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North Somerset Council is urging local businesses across the region to get in touch to receive the Business Grant Fund, a Government grant scheme available to businesses and individuals who have been affected by cornoavirus (COVID-19).

Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mrs Maw, writes a message to the people of North Somerset during this difficult time.

While the coronavirus lockdown means we may not be able to mark VE Day with events and gatherings, there are still plenty of ways to get involved.

Vehicle owners are being urged to park considerately on the road and make sure there is enough room for emergency service and recycling vehicles to get through.

North Somerset Council has decided to relax enforcement temporarily of the seasonal dog ban on Weston-super-Mare’s main beach which comes into effect today (Friday 1 May).

A special school in Weston-super-Mare is set to expand its provision following a decision at yesterday’s meeting of North Somerset Council’s Executive.

Residents and businesses will have the opportunity to engage in a two-stage consultation process this year on a plan that will shape the future growth of North Somerset.

Following extensive pre-planning work and consultations last year, a planning application has been submitted today to North Somerset Council to expand Baytree Special School. 

Work on a new multi-million pound GP surgery at Parklands Village in Weston-super-Mare could start this summer.

A longer stretch of Wyndham Way, from the junction of the retail park to the Sail Roundabout, will now be resurfaced during next week’s closures.

Plans to uncover Worlebury Camp Iron Age hillfort in Weston-super-Mare for the first time in 200 years have been delayed by the coronavirus crisis.

Arrangements for holding public meetings of North Somerset Council committees are changing.

One in three Britons is reading more since Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country on 23 March to stay at home during the coronavirus emergency, a survey by the Reading Agency shows.

To give your daily exercise, whether it’s a run, cycle, or walk, purpose why not check up on newly planted trees on your route?

Smoking makes the impact of coronavirus worse so quitting could be one of the best things you could do to protect your health right now.