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Children aged four to 11 are invited to get involved in the Summer Reading Challenge for free by signing-up at any North Somerset library from Saturday 8 July. This year’s theme is the power of play, sport, games and physical activity.

Double red lines will be installed on a section of the A38 near Bristol Airport from Monday (3 July) to improve road safety.

Landlords and owners of empty homes in North Somerset are being invited to a free event next month to find out more about help and incentives on offer to support local families find a home.

Baytree pupils enjoyed another visit to their new school building, which is currently under construction in Clevedon. 

Work to deliver the Banwell bypass is continuing as North Somerset Council builds on momentum of successfully securing planning permission, preparing for July’s public inquiry into Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) for land required for the scheme.

The next major bus improvement scheme planned for North Somerset is set to begin on Beggar Bush Lane next month as part of ambitious bus service improvements which will make bus travel faster, greener, more reliable, convenient, and co-ordinated across the region.

Nailsea Library is set to open in its new home at 6-8 Colliers Walk, formerly occupied by HSBC bank, on Wednesday 19 July.

Work starts this week (w/c Monday 19 June) which will see fencing installed in front of sand dunes on the beach between Royal Sands and Uphill in Weston-super-Mare.

The National Piers Society held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in North Somerset this weekend (16-18 June) where the Grand Pier, Birnbeck Pier and Clevedon Pier were all high on the agenda.

North Somerset Council has launched a rural capital grant programme today (Monday 19 June) that is open for applications from both businesses and community groups located in an eligible rural area to help improve productivity, connectivity and boost prosperity.  

Work will start on Monday (19 June) to improve Yatton Library for children, young people and families.

North Somerset Council and the Lighthouse Schools Partnership Multi-Academy Trust (LSP) have reached an agreement, subject to executive member approval, to secure the future of the building formerly used as Churchill Sports Centre.

Local councils and police have been awarded national funding to deliver the Drive Project, an initiative to challenge the behaviour of high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators.

*** Please note that this consultation has been extended until 11.59pm on Sunday 30 July 2023 ***

Local people can have their say on measures to tackle antisocial behaviour and make public spaces more welcoming. North Somerset Council has launched a consultation today (Monday 5 June) and is inviting residents, businesses and community groups to give their views on existing, and proposed changes to, Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs).

In the week that North Somerset Council is giving away 12,500 pre-ordered plants, it’s reminding communities of its free annual flowers scheme which makes the area a greener and more beautiful place to live and visit.