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There are interesting moves down Wrington Lane as Vistry Group shuffle the deckchairs on the doomed ship that is their building scheme.

With a new set of proposals for the layout of the 50 houses, the company is trying to convince the local authority that building will start this year.

Can they possibly think that North Somerset Council, or indeed local residents, have overlooked the fact that there is a condition to provide a safe footway in Wrington Lane before building can start?

So Vistry will continue to tinker around with existing plans to avoid falling for the three-year planning rule, which states that a development must be started within three years of the granting of an application. 

Maybe North Somerset could invoke the three-year rule on grounds that the company have not, and cannot start the development because they cannot meet the condition?

CRAG is currently supporting local residents who are trying to convince North Somerset that the condition cannot be met.

The Green Party’s Phil Neve is the new North Somerset district councillor for Congresbury and Puxton. He polled more than 64 per cent of the vote at the by-election held on Thursday and continues a long tradition of Congresbury and Puxton having a Green councillor going back more than 30 years.

Samantha Pepperall of the Conservative Party received 270 votes, 29 per cent of votes cast, while the Labour Party’s Dawn Parry received six per cent of the votes.

The total number of votes cast was 922. Turnout was 29.5 per cent of voters, lower than normal, which was blamed on the heatwave.

The by-election followed the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Stuart Treadaway elected two years ago.

Message from Congresbury Rec Club about the relaxation of Covid guidelines.

“On Monday 19^th we enter the latest phase of Corona with much longed for changes coming while infections rates are still high, and the need to self-isolate lasting for at least another month. 

“We have decided as both a team and a committee we will do the following to protect the staff, our customers and our desire to stay open and enjoy the summer….

“We will:

*Continue with table service for the time being

*Continue with card payment when at all possible

*Keep tables spaced out inside but the rule of 6 is gone

*Ask that you consider wearing a mask when moving around inside – staff will continue to wear masks when out from behind the bar

*Leave up the NHS Covid check in posters should you want to continue to check-in.

The government messaging on this one remains confusing.  We look forward to another tentative step forwards while doing what we can to prevent a step backwards and hope we can count on your ongoing support. “