00:00North Somerset Council has voted to begin the process to join the West of England
00:05Combined Authority. Despite fears, it will see the return of the County of Avon.
00:11North Somerset Council, at the time under Conservative control,
00:15declined to join the Combined Authority when it was set up in 2017. It is set to cost the
00:22council £290k to run the consultation and process to join the group. Only eight councillors
00:29voted against the suggestion, commencing an eight-week consultation process across North
00:35Somerset and members of the Combined Authority.
