NORTH Somerset Council has said the shift to black bin collections every three weeks is “making a difference”. The council claims the scheme, which began on June 9, had led to less general waste being ...

A former Conservative MP has appeared in court accused of having a false passport during the time she was sitting in Parliament. Katie Wallis, 41, of Butetown, Cardiff, the MP for Bridgend in South ...

A world-famous rock star has offered his support to three brothers who are attempting to row across the Pacific in record-time. Michael Balzary – better known by his stage name, Flea – is the bassist ...

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is hearing arguments around the appointment of a special advocate for the families this week.

The UN food agency has accused Israel of using tanks, snipers and other weapons to fire on a crowd of Palestinians seeking food aid, in what the territory’s Health Ministry said was one of the ...

Children aged 5 to 15 can now travel for free on all buses across North Somerset and the wider West of England region throughout the school ...

Bath-based Evolve Music has launched a summer fundraiser designed to provide £2500 for its Dads Rock initiative. The sessions also run across multiple locations in the southwest including Frome, ...

A new single regulator will replace four separate bodies to cut pollution and protect customers from future bill hikes.

The NHS has launched a catch-up campaign for the jab, which is key to eliminating cervical cancer in the UK by 2040.

Searches are continuing at a lake as part of an investigation into a missing woman. Rachel Booth, 38, from Barnton, near Northwich in Cheshire, was reported missing in the early hours of Saturday, ...

The attack killed two people and wounded 15, including a 12-year-old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Japanese knotweed season is underway, and North Somerset residents are being urged to check for local infestations.