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two women sat on a bus

9:00pm - 17 August 2022

After extensive negotiations, North Somerset Council and commercial bus company First West of England have reached an agreement to continue a reduced X5 bus service until April 2023. This follows proposals announced earlier this month that First would withdraw the service from October 2022.

new pound coins

9:49am - 16 August 2022

North Somerset Council, the Independent Food Aid Network and the Trussell Trust have worked together to produce a leaflet to help people who are worried about money.

A photo of Hope, a sculpture of a suffragette made from LEGO bricks.

5:30pm - 15 August 2022

A life-sized LEGO model of a suffragette will be on display at the library in Weston-super-Mare between Monday 22 August and Monday 12 September.

A photo of the play area at Portishead Lake Grounds taken in July 2022.

2:49pm - 11 August 2022

North Somerset Council has announced the locations of new and existing play areas set to benefit from investment in children and young people.

cigarette ends

2:39pm - 9 August 2022

22 people have been ordered to pay over £8,000 in fines as a result of prosecutions by North Somerset Council for breaches of Public Space Protection Orders.

A school street sign

1:41pm - 5 August 2022

Work to provide a new safer route to school in Yatton is set to start on Monday (8 August).

passengers sitting on a bus

6:30pm - 4 August 2022

North Somerset Council is looking at ways to continue local services in response to the latest announcement of further cuts proposed by commercial bus company First.

woman wearing pink sports shoes walking

2:40pm - 1 August 2022

A scheme to encourage more walking and cycling in Weston-super-Mare is set to start on Wednesday 3 August.

A photo of the Beach Lawns in Weston-super-Mare taken in August 2022.

12:00pm - 1 August 2022

North Somerset Council is today (Monday 1 August) starting work to improve security and access at the Beach Lawns in Weston-super-Mare.

artists impression of Banwell Bypass

9:43am - 28 July 2022

Following extensive design work and two public consultations, a planning application seeking permission to build the Banwell bypass has now been submitted.

a child's hands holding a small pink heart towards the camera

4:45pm - 27 July 2022

Financial support is available for people in North Somerset who are struggling with their household finances. North Somerset Council has been awarded a £1.3m grant from the Government's Household Support Fund to be distributed to households in need by the end of September 2022.

A photo of one of three Victorian seafront shelters in Weston-super-Mare

4:00pm - 27 July 2022

Work to bring three Victorian seafront shelters in Weston-super-Mare back to their former glory began today (Wednesday 27 July).

train track

1:57pm - 27 July 2022

Today, the Department for Transport have committed an additional £15.5m to deliver MetroWest Phase 1b, which would see the reopening the Portishead to Bristol rail line.

A photo of some of the friends of Trendlewood Community Park in Nailsea holding the Green Flag Award 2022/23.

10:00am - 26 July 2022

It's another ‘high five’ for North Somerset's parks and green spaces!

Woman walking down a street in the dark

1:00pm - 25 July 2022

North Somerset Council and Somerset County Council have jointly secured an additional £317,694 from the Home Office Safer Streets Fund to continue to make public spaces and streets safer for women and girls.