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An exterior shot of North Somerset Council Town Hall

Libraries may close as council plans £45m of cuts

North Somerset Council needs to plug a £54m gap in its budget for the next financial year.

The exterior of North Somerset Council town hall. There is a sign that says 'town hall' and a small palm tree.

Council tax could rise by 15% amid 'financial emergency'

The council is warning it could go bankrupt if savings are not found.

John Darvall sat on the left of a composite image, in a purple studio with a microphone in front of him. On the right is Keir Starmer with grey hair and brown glasses.

PM challenged on West's councils facing bankruptcy

The prime minister is questioned as part of a series of interviews with BBC local radio presenters.

Engineering teams use the world's largest crane - Big Carl - to lift a 245-tonne steel dome onto Hinkley Point C's first reactor building, at the nuclear power station construction site in Bridgwater, Somerset. The scene is reflected in water below it, including a construction worker in high-vis standing at the front of the buildings.

Government urged to block 'crazy' EDF saltmarsh plans

The company wants to flood farmland to compensate for killing tonnes of fish at Hinkley Point C.

John Crockford-Hawley holding the trowel which his cousin used to lay the pier's foundation stone

Mayor uncovers unknown family connection to pier

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is providing £10m towards reopening the Victorian landmark.

Birnbeck Pier's bridge to the island where the pier is based

Pier 'on brink of loss' receives £10m package

Birnbeck Pier has been in disrepair for 20 years after being privately owned.

The empty site of Dolphin Square, behind a fence with the road in the foreground

Seaside town homes to be built after £1.7m grant

The council was told that without extra funding it would not be able to build on the site.

A rainbow shines over Birnbeck Island

Pier lifeboat station to be brought 'back to life'

Councillor Mark Canniford said each milestone is a step forward to "benefit the local area".

A large display of vapes at the end of a Halloween sweets aisle in Morrisons in Worle. It is a large display with colourful vape boxes and electronic screens.

Vapes placed near children's sweets sparks concern

The supermarket chain said it would be contacting the store to ask them to move the display.