John Wimperis is a Local Democracy Reporter at Somerset Live. He covers Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset, focusing on themes such as architecture, planning, and real estate, alongside topics like renewable energy and urban development. John has been featured in numerous outlets including Yahoo News, BBC News, and the Bristol Post.
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John Wimperis focuses on local government decisions, council activities, and legal policy regulations in the Bristol area. He is interested in topics related to local governance, public transportation, housing development, and parking charges.
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North Somerset Council has been ordered to apologise after it sent a woman a bill for three years' worth of council tax with no explanation
North Somerset Council has agreed to apologise and review its policies - but the resident will still have to pay
By: John Wimperis
'We are concerned that the provision of a new device ... will see it being misused to contact drug lines'
By: John Wimperis
So many people want to replace their defective recycling bags that the council is worried the event would be unsafe
Read this exciting story from Western Daily Press August 20, 2026 issue. BATH has blocked plans to install a digital screen offering free phone calls in the city over concerns it could be used to contact drug lines.
A major “100 affordable” development could soon be built in a small North Somerset village.
By: John Wimperis
Roll-out of the so-called 'SUV tax' will commence within days
A new local shop could also be built as part of the 120-home plan
It marks a "significant investment in policing" in the busy city
North Somerset Council has stopped hosting events for people to get new recycling bags as the numbers turning up were not safe.
