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North Somerset Council is inviting families to help shape its proposals to improve the children’s play area at Salthouse Fields in Clevedon in a consultation that opened at 11am today (Wednesday 20 September).

Architects and engineers have now been appointed with work underway after North Somerset Council purchased Birnbeck pier and island earlier this year (July 2023).

This week, North Somerset Council started works to secure the Old Magistrates Court in Weston-super-Mare. This follows e­vidence of unauthorised access and the discovery of asbestos inside the Grade II listed building. 

The largest outdoor, covered ice rink in the country is set to return to Weston-super-Mare this winter following an agreement reached between North Somerset Council and Icescape.

The North Somerset Council Net Zero Business Grants Programme is now live!

Your chance to influence council priorities and where the money goes.

Parents and carers in North Somerset are being urged to apply for school places online and on time.

North Somerset Council has announced the results of its consultation to explore the future housing needs of people in Clevedon and Nailsea.

Following a successful bid by the North Somerset Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), the ‘Knife Angel’ will visit North Somerset next spring as part of a nationwide tour to highlight the issue of violent crime.

It has been announced that Wilko in Weston-super-Mare will be closing on Tuesday September 12. 

The next major bus improvement scheme planned for North Somerset will take place on the Brockley Combe junction of the A370. The scheme is part of ambitious bus service improvements which will make bus travel faster, greener, more reliable, convenient, and co-ordinated across the region. 

From Sunday 3 September communities across North Somerset will see changes to bus services as part of North Somerset Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), funded by the Department for Transport. 

West of England and North Somerset residents with birthdays in September who applied for free birthday bus travel this month can now get on board participating buses to visit friends, family, local places and explore new locations – all for free.

The Old Town Quarry in Weston-super-Mare has closed today with immediate effect following recent surveys of the site which have identified serious structural issues with the buildings and associated health and safety risks.