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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Children and young people across the area will soon benefit from improvement to play areas thanks to significant investment by North Somerset Council.

Schools across North Somerset have been recognised for the vital work they are doing to support their pupils as part of North Somerset Council’s continued commitment to making North Somerset a fairer, healthier place to live.

A £40,000 scheme to improve the A371 Woodborough Road in Winscombe starts on Monday 25 July.

Residents are being urged to help recycling crews in the extreme heat by correctly sorting their recycling and placing it out earlier than normal.

North Somerset residents are being urged to take care and stay well as an amber weather warning for extreme heat is due to come into effect this weekend.

Local people are being invited to have their say on plans for a new 20mph zone in Pill, Easton-in-Gordano and Ham Green.

Residents facing digital exclusion through not being able to afford sim cards and mobile data can now access them for free thanks to a new scheme available through North Somerset Council's library service.

SEE MONSTER, a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform that is set to become one of 
the UK’s largest public art installations, is due to arrive by sea into Weston-super-Mare this 
Tuesday, 12 July. The transformation of the platform is a world-first that aims to inspire global 
conversations about the repurposing of large industrial structures and design-led solutions to 
sustainable futures.