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ONE of the most popular places for a day out in South Wales is to close after the Welsh Government bought land to be redeveloped.

Shoppers headed to the Sovereign in Weston-super-Mare will receive a pleasant surprise this weekend as a community piano is put in place for…

The Sovereign Centre's manager will leave his post later this year having headed up the Sov for three years.

Morag Myerscough with her Love at First Sight artwork. - Credit: Ian Georgeson Weston’s Heritage Action Zone has been granted £119,690 for a three-year cultural project reaching out to the diverse communities within the town, as part of Weston’s Placemaking Strategy and in partnership with Culture Weston.  Weston is one of 60 High Street Heritage Action Zones which have been awarded a grant by Historic England to deliver community-led cultural activities on their high streets over the n...

Fingal County Council is to consider reducing access for private vehicles on Main Street Swords and increasing space for public transport and cyclists, the local authority has confirmed. The council was responding to a question put forward by Fianna Fáil councillor, Brigid Manton at a recent Local Area Committee meeting which called for Main Street, Swords to be closed off to vehicular traffic. The local authority said the appearance and functionality of Main Street and how it can operate bett...

Cllr John Crockford-Hawley. - Credit: North Somerset Council North Somerset Council has had to find new ways to keep vital services running during the pandemic - with meetings held online and staff and councillors working from home. While many of the council’s operating procedures will resume when we emerge from the pandemic, some changes could be here to stay.  John Crockford-Hawley, councillor for Weston Hillside, spoke to the Mercury about the ups and downs of homeworking and how Weston ...