Fight launched to stop 190 homes being built in flood zone Thursday, May 22, 2025 flooding planning development housing yatton floodzone localplan northsomerset appeal persimmon North Somerset Council has taken its fight to the High Court in a bid to overturn a planning inspector’s decision allowing the construction of 190 homes on flood-prone land in Yatton. The contested site lies within flood zone … Read More
Somerset’s Most Dangerous Areas Uncovered in New Crime Rate Map Monday, May 19, 2025 somerset crime avon bristol northsomerset safety policing crimerates community statistics A newly released crime map has exposed the most dangerous locations to live in Somerset, spotlighting areas where residents are most vulnerable to criminal activity. In 2023, over 5.3 million non-fraud crimes were recorded … Read More
CQC Urges Improvement in North Somerset Council’s Care Services Friday, May 16, 2025 cqc northsomerset safeguarding reablement careassessment adultsocialcare advocacy innovation elderlycare healthservices The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated North Somerset Council’s adult social care services as “requires improvement,” marking its second lowest ranking and spotlighting significant shortfalls in safeguarding and support. … Read More
Long-Awaited School Building to Replace Tents at Clevedon School Friday, May 16, 2025 education clevedon northsomerset schoolbuilding planning athletics temporary classrooms construction students sport For students at Clevedon School in North Somerset, the era of attending classes in tents is drawing to a close. Since 2023, when HAC—a material with structural concerns similar to RAAC—was detected in their school building, … Read More
North Somerset Council Set to Welcome New CEO Mandy Bishop Tuesday, May 13, 2025 northsomerset ceo mandybishop council leadership banwellbypass metrowest birnbeckpier devolution westonsupermare Mandy Bishop, a local North Somerset native, is poised to become the new chief executive of North Somerset Council, with her appointment expected to be officially confirmed at tonight’s full council meeting on May 13. … Read More
Abandoned Somerset Village Pub Transformed into a Design Lover’s Dream Tuesday, May 13, 2025 somerset pub architecture restoration studiohive regeneration design historic northsomerset creativehub The former Battleaxes pub in Wraxall, Somerset, has been given a fresh new life as The Temperance House, thanks to a remarkable refurbishment by property developers and architects Studio Hive. After remaining closed since … Read More