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4:12pm - 21 February 2022

Children and young people across North Somerset will benefit from a budget designed to make childhood fairer. 

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11:37am - 17 February 2022

North Somerset residents are being urged to be weather aware and stay safe as the council gears up to respond to the threat of Storm Eunice.

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4:24pm - 16 February 2022

Local residents are celebrating the creation of a new open air community gym at St John’s Field in Weston-super-Mare.

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12:39pm - 16 February 2022

The re-development of vacant sites in Weston Town Centre took another step forward last night, with a decision by North Somerset Council to start work to find a development partner.

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11:28am - 16 February 2022

Further improvements to the eagerly anticipated Pier to Pier Way between Weston and Clevedon are set to go ahead. 

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10:46am - 16 February 2022

North Somerset Council members met last night and set the budget for the year ahead. They approved a financial strategy which protects vital council-services while also investing an extra £40m in long-term local projects to improve services for children, green initiatives and local facilities.

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9:58am - 16 February 2022

The re-development of vacant sites in Weston Town Centre took another step forward last night, with a decision by North Somerset Council to start work to find a development partner.

Front cover of the North Somerset Council Creative Industries Support Plan 2022

1:11pm - 15 February 2022

North Somerset Council has this month published a new action plan of how it will work with creative industries across the area to help them thrive.

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10:04am - 14 February 2022

North Somerset libraries will be joining in the international celebrations this World Book Day (Thursday 3 March), offering the perfect place for everyone to find a book they love.

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9:58am - 14 February 2022

Work to refurbish three pedestrian crossings in North Somerset will be carried out over the next few weeks.

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11:35am - 11 February 2022

A major North Somerset road will be closed for a £70,000 upgrade later this month.

A group of people riding bikes

3:19pm - 9 February 2022

Work to build missing sections of a long-awaited cycle route between Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare has moved forward with the upgrading of a public path.

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10:00am - 9 February 2022

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (BNSSG ICS) will receive more than half a million pounds worth of funding to help people living in care homes by using innovative digital technology.

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9:15am - 9 February 2022

North Somerset Council members will meet next week to set the budget for the year ahead and are expected to approve a financial strategy which protects vital council-services while also investing an extra £40m in long-term local projects to improve services for children, green initiatives and local facilities.

Learn to Code workshop at Portishead Library

3:29pm - 8 February 2022

Libraries in North Somerset are hosting an exciting new digital skills programme this Spring.