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A further reduction of bus services is set to hit North Somerset following the announcement that a bus operator will cease operations in the area later this week.

North Somerset Council faces increasingly tough decisions to set a balanced budget for the financial year ahead with a £17m gap to close – about 10 per cent of its net budget.

North Somerset’s landmarks and scenery have long been used as locations for some of the nation’s best loved films and TV shows. Having seen the economic benefits that filming can bring into the area, North Somerset Council’s economy team has officially launched a registered film office and accompanying new website.

North Somerset Council is inviting families to help shape proposals to improve five play areas in a consultation that opened at noon today (Tuesday 30 August).

North Somerset’s residents will face worsening financial challenges this autumn as cost of living pressures continue to spiral and energy prices rocket.

Weston-super-Mare is looking forward to welcoming thousands of visitors to the seafront and town this August bank holiday weekend with beautiful weather forecast throughout and a packed programme of events lined-up.

Discover Weston-super-Mare’s heritage for free as sites across the town get ready to welcome visitors between Friday 9 and Sunday 18 September. This is part of Heritage Open Days, England’s largest heritage festival.

More details are announced today about the free public events programme that kicks off during August Bank Holiday weekend, as SEE MONSTER’s transformation continues at the iconic Tropicana, in Weston-super-Mare.

Applications are now open for households in North Somerset to get help to fund a wide range of energy-saving measures.

Ambitious wayfinding projects to direct pedestrians around Weston’s town centre have been put in locations across the seafront and the high street.

North Somerset Council is looking for views on how to improve the area’s Public Rights of Way network in a consultation that opened at noon today (Monday 22 August).

Work to install new street lighting columns in Portishead has begun.

After extensive negotiations, North Somerset Council and commercial bus company First West of England have reached an agreement to continue a reduced X5 bus service until April 2023. This follows proposals announced earlier this month that First would withdraw the service from October 2022.

North Somerset Council, the Independent Food Aid Network and the Trussell Trust have worked together to produce a leaflet to help people who are worried about money.

A life-sized LEGO model of a suffragette will be on display at the library in Weston-super-Mare between Monday 22 August and Monday 12 September.