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This January is the last opportunity to sign up for North Somerset Council’s free business support through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The available support is for local businesses to access new technology, or for small high street businesses to receive one-on-one mentoring support. 

North Somerset Council has launched an initiative, your new journey, designed to encourage residents and businesses to explore sustainable travel options.  

A growing number of businesses in North Somerset are achieving significant sustainability milestones thanks to North Somerset Council’s allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) – with a collective total of 107 tonnes of carbon emissions now saved annually.  

A planning application has been submitted today (Wednesday 8 January) on North Somerset Council’s behalf outlining proposals for the Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare.

North Somerset Council’s Safer Communities team has launched the Teachable Moments Engagement Car. This project has been set up to support young people at risk of committing or falling victim to crime.

North Somerset Council’s Safer Communities Anti-Social Behaviour Officer and Community Response team can continue their vital work in North Somerset communities after having their police powers renewed. 

The Campus Library is officially twinned with the Central Children’s Library in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The two libraries are growing their connection and exchanging knowledge by enjoying festive events that celebrate each other’s culture.

North Somerset Council welcomes the government’s additional grant funding announced yesterday (Wednesday 18 December) but states ‘it’s not enough to solve the national funding crisis in local government and impossible choices still need to be made’.

Working with Weston Wallz artists, three birthday card designs have been created to promote signing up to the free Birthday Bus scheme. The cards by Tanith Gould Makes, Nick Roberts, and Jayde Perkin, are now available to pick up for free at North Somerset Libraries.  

Upgrades to bus stops and shelters are now under way, in a bid to enhance the bus journey experience across North Somerset.

North Somerset Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Community Grants scheme supported 17 organisations last year to deliver impactful local projects. They focused on cultural events, improved wellbeing, improved engagement, and increasing volunteering opportunities. 

North Somerset Council calls on the government for a ‘priority’ devolution deal with the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority after the publication of its devolution white paper (Monday 16 December).

Since the Knife Angel left Weston-super-Mare’s Italian Gardens on 30 May, the North Somerset Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) have continued to tackle knife crime by raising awareness and educating the local community. 

Another planning application has been submitted today (Friday 13 December) on North Somerset Council’s behalf outlining proposals for a proposed future phase of its project to restore Birnbeck Pier and Island.

North Somerset Council is once again working with three local charities to help people in North Somerset recycle and repurpose their real Christmas tree.