Weston-Super-Mare Guide

Useful Contact Numbers for Weston-Super-Mare
and the Surrounding Areas

Dentons has been providing local information and business listings since 1967. Below is a list of useful contact details for a range of services in Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding areas. This includes information on council services, education, recycling, transport, health & emergency services.

Council Office Services

North Somerset Council provides a range of services for the residents of Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area including education and social care.

Education

Schooling can be a difficult time for parents and pupils. Below are some useful numbers to help combat potential issues that may arise for both pupils and parents during a child’s time at school.

Register Offices

Weston-super-Mare has a conveniently situated register office for registering births and deaths. It is the contact point for arranging you marriage or civil partnership in the locality, there are several locations to chose from.

Emergency Services

Weston-super-Mare’s emergency services are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services in the North Somerset area are listed below:

Hospitals

Weston-super-Mare’s main hospital provides most of the acute care needed by our community, including intensive care, cancer care and coronary (heart) services. It also offers a full 24-hour Urgent Care Centre service.

NHS Services

There are a fantastic range of NHS services available to residents of Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area. Whatever the problem, be it a broken tooth or a broken leg, specialists are on hand.

Social Services – Children, Young People, Adults and Families

Weston-super-Mare’s social services are based in a variety of locations across the district with a public facing reception at the Town Hall in Weston-super-Mare.

Post Offices

The popularity of sending a letter may be decreasing but in and around West0n-super-Mare, there are many post offices to buy a stamp, send a letter, purchase a rod fishing license or exchange money for a trip abroad.

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities

Weston-super-Mare has a variety of leisure and sports facilities and all open to the public so if you fancy a workout or taking up a new sport, pop over any of the sports centres located around the town.

Public Transport

Weston-super-Mare is served by a railway station situated on a loop off the main Bristol to Taunton line and from the town’s bus station, you can now travel as far as Brean, Burnham-on-Sea, Cheddar, Wells and Glastonbury by bus.

Housing for Homeless People

Weston-super-Mare provides good housing and support services for the homeless.

Citizens Advice

For anyone facing money, legal, housing or benefit issues the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential and impartial advice.

Chamber of Commerce

The chamber of commerce network can support your business throughout its lifecycle from start-up, development, growth and beyond. No matter what type of business you are, or whether your objectives are on a local, national or international scale, your local chamber can help you meet your goals.

Coroner

A coroner’s role is to establish, normally by post-mortem, whether a death is natural or unnatural in the eyes of the law. If the death is unnatural, further investigations might be undertaken with a view to presenting a case to be heard before a coroner at an inquest.