Council Secures Refund Over Faulty Recycling Bags That Crumbled Wednesday, December 31, 2025 recycling recyclingbags northsomerset wastemanagement refund plasticrecycling publicservices bags environment sustainability North Somerset Council has successfully secured a refund from the supplier of thousands of red recycling bags that began falling apart shortly after distribution. Following a positive trial involving 6,000 households in late … Read More
Council Secures Refund for Faulty Recycling Bags That Crumbled Wednesday, December 31, 2025 northsomerset recycling bags refund plasticwaste localgovernment wastemanagement productquality environmentalpolicy community North Somerset Council has successfully obtained a full refund from a supplier after thousands of newly introduced recycling bags began deteriorating soon after distribution. The council had rolled out new red bags to every … Read More
Council Secures Refund After Faulty Recycling Bags Fall Apart Wednesday, December 31, 2025 northsomerset recycling wastemanagement council recyclingbags refund environment sustainability community publicservices North Somerset Council has successfully secured a refund from the supplier of thousands of red recycling bags that began to disintegrate shortly after being distributed to households. Following a successful trial in late … Read More
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
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