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Latest News
🎄North Somerset Council – Festive Recycling and Waste Collection Changes
Recycling and waste collections will change over the festive period as crews are not working on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Please note that collections will take place on Sunday 28 December 2025 to help with the catch up. All collections will return to their normal schedule from Monday 12 January 2026. […]
Proposed Changes to the Working Age Council Tax Reduction Scheme
North Somerset Council is currently reviewing its Council Tax Reduction Scheme, which helps low-income households with their council tax bills. At present, the scheme can cover up to 75.5% of a household’s council tax bill; however, North Somerset Council is proposing to lower this maximum level of help to 65.5%. This reduction of 10% would […]
Flood Warning Service
The Environment Agency has notified Wraxall & Failand Parish Council that a new flood warning service is now live at the following link: www.gov.uk/get-flood-warnings The new flood warning service offers various improvements, including the option for flood warden or community flood groups to register for the professional service, to allow for more contacts to be […]
📚 Mobile Library Service – Thursday 4th December
The Parish Council has been informed that the mobile library will be off the road today due to lack of driver availability. The affected communities are Long Ashton, Failand, Abbots Leigh, Leigh Woods and Portbury. The Mobile Library team will hold any available reservations until their next visit; however, if residents would like their reservations […]
North Somerset Local Plan 2041 – Pre-submission Regulation 19 Consultation
The new North Somerset Local Plan 2041 identifies where development can and cannot take place in North Somerset. It also guides investment for new housing, jobs, transport and community facilities over the next 15 years. The pre-submission plan is the version that North Somerset Council proposes to submit to the Secretary of State for independent […]