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North Somerset community and voluntary groups are being encouraged to bid for thousands of pounds in public health funding when it becomes available in the New Year, as North Somerset Council continues its work to improve health and wellbeing, and tackle health inequalities across the area.

North Somerset Council is urgently recruiting volunteers to help improve young people’s life chances and future possibilities.

Several Public Rights of Way in Weston Woods will be temporarily closed over the coming weeks to allow North Somerset Council to fell diseased ash trees.

People in North Somerset are once again being encouraged to donate their real Christmas trees after the festive season to benefit one of three local organisations.

North Somerset Council is urging everyone to look after vulnerable family, friends and neighbours this week after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Met Office issued a level three cold weather alert.

Families are invited to get into the festive spirit at Weston Library on Saturday 10 December as local author Steve Gunning visits to read excerpts from his debut book ‘Santa’s Secret Agents’. The free event starts at 10am and there’s no need to book.

The latest bathing water quality classifications released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) show a mixed picture for North Somerset, as the council continues working with partners to examine the findings and improve water quality along the area’s coastline.

A special Cost of Living Advice Event will take place on Thursday 8 December in Weston-super-Mare to help support North Somerset residents worried about the impacts of cost of living increases.

Work on bringing three Victorian shelters back to their former glory has finished.

The three 19th century shelters, on Weston-super-Mare’s seafront, had fallen into disrepair over the last few years and plans to renovate them were put back due to the pandemic.

North Somerset Council’s Executive will meet next week to discuss the progress being made to close the £17m gap in the council’s budget for the financial year ahead. Like councils across the country North Somerset faces spiralling inflationary cost pressures and stretched staff resources as well as increasing demands for services as more residents struggle with the impacts of the cost of living crisis.

Strategies containing visions for Clevedon, Nailsea and Portishead are set to be considered at a North Somerset Council meeting on Wednesday 7 December.

North Somerset Council has today succeeded in a court case against the private owner of Birnbeck Pier, in Weston-super-Mare, to allow them to continue with a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to acquire the Victorian structure. 

In the run-up to Christmas, a host of events and activities will be welcoming the crowds across North Somerset this year. With Santa’s Grottos, Christmas light switch on events, markets and food festivals, there will be something for everyone to help shoppers and visitors get into the Christmas spirit.

More than £105m of funding has been confirmed to transform bus services across North Somerset and the West of England Combined Authority area.

After eight weeks wowing visitors from all over the globe, SEE MONSTER has now closed its doors for the last time. With over half a million people engaging with the installation throughout its time in Weston, the Monster has brought more people to Weston-super-Mare’s seafront than was ever hoped for.