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Mendip Activity Centre, the flagship destination of Mendip Adventure, was delighted to welcome Tessa Munt, MP for Wells and the Mendip Hills, on a recent visit to highlight the importance of outdoor education and the visitor economy.

Bristol Airport has launched an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the provision of a premium and fully licensed taxi and private hire service for both customers and staff.

North Somerset Council will on Tuesday 16 September consider the future of the restoration of the Birnbeck Pier structure and the major funding gap placing that element of the project at jeopardy.

Improvement work is due to start on the former Cox’s Mill site in Cheddar on Monday 15 September, it has been announced.

The Mendip Family Festival returned for its third edition at Mendip Basecamp in Churchill this past weekend and was a complete sell-out.

A determined team of cyclists from Bristol Airport have successfully completed a gruelling 160-mile bike ride from The Brunel Museum in London to Bristol Airport, raising an incredible £87,000 for the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), the Airport’s Charity Partner.

Summer Fest at the Beach - the brand-new music festival bringing the spirit of the legendary T4 on the Beach back to Weston-super-Mare takes place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2026.

One of the region’s largest private sector employers is holding a Careers Fair offering job seekers the chance to explore over 150 exciting job roles.

Weston-super-Mare will echo to the sound of seagulls on Sunday, August 31 - but not all of them will have feathers.

A talented local artist has been chosen to create a colourful mural at Ashley Down railway station to celebrate the rich railway heritage of Bristol and the West. 

Weston-super-Mare families are about to get a new way to shop smart, save money, and help the planet. Little Pickles Markets, the award-winning nearly-new baby and children’s sales, are coming to town.

The new exhibition offers a new appraisal of the work and life of Exmoor writer and artist Hope Bourne.