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Northsomerset

North Somerset Faces Further Library Funding Cuts Amid Budget Crisis

North Somerset Council is grappling with worsening financial pressures, planning to slash an additional £50,000 from its library budget—before final decisions on current library closures have even been made. Last year, the …

By Tommy Wathen · Friday 20 February 2026 · 2 min read

Libraries

Librarians Silenced Amid North Somerset Library Cuts

Librarians across North Somerset have been asked to refrain from discussing the council’s planned library cuts while on duty or inside library buildings. Facing a £433,000 reduction in annual funding—almost 20% of the current …

By Tommy Wathen · Thursday 7 August 2025 · 2 min read