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10:00am - 27 June 2024
Children in North Somerset are invited to join in the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge, Marvellous Makers, which starts on Saturday 6 July.
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10:49am - 24 June 2024
Registered voters who want to vote at a polling station in the General Election on Thursday 4 July must make sure they have an acceptable form of photo ID.
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10:52am - 21 June 2024
Essential work to prepare the A370 (Somerset Avenue/Winterstoke Road) in Weston for a new road surface will begin on Monday 24 June.
9:27am - 20 June 2024
A rogue trader whose fraudulent roofing work cost a North Somerset resident thousands of pounds has been sentenced to 13 months in prison, following an investigation by North Somerset Council’s Trading Standards team.
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9:51am - 17 June 2024
Voters across North Somerset who have registered to vote by post will begin receiving their postal packs this week.
11:04am - 13 June 2024
Show your support and find out more about the armed forces and emergency services by coming along to a celebration event taking place in Weston-super-Mare on Saturday 22 June.
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10:54am - 11 June 2024
Belmont Hill in Wraxall will be closed from Monday 17 June for essential resurfacing work.
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10:46am - 11 June 2024
Street lighting columns across Nailsea are to be upgraded as part of an investment programme.
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9:00am - 11 June 2024
People in North Somerset have just one week left to make sure they are registered to vote in the coming General Election on Thursday 4 July.
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5:06pm - 7 June 2024
The statements of persons nominated for the election of a member of parliament to the North Somerset and Weston-super-Mare parliamentary constituencies have been published.
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12:50pm - 6 June 2024
Parents and carers are being invited to have their say on changes to the Home to School Transport (HTST) policy.
![A photo of the floral clock in Weston-super-Mare with RNLI 200th anniversary planting complete taken on 5 June 2024](/sites/default/files/styles/150x120_scale_crop/public/2024-06/Floral%20Clock%2005.06.24.jpg?itok=hXMzEChl)
2:00pm - 5 June 2024
A vibrant planting scheme celebrating the 200th anniversary of the RNLI has been added to the floral clock at Weston-super-Mare.
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9:27am - 5 June 2024
A testing session for potential taxi drivers is being held next week by North Somerset Council’s Licensing team.
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3:14pm - 4 June 2024
People across North Somerset are being reminded to register to vote and check their voter ID so they can have their say at the ballot box, as the country prepares for the General Election on Thursday 4 July.
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12:00pm - 31 May 2024
The Knife Angel departed Weston-super-Mare yesterday evening (Thursday 30 May), after a closing ceremony to reflect on the statue’s time in North Somerset.