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North Somerset Council is encouraging not-for-profit and community organisations to sign up to receive free targeted business support. A new fully funded programme aims to help those looking to increase their skills in bid writing, business planning and property management, as well as providing advice on governance structure.

The first glimpse of WESTlink buses was seen yesterday as the bright green 30-strong fleet took part in community testing before its official launch on 3 April.

The MAVISbus will help people enjoying Weston-super-Mare’s night-time economy for another year thanks to £39,888 in NHS funding from the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB).

North Somerset residents can now subscribe to receive garden waste collections between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.

Shoppers headed to the Sovereign in Weston-super-Mare will receive a pleasant surprise this weekend as a community piano is put in place for residents and visitors to play.

The long-awaited Banwell bypass has been given the green light today by the Planning and Regulatory Committee.

The next major bus improvement scheme planned for North Somerset is set to begin in Barrow Gurney next month as part of ambitious bus service improvements which will make bus travel faster, greener, more reliable, convenient, and co-ordinated across the region.

A flagship venue in North Somerset is seeking new operators to continue the legacy of the site.

10 trees are to be planted along the High Street in Weston-super-Mare.

Three years on, since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, over 500 trees are being planted in public open spaces across North Somerset as memorial spaces for those who died. The trees will all be planted by the end of this week (Friday 17 March) in seven locations, at Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead, and Weston-super-Mare.

North Somerset Libraries still have some tickets left for Simon Scarrow’s free online ‘Question and Answer’ event on Thursday 23 March at 2pm.

Members of North Somerset’s Libraries Service can now learn over 110 languages online and for free.

North Somerset Council has successfully bid for £150,000 in funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund (WCAF). This will be used to plant 31,000 more trees across the area by December 2025, in addition to trees for privately owned woodland.

Graduates and people looking for a career change are being urged to ‘Step Up to Social Work’ and make a difference to the lives of children and young people in North Somerset.

Financial help is available via North Somerset Council’s Household Support Fund for residents struggling to afford energy bills, food and other essential items – but applications for this round are closing next Wednesday (15 March).