• What a load of rubbish is being recycled in Nailsea

  By Carol_Deacon at 13:20 on 28/09/12

  

  Food, plastic and pieces of junk are no longer going into landfill in North Somerset as people go green. The district council says more and more residents are recycling their rubbish which is fantastic news for the environment. Last year 61.1 per cent recycled which compares with 58.7 per cent % in the same period last year. The 12 month recycling rate now stands at 60.4 per cent and makes North Somerset the second best recycling...

• Backwell ready to reveal its plan for future of village

  By Carol_Deacon at 11:45 on 13/09/12

  

  Earlier this year Backwell Parish Council set up a steering group to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan for the village. The aim was to create a shared vision for the community and set planning policies for the development and use of land. It would decide whether the community wanted or needed new homes, what green fields should be protected at all costs and how and where to house the next generation growing up in Backwell. After...

• Nailsea people warned of cold calling community tax scam

  By Carol_Deacon at 10:37 on 03/07/12

  

  North Somerset Council is warning residents of a cold calling scam about reducing community tax bills. Alarmed householders have reported receiving the supposedly official calls about council tax. Executive member for financeTony Lake said: "Residents have been in contact with us about a company cold calling them claiming to be able to reduce their council tax and apparently saying they are from the council. "We have been in...

• Decide what's in the planning pipeline for Backwell

  By Carol_Deacon at 12:49 on 07/06/12

  

  Backwell Parish Council is drawing up a blueprint of planning for the village until 2027. With the help of villagers it is preparing a Neighbourhood Development Plan.  This will build on the Parish Plan and help to shape the parish over the next 15 years. A formal part of the process is to give local residents, businesses and others with an interest in the plan, the chance to have a say in the area which is to be covered by the...

• Nailsea Town Council annual meeting April 2012

  By Carol_Deacon at 10:06 on 28/04/12

  

  Apathy ruled at the Nailsea Town Council annual meeting on Wednesday night as it was poorly attended. The audience at the Tithe Barn was mainly made up of councillors, recipients and supporters of grants and awards. Town council chairman Rod Lees talked about future development in Nailsea which has grown sixfold in the past 50 years. He warned that property developers have a significant interest in the green fields buffering Nailsea and...

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