:55pm - 3 January 2024

North Somerset Council is facing unprecedented pressure to reach the end of the financial year with balanced books. The increasing costs of care, especially for vulnerable children, means that the council is currently forecasting that expenditure will exceed the available budget by £2.3 million. This is despite bringing in a number of measures already to reduce the budget gap.

A row of shops with scaffolding outside the front of the buildings.

8:30am - 3 January 2024

Restoration work starts this week (w/c Monday 1 January) on 10 and 12 Walliscote Road, the eighth project within Weston-super-Mare’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) Shopfront Enhancement Scheme, managed by North Somerset Council.

people travelling on a bus

11:04am - 2 January 2024

Communities in North Somerset will see changes and improvements to bus services from Tuesday 2 January in a bid to better coordinate the bus network for residents. 

Two people being presented with a framed certificate

9:34am - 28 December 2023

More than 100 people took part in a special Healthy Workplaces event last month, learning more about supporting employees and creating healthy work environments across North Somerset.

Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare

9:04am - 21 December 2023

News this week from central government of the financial settlement for councils for the year ahead is leading to North Somerset Council having to consider more significant savings across council services.

A photo of fridge freezers fly-tipped in Yanley Lane

1:00pm - 18 December 2023

A man from Bristol has been ordered to pay more than £1,500 following a prosecution for fly-tipping brought by North Somerset Council.

A montage of ten photos of the sites added to the Local Heritage List in December 2023

10:30am - 18 December 2023

Ten historic sites and buildings are being added to North Somerset Council’s Local Heritage List following assessment of the latest nominations.

A photo of the entrance to the Plaza cinema in Weston-super-Mare taken at night

9:00am - 15 December 2023

Funding has been secured to further refurbish the Plaza cinema in Weston-super-Mare, which opens today (Friday 15 December).

Picture of pound coins

5:46pm - 13 December 2023

Today North Somerset Council leaders called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to extend a financial help scheme which has helped thousands during the ongoing cost of living crisis.

An artist's impression of Lime Hills Academy

3:35pm - 13 December 2023

Proposals for Lime Hills Academy, a new school for children aged 5 to 15 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, have unanimously been given the green light by North Somerset Council’s Planning & Regulatory Committee.

hand holding a megaphone

12:30pm - 8 December 2023

Councillors representing a community in Weston-super-Mare are calling on decision makers to rethink plans to close a vital local pharmacy in the New Year.

An image of people inside of a bus, seated and standing while holding onto the yellow support bars

2:30pm - 5 December 2023

An essential bus service linking Wells to Weston-super-Mare will run again in the new year thanks to a partnership between North Somerset Council and Somerset Council.