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North Somerset residents are being urged to be on their guard against energy rebate scammers.

A special event to bring together employers and employees, and highlight the important roles workplaces play in mental wellbeing will take place in North Somerset on World Mental Health Day (Monday 10 October).

Following the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the bank holiday taking place on Monday 19 September for her State Funeral, there will be no recycling and waste collections in North Somerset that day.

The area’s three recycling centres at Backwell, Portishead and Weston-super-Mare will also be closed all day.

North Somerset Council has taken this decision to enable the focus of the day to be on paying respect to Her Majesty.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral will be held at 11am on Monday 19 September. The day has been declared an additional bank holiday in the UK so that people have an opportunity to pay their respects and commemorate her reign.

Hundreds of people gathered in the Italian Gardens in Weston-super-Mare yesterday (Sunday 11 September) to hear the local Proclamation on the accession of the new Sovereign, King Charles III.
 

Parents and carers in North Somerset are being urged to apply for school places online and on time.

North Somerset Council has joined people across the Commonwealth and the world in paying tribute to Her Majesty The Queen after the sad news of her death was announced this evening, Thursday 8 September.

People living in Nailsea and Clevedon are being asked to share their views to help establish the future needs for housing in the two towns. The information gathered will be used by North Somerset Council to establish the kinds of housing, including affordable housing, local people need.

Marine Lake in Weston-super-Mare is set to temporarily close later this month to enable the replacement of two faulty sluice gates.

The second stage of a scheme to improve access for pedestrians and cyclists in Clevedon begins in October.

A further reduction of bus services is set to hit North Somerset following the announcement that a bus operator will cease operations in the area later this week.

North Somerset Council faces increasingly tough decisions to set a balanced budget for the financial year ahead with a £17m gap to close – about 10 per cent of its net budget.

North Somerset’s landmarks and scenery have long been used as locations for some of the nation’s best loved films and TV shows. Having seen the economic benefits that filming can bring into the area, North Somerset Council’s economy team has officially launched a registered film office and accompanying new website.

North Somerset Council is inviting families to help shape proposals to improve five play areas in a consultation that opened at noon today (Tuesday 30 August).

North Somerset’s residents will face worsening financial challenges this autumn as cost of living pressures continue to spiral and energy prices rocket.