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North Somerset Council challenged on care costs as beach, rail and affordable-housing plans advance

A mother’s dispute over disability care charges runs alongside council trials and major infrastructure schemes reported in the same week.

North Somerset Council is facing a challenge over disability care charges while advancing trials and infrastructure projects across the district, according to recent reports.

A North Somerset mother says council charges for her disabled son’s supported living costs are forcing her to subsidise his care from her own savings, the North Somerset Times and Weston Mercury reported [5][6].

The North Somerset Times reported that the council is trialling a new feature on Weston-super-Mare beach intended to make the seafront more accessible [3]. North Somerset Council planning records show an application to discharge requirements for stage one works on the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1), linking Portishead in North Somerset with Ashton Junction in Bristol [4]. The North Somerset Times and Weston Mercury also reported that a major 100 per cent affordable housing development of 120 homes is planned for Claverham [7][8].

Community fundraising continues alongside the council activity: a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminar in Yatton raised funds for veterans’ charity The Not Forgotten, supported by guest coaches, the North Somerset Times reported [2]. NHS teams in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare can be nominated for surprise “Trolley of Joy” visits by Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity, the same outlet said [1].

Sources

  1. North Somerset Times: 'Trolley of Joy' lifts spirits of NHS staff at North Somerset hospitals
  2. North Somerset Times: North Somerset fitness academy hosts charity fundraiser
  3. North Somerset Times: 'A long time coming' - Council trials new feature on Weston-super-Mare beach
  4. North Somerset Council planning weekly list: Request to discharge Requirements 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 21, 22, 23 and 29 (Royal Portbury Dock Bridleway) for stage 1 of Works Numbers: 14, 14A and 14B of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022.
  5. North Somerset Times: North Somerset mum’s plea over cost of her disabled son’s care
  6. Weston Mercury: North Somerset mum’s plea over cost of her disabled son’s care
  7. North Somerset Times: 120 affordable homes planned in Claverham
  8. Weston Mercury: 120 affordable homes planned in Claverham

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