Fewer than one in five people pass this IQ test, thought to be the shortest in the world only three questions long. The Cognitive Reflection Test has a pass rate of just 17 per cent, leaving the ...

Universal Credit claimants will see their payments automatically increase next year, after the DWP set new benefit rates for 2025. Benefits including Child Benefits, Universal Credit and Personal ...

As shoppers prepare for Christmas, you might be thinking about which advent calendars to buy this year. Morrisons might have just made that decision a little easier with its weekend deal on Cadbury ...

A FUNDING gap caused by higher costs and lower funding could reduce North Somerset Council services to their bare essentials.

THE Northern Lights are expected to return and be seen across the South West skies this weekend. Confirmed by NASA and the Met Office, the aurora is set to return in a "once in a decade" scenario. The ...

Yesterday the chancellor set out the first budget of this Labour government and I was incredibly proud to be present in the chamber ...

Fostering South West was launched in April to bring together the expertise of 14 councils from across the South West region - including North Somerset Council.

North Somerset Council is backing a programme to help businesses bridge skills gaps. Run by Weston College, the initiative aims to support employee development and provide training solutions for ...

Portishead Ladies Reserves secured an emphatic 8-0 victory over Bishops Lydeard. The game, played in muddy conditions, saw the Reserves take an early lead thanks to Kevie Jones, who opened the scoring ...

Mendip Spring Golf Club has welcomed its first club lady captain in its history. The honour has gone to Jackie Richards. She has chosen Weston Hospice as her charity, as she intends to raise money for ...

A FIRE crew is still at the scene of a blaze in a North Somerset village which involved around 20 cars. Avon Fire & Rescue Service were called to reports of a car fire on Bourne Lane, Blagdon, on ...

Foodies are in for a treat this Black Friday with Marco Pierre White's North Somerset-based restaurants offering special deals ...