• Weston-super-Mare Town Hall and Library Refurbishment Taking Shape

  By vickifitz at 09:43 on 26/10/11

  

  Work to remodel the Town Hall in Weston-super-Mare is progressing well and plans to relocate the town's central library are on track according to North Somerset Council. The local authority is spending £9.8 million on revamping the current town hall offices in order to house some of its other premises under one roof. Councillors say the aim of the scheme is to reduce the number of buildings the council currently...

• North Somerset Council to Cut Number of Councillors

  By vickifitz at 11:49 on 15/09/11

  

  North Somerset Council says it is committed to reducing the number of councillors. Prior to the council elections in May this year, councillor Peter Bryant was tasked with looking at whether the council still needed as many as 61 ward members. As a results of this investigation it has been decided for budgetary reasons, a reduction in councillors is essential.   However, due to the recent election this year, and the...

• Should May Day move to October?

  By Weston-super-Mare People at 09:00 on 13/05/11

  

  SEASIDE MP John Penrose is urging the public to give their views on his controversial plans to move the historic May Day bank holiday to the end of October. The Weston-super-Mare Tory was tasked by David Cameron to come up with ways to promote growth in tourism – the sixth largest UK industry. His plans include creating a longer visitor season by moving the first public holiday in May to October 21 and renaming it Trafalgar Day...

• Should May Day move to October?

  By Weston-super-Mare People at 09:00 on 13/05/11

  

  SEASIDE MP John Penrose is urging the public to give their views on his controversial plans to move the historic May Day bank holiday to the end of October. The Weston-super-Mare Tory was tasked by David Cameron to come up with ways to promote growth in tourism – the sixth largest UK industry. His plans include creating a longer visitor season by moving the first public holiday in May to October 21 and renaming it Trafalgar Day...

• In the latest of our ward profiles for the May 5 local elections, political editor Ian Onions looks at WESTON- SUPER-MARE

  By Weston-super-Mare People at 09:00 on 03/05/11

  

  UNLESS you suffer the daily headache of commuting from Weston-super-Mare, it's hard to understand the significance of upgrading Junction 21 on the M5. This roundabout over the motorway creates a massive pinchpoint at peak hours which brings traffic to a standstill every day. Unless you travel down the A38 to Burnham-on-Sea, this roundabout is the only access to Weston and because there are so few employers in the town, most workers...

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