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The Christmas story of recycling in North Somerset

By Carol_Deacon at 16:12 on 05/01/12

An increase of up to 45 per cent in recycling has been recorded over the Christmas period in North Somerset. It was mostly cardboard suggesting Father Christmas delivered lots of big presents in big boxes. Research across the country suggests a 20 per cent increase in the amount of recycling presented as a result of Christmas but North Somerset more than doubled this. North Somerset Council executive member for waste and...
New Nailsea town councillor

By Carol_Deacon at 09:08 on 06/10/11

Nailsea Town Council is finally up to full strength when it co-opted a new face at its meeting on Wednesday night. Richard West, of Cheddar Close, is the new councillor. At the May district, town and parish elections Nailsea failed to attract its full quota of 20 people wanting to be town councillors. So in July it co-opted belly-dancing solicitor Saeeda Jameel and former chairman Neil Middleton to fill vacancies. Then a further...
Don't lose your vote - Nailsea people urged to register

By Carol_Deacon at 12:13 on 07/09/11

Voter registration forms will soon be dropping through letterboxes across North Somerset and people are being urged to return them as soon as possible to make their voice heard. Nailsea residents who want to vote need to ensure their name is on the Register of Electors. Every British, Irish, European or Commonwealth citizen 18 or over, or who will become 18 before December 1, 2012, is legally required to register. North Somerset...
A council election at Backwell but co-option at Nailsea

By Carol_Deacon at 19:31 on 07/08/11

There will be an election in Backwell on Thursday, September 8, to fill the vacancy created by the death of North Somerset councillor Tom Collison. Mr Collinson, of Dark Lane, died suddenly on Wednesday, June 29, of a heart attack. He was 81 years of age. Mr Collinson used his planning expertise as an independent councillor to defend the village from developments and had served on both the parish and latterly district council. Fellow...
Nailsea Town Council welcomes new councillors - including a belly dancer

By Carol_Deacon at 14:48 on 08/07/11

Nailsea Town Council has co-opted two new councillors – a belly-dancing solicitor and a former chairman with an MBE. Saeeda Jameel and Neil Middleton were elected by councillors to serve for the next four years. In total seven candidates put their names forward and were invited to make a presentation on Wednesday evening, July 6. The others were Chris Ambrose, Sandra Heard, Julia Latta, Jackie Lucas and John Phillips. ...

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The husbands and wives who need your vote

By J_Blatchford

I should add that Mary Blatchford suffered two near misses before she got elected, losing by 2 votes...

By Nailsea People at 11:00 on 28/04/11

TWO husband and wife teams are standing as candidates in the local elections, in the same town. Andy and Sue Cole are standing as Independent candidates in Nailsea East while Jeremy and Mary Blatchford are standing for the Tories in Nailsea North and West. They are all well-known on the local political scene and have been councillors for a number of years. Mr Cole, 59, chairman of North Somerset Council's Community Services...
Apathy rules in Nailsea for town council election

By real_woodworm

Beware being a co-opted councillor! I was, and it leaves you in a very second class position, where...

By Carol_Deacon at 13:29 on 06/04/11

North Somerset Council electoral officer released today, Wednesday, the names of the candidates standing for parish and town councils in our area. There must have been a coup d'état in Nailsea because none of the candidates have declared their political allegiances. Perhaps they have all decided that party politics have no place at the parish pump. But it is apathy that rules as in Nailsea and Wraxall because not enough...
Tories face hearing over allegations

By perplexed123

When the allegations are shown to be without foundation, those who made them should be suspended...

By Nailsea People at 11:00 on 24/02/11

A DISCLIPINARY hearing is to be held to decide the fate of two leading Tories who were removed from office after serious allegations were made against them. Councillor Carl Francis-Pester was removed from his role as president of North Somerset Conservative Association along with chairman, Chris Allcock, earlier this month after concerns were raised about how the association was being run. The allegations against the pair, both...
North Somerset Council proposes community tax freeze for Nailsea People

By J_Blatchford

No comments about Queen's Road potholes? Actually there is a major pothole filling and resurfacing...

By Carol_Deacon at 09:58 on 02/02/11

The pot holes at the end of Queen's Road in Nailsea are as bad as ever but no-one seems to be complaining. No news of groups of angry pensioners marching on Whitehall but some rumbles of discontent in educational circles. Why the muted response to the current ills? Because North Somerset Council is facing huge cuts as like it or lump it the coalition government is determined to reduce its deficit. A draft budget which proposes a...
National party politics ‘gets in the way’

By J_Blatchford

Firstly Clr Cole is NOT a Nailsea Town Councillor and as one for almost 12 years I am unaware of him...

By Nailsea People at 09:00 on 18/02/11

NATIONAL politics being inflicted at a local level is the reason one Nailsea councillor has decided to leave his party ahead of the forthcoming local elections. Councillor Andy Cole, who has represented Nailsea East as a Liberal Democrat with North Somerset Council for the past 16 years said on May 5 he would be standing as an independent candidate. He said he believed it was important to represent the community without being...

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Latest Discussions in Council

I am a mother and my son and his friends love to play at Scotch Horn Park. It is becoming more and more frequent to see smashed glass bottles very...

By mpenny96 at 23:24 on 30/03/11
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I would like to thank the dustmen. Yes that right after you I said last year I would like the thank them. We are booked in to have our recycling green...

By ianthegun at 13:20 on 06/01/11
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I really love the trees along Queen's Road that were planted a couple of years ago. I'm glad the trouble was taken to improve the environment in this...

By lizzielizzie0 at 21:58 on 26/07/10
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