William Jones has become the first candidate to be elected outright for Reform UK on North Somerset Council, following a by-election in the Hutton and Locking ward. Jones won with 38% of the vote, receiving 706 votes in a …
Calls have been made for stronger enforcement against activists who have been attaching flags to lampposts along Weston-super-Mare’s seafront without permission. Helen Thornton, Labour councillor for Weston-super-Mare Uphill, …
Plans to build a new recycling centre in Weston-super-Mare, located across the road from the existing facility, are projected to cost more than the extensive restoration of Birnbeck Pier. On 8 August, North Somerset Council …
Somerset Council is set to incur a significant legal bill after the Planning Inspectorate determined that the Cornish Farm Touring Park, situated near the M5 motorway just outside Taunton, can continue operating. The caravan …
Lucy Trimnell, a Somerset councillor for the Wincanton and Bruton division, has been granted a six-month leave of absence following surgery she has awaited for six years. The division includes the market towns of Wincanton …
Over the past three years, Somerset Council has sold nearly 300 acres of farmland, generating upwards of £9.1 million in revenue, Somerset Live can reveal. The local authority, facing significant financial challenges, has …
Bath and North East Somerset Council’s planning committee has narrowly approved plans by Persimmon to build 200 homes on green belt land at the south-western edge of Keynsham. The decision, made by a 5-4 vote on 2 September, …
North Somerset Council is preparing to invest in a major new recycling centre and waste depot in Weston-super-Mare, with preliminary costs estimated at £56 million. The move responds to the impending lease expiry of the …
A petition opposing plans to build a large data centre in Bridgwater has garnered over 15,000 signatures, urging Somerset Council to reconsider the project. The proposed facility, expected to cover an area equivalent to 180 …
Bridgwater residents will have a valuable opportunity over the August bank holiday weekend to contribute their opinions on how a £20 million investment will be allocated over the next ten years, aimed at regenerating part of …
A car park near Bristol Airport, known as Yew Tree Paddocks on Downside Road, has been operating for nearly two decades but has now been deemed unlawful by North Somerset Council. Despite its long-standing use, the site has …
North Somerset Council has decided to suspend its public events for exchanging damaged red recycling bags due to concerns over unsafe crowd sizes. A swap event scheduled for Monday 24 August in Portishead has been postponed, …
Plans are underway to convert the former Lloyds Bank building at the corner of College Street and High Street in Burnham-on-Sea into four new flats. Lloyds Bank closed its branch there in November 2024, leaving locals to rely …
New government proposals unveiled last week aim to tackle the persistent problem of fly-tipping by requiring offenders to complete up to 20 hours of unpaid clean-up work. In addition, fines ranging from £300 to £5,000 could …
Glastonbury, widely recognised for its iconic annual music festival that draws crowds from across the globe, has gained an additional, more complex identity as the UK’s caravan capital. Approximately 300 individuals currently …