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North Somerset Council is launching a number of updates to its popular mobile app today (Monday 2 February), introducing a new modern design and a range of features to help residents access council services quickly and easily.

North Somerset Council has today (Tuesday 3 February) published its detailed recommendations for the future of local library services.

From today (Monday 2 February), eligible residents and businesses can purchase permits for the new Residents Parking Scheme pilot in Weston-super-Mare. 

A new booking system to improve how residents use North Somerset’s recycling centres launches today (Monday 2 February) at the Weston-super-Mare site. 

Work continues at pace to restore Birnbeck Pier with North Somerset Council’s contractor Mackley on site from Monday (2 February) in preparation for works to start on the pier itself.

North Somerset’s annual Christmas tree-cycling initiative has now wrapped up for the 2025/26 festive season, marking its most successful year yet.  

A popular project helping North Somerset residents reduce waste and boost soil health is seeking new volunteers to join its thriving team. 

Today (28 January 2026), North Somerset Council launched its brand-new Electric Library Outreach Vehicle marking a major step in redesigning how library services reach communities across the area.  

Applications are open for an Independent Chair and Deputy Chair to bring people together, create space for open and collaborative discussion, and support residents to shape the future of the Pride in Place programme in Weston-super-Mare’s South Ward. 

The bus lane by Food Warehouse in Weston-super-Mare will close to general traffic from Wednesday 28 January to enable essential Openreach utility diversion works ahead of the major Queensway junction improvement project scheduled to begin this June.

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority is set to approve the start of a consultation on the combined authority expanding to include North Somerset Council.

North Somerset Council is inviting residents to an open day at its newly relocated Independent Living Centre (ILC) in Worle on Wednesday 28 January, from 10am to 4pm.

North Somerset Council has today (14 January) published the results of its 12-week public consultation on the future of library services in the area. 

A Weston-super-Mare business owner has been ordered to pay over £10,500 after pleading guilty to multiple food hygiene offences, following a successful prosecution by North Somerset Council. 

The original Winterstoke Road Bridge has been successfully demolished. The bridge dated back to the Second World War and, due to its age and condition, had reached the end of its lifespan.