Council backing children and young people
Children and young people across North Somerset will benefit from a budget designed to make childhood fairer.
21 Feb 2022
Children and young people across North Somerset will benefit from a budget designed to make childhood fairer.
North Somerset health leaders are urging residents to remain cautious as the country plans to live with covid, following the Government's announcement and recent falls in local infection levels.
The re-development of vacant sites in Weston Town Centre took another step forward last night, with a decision by North Somerset Council to start work to find a development partner.
North Somerset Council members met last night and set the budget for the year ahead. They approved a financial strategy that protects vital council services while also investing an extra £40m in long-term local projects to improve services for children, green initiatives, and local facilities.
Liberal Democrat Councillors in North Somerset are calling for lateral flow device tests (LFDs) to continue to be provided to the public free of charge. Councillor Mike Bell, North Somerset Council's Deputy Leader and executive member for public health, warned that the introduction of charges - reported to be under consideration by the government - would risk further damaging the economy and pushing costs onto those least able to pay.
Following yesterday's violent scenes in Westminster, LibDem Parliamentary Spokesperson for Weston and the Villages, Cllr Patrick Keating, has today called on Weston's Tory MP to take a stand for decency in public life and to call on the Prime Minster to withdraw his false remarks about the leader of the opposition.