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North Somerset Council has achieved the prestigious Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award for 2024. This recognition, the highest achievable through the scheme, highlights the council’s unwavering commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community, including serving personnel, veterans, and their families.

Architecture practice RCKa, appointed by North Somerset Council to transform the Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare, is inviting local people to find out more about the proposed designs for the building at two events next month.

Local residents, businesses and community groups are being invited to attend a public event on Tuesday 17 September to review and discuss potential updates to the A38/A368 crossroads between Churchill and Langford.

People travelling by bus between Clevedon, Portishead, Cribbs Causeway, Filton and Southmead Hospital will be able to continue their journeys beyond the end of this month thanks to a new contract to run the service. North Somerset Council is pleased to confirm that The Big Lemon will continue to run the X10 bus service from September. 

Members of the public are invited to attend a celebration at The Campus, where they can enjoy a range of free activities that showcase what the centre has to offer. 

The first phase of work to restore Birnbeck Pier was given the green light today (Wednesday 21 August) by North Somerset Council’s Planning and Regulatory Committee.

Over 18,000 pedestrian, cycling and equestrian journeys have been made on the Pier to Pier Way in the first month of opening.

Some bus timetables are being updated from 1 September and passengers are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with the revised schedule so they can continue to enjoy cheap or free bus travel from next month. 

On Tuesday 6 August, Castle Batch Children’s Centre hosted an All Stars Cricket event for five to eight-year-olds. The event was organised by the Somerset Cricket Foundation and North Somerset Council’s children’s centres team.  

Community not-for-profit organisations have teamed up to create plans to join up services and use empty buildings. 

“In the wake of the riots that have blighted the nation, our hearts are filled with horror and anger at the intolerable acts of racism and hatred that have unfolded. These acts of violence and intolerance are a stark reminder of the work we still need to do to eradicate bigotry from our society. We are grateful to the police officers and other emergency services, including those from North Somerset, who have supported communities in dealing with these challenges.

Communities in North Somerset are set to benefit from WESTlocal, an allocated fund for community groups to create public transport services designed by them, for them.

Following the launch of consultation on the government’s proposed planning reforms, North Somerset Council is reviewing its draft Local Plan. 

Environmental Health Officers from North Somerset Council have conducted ‘quality assurance’ visits to all funeral directors in North Somerset and found consistently good practice.

Organisations across North Somerset have achieved significant sustainability milestones with help from North Somerset Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme.