News
11:07am - 12 May 2023
Visitors to Birnbeck Pier will soon be able to receive the latest up to date information on its regeneration progress after a new information point was delivered onto the promenade next to Pier View by Birnbeck Pier this week (Wednesday 10 May).
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10:00am - 9 May 2023
North Somerset Council is giving away 24 tonnes of free compost to mark International Composting Awareness Week (Sunday 7 to Saturday 13 May).
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10:00am - 5 May 2023
To mark the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6 May 2023, North Somerset Council is naming the 10 trees recently planted along the High Street in Weston-super-Mare as the ‘Coronation Trees’.
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9:43am - 26 April 2023
With the local elections just over a week away, North Somerset Council is sharing important advice and information for voters ahead of polling day on Thursday 4 May.
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10:11am - 24 April 2023
People across North Somerset are being encouraged to take up the challenge of ‘walking every day in May’ as North Somerset Council prepares to celebrate National Walking Month.
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10:00am - 17 April 2023
Nearly all young people in North Somerset will today (Monday 17 April) be offered to attend one of their top three preferred primary schools from this September.
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5:30pm - 11 April 2023
Work to install a new bus lane along Long Ashton Bypass is now complete – making it the first bus service improvement plan scheme to be completed in the country.
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2:45pm - 4 April 2023
North Somerset Council has submitted a planning application which would see it investing £1.6m to make significant improvements to Kewstoke Primary School.
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9:14am - 3 April 2023
The new on-demand bus service for North Somerset, WESTlink has officially launched today (Monday 3 April).
4:51pm - 28 March 2023
Easter will soon be here and if you’re looking for fun, low-cost things to do with the family, there’s plenty to choose from over the coming weeks across North Somerset.
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3:22pm - 24 March 2023
A North Somerset care worker has won the Home Care Worker Award at the National Great British Care Awards, held at the NEC in Birmingham last week (17 March).
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4:54pm - 17 March 2023
Milton Park Primary School has achieved a Bronze award for their school travel plan.
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12:00pm - 17 March 2023
North Somerset Council is funding new temporary highways signs to help the work of the Winscombe Hill Toad Patrol (WTP), a community group set-up to help migrating toads.
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11:41am - 17 March 2023
New locally designed travel routes are to be created as part of a project focused around improving bus services and offering options to those that need it the most.
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11:00am - 17 March 2023
North Somerset Council is encouraging not-for-profit and community organisations to sign up to receive free targeted business support. A new fully funded programme aims to help those looking to increase their skills in bid writing, business planning and property management, as well as providing advice on governance structure.