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After another busy festive season of recycling and waste collections in North Somerset, the figures reveal that:

More people experiencing issues with drugs are set to be supported thanks to an innovative approach between North Somerset Council, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) and local charity WithYou.

The next phase of improvement work at Weston-super-Mare’s Marine Lake will start next month. This is part of a programme of work made possible thanks to North Somerset Council’s successful bid for £20 million investment from the UK government’s Levelling Up Fund.

North Somerset residents who are learning to drive can now practise for their driving theory test through their local library.

North Somerset Council has received a 2023 Carbon Literacy Action Day (CLAD) Catalyst Award from The Carbon Literacy Project, in recognition of the council’s commitment to tackling the climate emergency and shifting to a net zero future.

North Somerset Council and Super Culture are inviting people to visit a new exhibition from Thursday 18 January to discover more about the work of Weston-super-Mare’s High Street Heritage Action Zone and celebrate its legacy.

The next major bus improvement scheme planned for North Somerset will take place in March on the Wood Hill junction of the A370 to help make bus services faster whilst future-proofing sustainable bus travel and enhancing conditions for passengers and pedestrians. 

North Somerset residents, community groups and businesses are being asked for their views to help shape proposals for upgrading three roundabouts in Clevedon.

North Somerset Council is changing the garden waste collection day for most customers. From the middle of February 2024, most customers will have their garden waste collected on a different day to their recycling and general waste.

North Somerset Council is calling on its two local MPs to vote against the government next month when Parliament is expected to finalise the local government finance settlement for the year ahead.

A report to January’s Full Council meeting sets out progress on delivery of North Somerset’s Development Strategy and looks to agree new routes forward for the next generation of sites.

North Somerset Council is taking swift action to support people rough sleeping as temperatures plummet.

At January’s Full Council meeting, members will decide on proposals for the Full Business Case currently being developed for the Portishead to Bristol rail line. The line, one of the Department for Transport’s Restoring Your Railway projects, is part of the MetroWest programme. 

North Somerset Council is facing unprecedented pressure to reach the end of the financial year with balanced books. The increasing costs of care, especially for vulnerable children, means that the council is currently forecasting that expenditure will exceed the available budget by £2.3 million. This is despite bringing in a number of measures already to reduce the budget gap.

Restoration work starts this week (w/c Monday 1 January) on 10 and 12 Walliscote Road, the eighth project within Weston-super-Mare’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) Shopfront Enhancement Scheme, managed by North Somerset Council.