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Weston-super-Mare is looking forward to welcoming thousands of visitors to the seafront and town this August bank holiday weekend with beautiful weather forecast throughout and a packed programme of events lined-up.

Discover Weston-super-Mare’s heritage for free as sites across the town get ready to welcome visitors between Friday 9 and Sunday 18 September. This is part of Heritage Open Days, England’s largest heritage festival.

More details are announced today about the free public events programme that kicks off during August Bank Holiday weekend, as SEE MONSTER’s transformation continues at the iconic Tropicana, in Weston-super-Mare.

Applications are now open for households in North Somerset to get help to fund a wide range of energy-saving measures.

Ambitious wayfinding projects to direct pedestrians around Weston’s town centre have been put in locations across the seafront and the high street.

North Somerset Council is looking for views on how to improve the area’s Public Rights of Way network in a consultation that opened at noon today (Monday 22 August).

Work to install new street lighting columns in Portishead has begun.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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