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Camilla Rigby and Rachel Mostyn, co-founders of Women's Work Lab

9:40am - 26 January 2022

Up to 30 North Somerset women who have struggled to find a job after having children can get free help to return to the workplace thanks to the launch of a new project.

lady on bike in autumn

4:12pm - 25 January 2022

North Somerset Council, in partnership with Pier Health Primary Care Network, has won funding to develop ways to add more walking and cycling to the area’s social prescribing offer.

Sovereign cafe

9:49am - 25 January 2022

Work has started on Weston’s Sovereign Shopping Centre as part of the town’s placemaking investment programme, which will see the centre’s name evolve into The Sovereign.

Yellow cow slips surrounded by grass

3:54pm - 24 January 2022

North Somerset Council will be carrying out conservation management work next week to nature reserve land it owns at Cadbury Hill. This will improve the biodiversity of the site.

Planting a tree in Ashcombe Park to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

12:30pm - 21 January 2022

An oak tree has been planted in Ashcombe Park, Weston-super-Mare by North Somerset Council as part of a national initiative to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Picture of Weston's high street by Paul Blakemore

11:36am - 19 January 2022

To help keep Weston town centre safe and clean for everyone North Somerset Council is tackling the issue of unattended items being left in shop doorways. 

Image shows a close up of a large body of water

10:39am - 19 January 2022

Newly published data shows a mixed picture for bathing water quality assessments in North Somerset.

A school street sign

12:40pm - 17 January 2022

Work to build an expanded school site for children with special educational needs and disabilities at Brookfield Walk in Clevedon can now begin following a court judgement that there is no case for judicial review of the planning and appropriation processes.
 

person holding a lateral flow test for covid-19 in their hands

5:09pm - 11 January 2022

North Somerset Council’s Covid-19 rapid testing vans are back on the road as testing rules change in England.

Family of four riding their bikes down a path with green trees behind them

9:37am - 11 January 2022

Funding is now available for companies, schools and community groups who want to introduce active travel initiatives.

mans hands holding a negative lateral flow test

3:16pm - 7 January 2022

Residents across North Somerset are asked to keep looking after each other as Covid rates climb.

school children sat in class talking to their teacher

5:24pm - 4 January 2022

Schools across North Somerset continue to work tirelessly to reduce the risk of Covid spreading.

a pride of lions standing astride cut down christmas trees

9:26am - 30 December 2021

People in North Somerset are being encouraged to donate their real Christmas trees this New Year to one of three local organisations.

new pound coins

12:14pm - 24 December 2021

Next month, North Somerset leisure and hospitality businesses will be able to apply for a new round of government business support grants. Earlier this week the Chancellor announced that £683 million of targeted grants will be made available for hospitality and leisure businesses in England. 

medical professional administering a vaccination into patient's arm via a syringe

3:15pm - 22 December 2021

A successful Covid-19 vaccination clinic is helping reduce health gaps in North Somerset.