Mike Bell, leader of North Somerset Council, recently revealed that he has had to involve the police due to threats made against him. Speaking on BBC Radio Bristol’s John Darvall show on March 25, Bell confirmed that the …
Campaigners are urging the West of England Mayor to oppose Bristol Airport’s plans to expand its capacity to 15 million passengers per year. The airport has applied for permission to increase annual flights to 100,000, but …
Campaigners are urging the West of England Mayor, Helen Godwin, to oppose Bristol Airport’s latest expansion plans, which aim to increase passenger capacity to 15 million annually across 100,000 flights. They argue that the …
Campaigners are urging North Somerset Council to consider reopening the disused Uphill railway station in Weston-super-Mare. This move aims to improve local transport connectivity and better serve key community locations. …
A growing campaign is calling on North Somerset Council to reopen the long-forgotten Uphill railway station in Weston-super-Mare. The town currently has active stations at Weston-super-Mare and Weston Milton on the Bristol to …
The Chew Valley, a rural area in North East Somerset, is once again at risk of losing all its regular bus services—a situation locals faced just three years ago. After unprecedented cuts in 2023 left residents without bus …
The Chew Valley in North East Somerset is once again at risk of losing all its regular bus services following government cuts to regional transport funding. After losing all bus services in 2023, the local community rallied …
The West of England’s free bus travel scheme, which allowed residents to travel free on buses throughout their birthday month, has been discontinued quietly by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). Introduced in …
North Somerset Council missed a crucial step in its potential membership of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) due to an unexpected traffic disruption. Deputy leader Catherine Gibbons, scheduled to attend the …
Traffic congestion prevented North Somerset Council from fully participating in a landmark meeting about joining the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). The meeting, held in Bristol and attended by WECA’s three current …
After nearly a decade of remaining outside, North Somerset is poised to join the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) — but what will this mean for local residents? In September 2025, North Somerset Council voted in …
After nearly a decade, North Somerset is on the brink of joining the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), marking a significant change for the region. Following a council vote in September 2025, a public consultation is …
North Somerset is poised to become a member of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) by the end of 2026 or early 2027, signaling a significant shift in regional collaboration and governance. This move follows a …
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 …
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 …