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mans hands holding a negative lateral flow test

3:16pm - 7 January 2022

Residents across North Somerset are asked to keep looking after each other as Covid rates climb.

school children sat in class talking to their teacher

5:24pm - 4 January 2022

Schools across North Somerset continue to work tirelessly to reduce the risk of Covid spreading.

a pride of lions standing astride cut down christmas trees

9:26am - 30 December 2021

People in North Somerset are being encouraged to donate their real Christmas trees this New Year to one of three local organisations.

new pound coins

12:14pm - 24 December 2021

Next month, North Somerset leisure and hospitality businesses will be able to apply for a new round of government business support grants. Earlier this week the Chancellor announced that £683 million of targeted grants will be made available for hospitality and leisure businesses in England. 

medical professional administering a vaccination into patient's arm via a syringe

3:15pm - 22 December 2021

A successful Covid-19 vaccination clinic is helping reduce health gaps in North Somerset.

elderly lady smiling with her carer

3:14pm - 21 December 2021

If you look after family or a friend who needs support and are not paid for it, then you are an unpaid ‘carer’ and support is available.

person in a white face mask holding a shop sign that says 'open'

2:42pm - 20 December 2021

Free support is available for people running an independent business.

hands of homeless person

3:41pm - 17 December 2021

Residents are being urged to report any concerns they have about people rough sleeping during the Christmas period.

mixed recycling

1:05pm - 17 December 2021

North Somerset is the best performing council in the south west for recycling according to the latest figures.

coins piled up with people stood on top of them

12:54pm - 17 December 2021

North Somerset Council has received more than £2.8m of government funding to support people and communities in need.

New information board at Chestnut Park Primary School in Yatton

11:49am - 17 December 2021

Chestnut Park Primary School in Yatton has installed an archaeological information board next to the steel sea eagle sculpture that welcomed its first pupils in September.

Family of four riding their bikes down a path with green trees behind them

12:23pm - 14 December 2021

Construction work has begun to build missing sections of the keenly awaited cycle route between Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare.

Christmas presents wrapped in brown paper

4:42pm - 13 December 2021

North Somerset Council is unable to recycle wrapping paper this year. Wrapping paper is difficult to recycle because there are so many varieties and most are mixed with unrecyclable items such as foil, glitter, ribbon and sticky tape.

Image reminding people to wash their hands, cover their face if they can, make space, and let in fresh air during the coronavirus pandemic

4:15pm - 13 December 2021

North Somerset Council is echoing the government’s call for residents to get protected from Covid by getting vaccinated.

Photo of a woman wearing a carers uniform with the caption 'Poppy, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset.' Text says Proud to care a job that warms the heart join our teams of amazing care workers.

6:55pm - 10 December 2021

A new ‘Proud to Care’ campaign has launched in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire this week, aiming to attract a range of people into caring careers.