[ad_1] A permanent home for a statue by Weston-super-Mare students inspired by the Knife Angel, knocking through a wall in Bath’s iconic Royal Crescent, and putting solar panels on a major leisure centre are among the schemes people are trying to get planning permission for in Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset. Every…
[ad_1] North Somerset Council has released a priority list as to where thousands of new homes will need to be built. The council is updating its draft Local Plan to identify potential new locations for development in North Somerset, to help meet the government’s new higher housing target for the district of 23,805 new homes…
[ad_1] A second attempt to turn a distinctive building into a shared house, turning garages into charity offices, and installing solar panels on a village hall are among the schemes people are trying to get planning permission for in Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset. Every week, the two neighbouring unitary authorities receive…
[ad_1] An elderly couple were sent letters threatening court action for non-payment of council tax – only to find the payment they had made had gone to the wrong bank account. Ron and Jean Febrey, who live in Nailsea, had paid their £184 monthly instalment to North Somerset Council as normal in June at the…
[ad_1] Motorists in Yatton faced gridlock once again after a crash on a busy road through the village. Emergency crews were called yesterday afternoon (June 5) to a crash near the North End roundabout. Two cars were involved in the collision. All occupants managed to get out of the vehicles unaided, suffering minor injuries. Specialist…
[ad_1] Council chiefs have joined the hunt for a new premises for Portishead Post Office. The post office – the only one in the town – closed in January after McColls in the High Street, where it was based, shut its doors. Portishead is the second biggest town in North Somerset with a population expected…
[ad_1] A hunt for a new postmaster or mistress has been launched in Portishead – with a package on offer of £80,000. Post Office Limited is advertising for a new franchise to run a main post office in the town following news McColls is to close. Retail giant Morrisons announced earlier this year it is…
[ad_1] Portishead could be left without a post office after news that McColls is to close its store in the town. Retail giant Morrisons has announced it is to close 132 of its McColls stores across the UK which it bought earlier this year in a rescue deal. The McColls store in Portishead High Street…