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The overarching plan for future development in North Somerset is set to be discussed at a North Somerset Council meeting on Wednesday 18 October.

October birthdays who applied for free birthday bus travel can now get on board a West of England area bus to visit friends, family, local places, make the most of seasonal events – and travel free of charge. 

The number 7 bus service route is going to change from this Sunday (1 October) to travel directly via Bowen Road in the Locking Parklands estate.  

North Somerset Council is joining forces with a group of consumer organisations and charities to ask for urgent action to introduce a social tariff for energy – something that is desperately needed by millions of struggling households in the UK.

North Somerset Council is making changes to pedestrian crossings across the area in order to reduce waiting times for walkers and vehicle drivers.

Nine North Somerset residents who are in drug and alcohol recovery have received transformative dental work which has been described as “lifesaving”, thanks to a collaboration between North Somerset Council and local drug and alcohol support service, With You.

Nailsea Library is today (Wednesday 27 September) celebrating its new home with an official opening event.

The Strawberry Line tunnel at Shute Shelve, near Winscombe, is set to temporarily close for two weeks next month. This is to allow routine maintenance of the tunnel to take place, as well as the felling of surrounding diseased ash trees.

As part of North Somerset Council’s allocation of the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), a freephone home energy advice service is part-funded for households in North Somerset. The advice line, provided by Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), offers free, impartial advice to all households. 

North Somerset Council and bus operator First Bus are acting to reassure bus users about work being undertaken to improve services and reliability in the local area. 

A £200,000 scheme to improve Baytree, Milton and Locking Road in Weston begins on Monday 25 September.

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.