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Top story Portishead wins national gold for its flowers and gardens Portishead has won gold in the Coastal category of the Britain in Bloom UK Finals 2026, one of seven seaside places in the national final. · 6 min read

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Portishead Tower Farm Portishead: Natural England Objects to 400 Homes Natural England and the council's flood team have both objected to up to 400 homes at Tower Farm. Public objections on the register now stand at 610. · 5 min read Christmas Boxing Day Walks in North Somerset: 10 Headlands, Hillforts and Combes Ten Boxing Day walks in North Somerset, from Brean Down to Poets' Walk and Tyntesfield, with parking and what is open on the day. Updated November 2026. · 15 min read Council North Somerset's WECA Wish List: Weston Jobs Site Comes First North Somerset has listed what it wants from joining WECA, led by a 30-hectare jobs site in Weston. Councillors are asked to endorse it on 10 November. · 4 min read Portishead Portishead Bus Users Asked to Bring Their Complaints on 18 November Portishead's residents' bus meeting is on Wednesday 18 November, 5pm to 6.30pm, at the Folk Hall and on Zoom. Questions can be sent to the council in advance. · 2 min read Christmas North Somerset Christmas Shopping: 20 Shops From Clevedon Pier to Wraxall We checked 20 North Somerset shops, from Hartmanns Books in Portishead to Clevedon's Hill Road, for opening hours and what they sell. Updated November 2026. · 17 min read Food & Drink Christmas Dinner in North Somerset: 10 Places to Let Someone Else Cook Ten North Somerset pubs and hotels with Christmas Day menus, from £57.95 to £125, plus children's rates, deposits and payment dates. Checked November 2026. · 12 min read Portishead Tower Farm Portishead: Help to Comment on 3 and 5 Nov Portishead Town Council runs two drop-in sessions on 3 and 5 November to help residents comment on the 400-home Tower Farm plan. No appointment needed. · 2 min read Portishead Portishead Tower Farm 400 Homes: 610 Objections Lodged 610 of the 616 comments on plans for up to 400 homes at Tower Farm, beside Weston Big Wood, are objections. Natural England has objected too. · 3 min read Portishead Portishead Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Portishead Portishead roadworks: Clevedon (now, until 16 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked. Portishead Portishead Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Portishead weather today: overcast, 10°C by day and -1°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 8 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. Portishead Portishead Town Council Takes Lake Grounds and 6 More Sites The Lake Grounds, Battery Point, Somerset Hall and four other Portishead sites are now run by the town council, with a new Report It service. Nailsea is next. · 3 min read Christmas Weston Christmas markets 2026: 21 Nov and 28-29 Nov, free Weston-super-Mare's Christmas market is eat:Weston, Sat 21 Nov, 10am to 4pm, then Weston Museum on 28 and 29 Nov. All free; Nailsea and Portishead on 5 Dec. · 5 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday North Somerset: Parades Held 8 Nov 2026 Weston's parade leaves the High Street at 10.30am on 8 November, silence 11am in Grove Park; order of service now out. Nailsea, Portishead, Clevedon times. · 8 min read Business Allegro Adds 25,000 sq ft in Clevedon and Portishead Allegro opens a Portishead warehouse on 5 October and a second Clevedon unit on 1 November, adding 25,000 sq ft of fulfilment space in North Somerset. · 4 min read Portishead Portishead Teenager George: Family Thank Public for Support Formal identification has confirmed the death of George, 18, missing from Portishead since 17 September. His family thanked the public and asked for privacy. · 3 min read Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Fireworks 2026: 7 and 14 November Cricket club fireworks 7.30pm Sat 7 Nov (£13, advance only); free Fireworks at Sea over the bay about 7.30pm Sat 14 Nov. Hornets was 5 Nov. Times and parking. · 15 min read Christmas Weston Christmas lights switch-on: 5.30pm, Sat 14 Nov Weston's lights go on at 5.30pm on Sat 14 Nov in the Italian Gardens, free from 4pm. Clevedon switches on at 5.30pm on 20 Nov, Portishead 23 Nov, Nailsea 4 Dec. · 8 min read Business Portishead construction firm faces HMRC winding-up petition HMRC has asked the High Court to wind up J Quick Construction Ltd of Bunting Lane; the petition is heard on 19 August. What the public record shows. · 3 min read