North Somerset Council's rejoined an organisation which acts as a 'talking shop' for local authorities.

Membership to the Local Government Association will cost the council around forty thousand pounds a year - but they say they'll save more because funding for things like libraries is increasingly delivered through the LGA... and the association will act on their behalf to try and reclaim money lost in Icelandic bank Landsbanki.

It also means council members could be eligable for roles on boards of the LGA.