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North Somerset Council is encouraging those aged 19 and over without a GCSE in Maths at grade 4/C or equivalent to sign up to a free programme of numeracy support, training and qualifications.

An extra bank holiday has been announced in May as part of the country's celebrations for the Coronation of King Charles III. The King will be crowned during a service at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May and over the weekend there will be more opportunities for people to come together and celebrate.

The first major bus improvement scheme planned for North Somerset is set to begin in Long Ashton next month as part of ambitious bus service improvements which will make bus travel faster, greener, more reliable, convenient, and co-ordinated across the region.

There are plenty of free and low-cost fun activities across North Somerset to keep children – and parents – entertained this half-term.

North Somerset Council has today (Thursday 9 February) launched an eight-week consultation to seek views on its updated Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

Soon more people living in North Somerset will have access to bus travel again thanks to the introduction of a new approach to providing local services.

Despite efforts to secure a future for Churchill Sports Centre, a decision not to reopen the centre has now been made by North Somerset Council.

Work starts today (Monday 30 January) on the sixth project within Weston-super-Mare’s High Street Heritage Action Zone Shopfront Enhancement Scheme, managed by North Somerset Council.

North Somerset Council is celebrating results seen from its rewilding work thanks to information gathered by ‘rewilding champions’, a project delivered by Avon Wildlife Trust and funded by £100,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

North Somerset Council has planted an English oak tree to commemorate the country’s longest reigning monarch.

For the first time, residents in North Somerset will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections. Residents are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote in May by checking they have an accepted form of ID.

A £310,000 package of council tax discounts has been proposed by North Somerset Council today to help the area’s most financially vulnerable residents pay their council tax amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Worle Village Primary School has achieved a Bronze award for their school travel plan.

Weston-super-Mare is set to benefit from a £20 million investment from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund following a successful bid by North Somerset Council as part of the authority’s ambitious placemaking vision for the town.

North Somerset Council has announced that Backwell Recycling Centre will remain open next year as it scraps a budget saving proposal to close the facility from 1 April 2023.