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business person holding tablet

12:06pm - 29 August 2024

North Somerset businesses can now access opportunities for new tech thanks to £60,000 in funding from North Somerset Council’s allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). 

Clear bags full of illegal tobacco and vape products

9:18am - 29 August 2024

Illegal vaping and tobacco products worth an estimated £10,000 have been seized during a multi-agency operation in Weston-super-Mare.

Cllr Mike Bell and volunteers from the Avon Railway Group removing old tracks from the Portishead Rail line

1:37pm - 28 August 2024

North Somerset Council have donated sections of the disused Portishead to Bristol rail line to the Avon Valley Railway. The old tracks, which are not suitable for modern trains, must be removed to clear the way for eventual construction of the reopened Portishead rail line.

Sign outside the Town Hall, Weston

9:00am - 28 August 2024

If people need to contact the council in an emergency out of office hours, from today (Wednesday 28 August) they should call 01934 888 888. 

People of all ages outside running, smiling and laughing.

3:52pm - 27 August 2024

People living in Portishead will soon be able to enjoy free, weekly community events as North Somerset Council gets ready to launch a new ParkPlay session in the town.

Army woman hugging her son after returning home

11:09am - 27 August 2024

North Somerset Council has achieved the prestigious Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award for 2024. This recognition, the highest achievable through the scheme, highlights the council’s unwavering commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community, including serving personnel, veterans, and their families.

Tropicana in 2015 during a Dismaland evening event

10:00am - 23 August 2024

Architecture practice RCKa, appointed by North Somerset Council to transform the Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare, is inviting local people to find out more about the proposed designs for the building at two events next month.

An aerial view of the Churchill crossroads

9:41am - 23 August 2024

Local residents, businesses and community groups are being invited to attend a public event on Tuesday 17 September to review and discuss potential updates to the A38/A368 crossroads between Churchill and Langford.

Happy young people on a bus

2:24pm - 22 August 2024

People travelling by bus between Clevedon, Portishead, Cribbs Causeway, Filton and Southmead Hospital will be able to continue their journeys beyond the end of this month thanks to a new contract to run the service. North Somerset Council is pleased to confirm that The Big Lemon will continue to run the X10 bus service from September. 

The Campus building, with trees and greenery in front

9:00am - 22 August 2024

Members of the public are invited to attend a celebration at The Campus, where they can enjoy a range of free activities that showcase what the centre has to offer. 

A view of Birnbeck Pier and island

4:00pm - 21 August 2024

The first phase of work to restore Birnbeck Pier was given the green light today (Wednesday 21 August) by North Somerset Council’s Planning and Regulatory Committee.

People on the new Pier to Pier Way cycle path

11:32am - 19 August 2024

Over 18,000 pedestrian, cycling and equestrian journeys have been made on the Pier to Pier Way in the first month of opening.

X5 bus at bus hub in Weston-super-Mare

9:49am - 15 August 2024

Some bus timetables are being updated from 1 September and passengers are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with the revised schedule so they can continue to enjoy cheap or free bus travel from next month. 

A boy holds cricket balls in his arms and smiles at the camera, while another boy stands behind him holding a cricket bat

12:00pm - 8 August 2024

On Tuesday 6 August, Castle Batch Children’s Centre hosted an All Stars Cricket event for five to eight-year-olds. The event was organised by the Somerset Cricket Foundation and North Somerset Council’s children’s centres team.  

Portishead

3:25pm - 7 August 2024

Community not-for-profit organisations have teamed up to create plans to join up services and use empty buildings.