Two Bus Lanes Suspended Near M5 to Alleviate Traffic Amid Months of Roadworks Sunday, December 21, 2025 bus traffic roadworks weston-super-mare northsomerset buses congestion infrastructure publictransport queensway sport To ease traffic congestion during extensive roadworks, North Somerset Council has decided to suspend two bus lanes in Weston-super-Mare. The major construction, scheduled from May 2026 to January 2027 along the B3440, … Read More
Two Bus Lanes Near M5 Suspended to Ease Traffic Amid Major Roadworks Sunday, December 21, 2025 weston-super-mare buslanes roadworks traffic northsomerset transportation infrastructure congestion publictransport queensway sport Two bus lanes in Weston-super-Mare will be temporarily suspended to alleviate congestion during extensive roadworks scheduled from May 2026 to January 2027. The planned works along the B3440, Queensway, and Bristol Road in … Read More
North Somerset Council Seeks Exceptional Council Tax Increase to Protect Services Friday, December 12, 2025 northsomerset counciltax funding socialcare budgetcuts localgovernment exceptionalsupport financialcrisis publicservices council North Somerset Council has announced it will almost certainly need to raise council tax beyond the usual 5% cap, as it faces a significant shortfall due to reduced government funding. The council is formally seeking … Read More
Council Seeks Exceptional Council Tax Hike to Avert Financial Crisis Friday, December 12, 2025 northsomerset counciltax exceptionalsupport fundingcuts socialcare budgetcrisis localgovernment fairfunding financialcrisis publicservices North Somerset Council has announced it will “almost certainly” need to increase council tax beyond the usual 5% cap, after facing a significant shortfall in government funding. The council is formally requesting exceptional … Read More
North Somerset Faces Possible Governance Under Mayor Without Electoral Mandate Thursday, December 11, 2025 northsomerset weca mayor elections combinedauthority governance helengodwin localgovernment avon consultation North Somerset could soon become part of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) and find itself governed by a mayor its residents did not vote for. Although the council initially declined to join WECA when it was … Read More
North Somerset Could Be Governed by Mayor It Did Not Elect Thursday, December 11, 2025 northsomerset weca westofengland mayor combinedauthority localgovernment elections helengodwin governance consultation North Somerset faces the possibility of being governed by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) mayor it did not vote for, as the council moves towards joining WECA. Although North Somerset initially declined to join … Read More