North Somerset Council Faces New River Maintenance Costs Amid Budget Strains Thursday, November 6, 2025 northsomerset floodprevention rivermaintenance environmentagency riparianowners budgetcuts localgovernment floodrisk publicservices somerset North Somerset Council is confronting unexpected financial pressures after being tasked with maintaining several rivers, following the Environment Agency’s recent decision to reduce its involvement due to budget cuts. River … Read More
Former Council Leader Joins Campaign to Save 'Vital' Pill Library from Closure Tuesday, October 7, 2025 library northsomerset community council pill closure campaign publicservices budget consultation A former leader of North Somerset Council has thrown his support behind a community campaign to prevent the closure of Pill Library and Children’s Centre—one of three libraries facing shutdown as part of the council’s plan to … Read More
Hundreds Rally to Save Vital Weston-super-Mare Library from Closure Wednesday, August 13, 2025 library weston-super-mare northsomerset community budgetcuts petition education publicservices council closure Hundreds of local residents have signed a growing petition urging North Somerset Council to reconsider the planned closure of Worle Library in Weston-super-Mare. The library is one of three in the area marked for closure as … Read More
Librarians Silenced Amid North Somerset Library Cuts Thursday, August 7, 2025 libraries northsomerset budgetcuts libraryclosures librarians council consultation publicservices community culture 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 … Read More
Somerset Council ‘Betting the House’ on Transformation to Avert Financial Crisis Wednesday, August 6, 2025 somerset council transformation bankruptcy budget austerity localgovernment restructuring publicservices governance Somerset Council is taking a high-stakes gamble on the next phase of its transformation programme to prevent an effective bankruptcy. Established in April 2023, the newly formed council inherited legacy systems and staff from … Read More
£400,000 Refurbishment Transforms Former Somerset Council HQ Wednesday, July 2, 2025 somerset westsomersethouse refurbishment localgovernment communityservices library redevelopment propertysales council publicservices West Somerset House, the former headquarters of West Somerset Council located on Killick Way in Williton, has undergone a significant refurbishment costing £400,000. Once the administrative center until the council’s … Read More