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North Somerset Council is celebrating the success of its new recycling and waste collection service, thanking residents for embracing the change and helping boost recycling across the area.

North Somerset Council has expressed deep disappointment at the Government’s response to the Fair Funding Review, warning that the changes will leave the area worse off and fail to deliver the fairness promised.

Schools in North Somerset have been recognised through the national Modeshift STARS awards, which promote safe, healthy, active and sustainable travel for pupils and families.

Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, and South Gloucestershire Council with Barnardo’s, are excited to launch their very first joint Infant Feeding Celebration Week later this month.

North Somerset Council is inviting care leavers, and anyone seeking support into work, to a dedicated Employability Day on Tuesday 25 November as part of Care Leavers Month 2025. 

Significant progress has been made in reducing carbon emissions across North Somerset, but challenges remain in achieving the 2030 net zero target.

Following a recent resignation, an election was held yesterday (Thursday 13 November) to elect a new councillor for the Long Ashton ward on North Somerset Council. Mike Dunn, representing The Green Party was elected.

Works to remove diseased ash trees from the perimeter of Weston Woods will begin on Thursday 13 November 2025 and will take several months to complete.  

The next major bus improvement scheme planned for North Somerset will take place from Monday 17 November until May 2026, on the A38 Lime Kiln roundabout near Bristol.  

North Somerset Council welcomed Joanna Killian, Chief Executive of the Local Government Association (LGA), to the area on Friday (7 November 2025) for a strategic visit aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two organisations.

Local employers can find out how to support the health and wellbeing of their staff at North Somerset Council’s Healthy Workplaces Celebratory Event next month.

Residents are invited to take advantage of North Somerset Council’s winter garden waste offer, providing a reduced-cost subscription for collections up to 31 March 2026.

A six-week consultation launched today (Thursday 30 October) asking residents for their views on North Somerset’s updated Local Plan which sets out where new homes, jobs, and essential infrastructure could be delivered over the next 15 years. 

Reopening the Portishead railway line to passengers for the first time in 60 years is moving closer with the final phase of enabling works now underway, paving the way for construction to start in 2026.

Work starts today (Thursday 30 October) on the Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare as part of North Somerset Council’s renovation plans.