Take steps towards a healthier decade – and win a Fitbit!

Have you made a New Year’s resolution to be more active?

Many people look at the New Year as an incentive to improve things – and the new decade might give you an even bigger push.

More ways to get your health and fitness on track

If you need a little more help to get your health and wellness on track, lots of initiatives are available in North Somerset to guide you.

Resolve to reduce your waste

Resolve to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible this New Year.

Last year, people around the world were inspired to reduce their consumption of single-use plastic and incorporate more eco-friendly alternatives into their lives.

Comment on proposed budget and corporate plan

Would you like to give feedback on North Somerset Council’s proposed budget for the upcoming financial year?

The annual budget is set in February and there are still a few days remaining of the public consultation if you would like to have your say on the proposals put forward.

Time running out to apply for school places

Time is running out to apply for school places if your child is due to start school later this year.

There are just two days left to apply before the deadline of 11.59pm on Wednesday (15 January).

Views sought on plans to tackle climate emergency

A climate emergency was declared in North Somerset last year and now people can have their say about the council’s plans to tackle it.

North Somerset Council wants both the organisation and area to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Cheaper bus travel into Bristol with friends

Take advantage of cheaper bus travel into Bristol for you and your friends this month.

A special offer is now running on the m2 metrobus route, which goes from Long Ashton park and ride into Bristol city centre.

New plan needed for sustainable communities

You might have seen in the local news recently that North Somerset Council has taken the decision to withdraw from the region-wide Joint Spatial Plan.

This was being developed to guide housing, transport and infrastructure growth in the West of England area.

Could you be the difference in a child’s life?

More foster carers are urgently needed to provide loving homes for children in North Somerset.

If you’ve ever considered fostering, now could be the time to find out more as North Somerset Council hopes to recruit 20 new foster carers in 2020.

New research highlights hillfort’s national importance

New research has further highlighted the national significance of an Iron Age hillfort and the measures which are needed to protect it.

Worlebury Hillfort, situated on Worlebury Hill overlooking Weston-super-Mare, is designated a Scheduled Monument in recognition of its national importance.