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Knife amnesty bin

Help to continue the reduction in knife crime in South Gloucestershire

Anyone who illegally carries a knife is being urged to anonymously put it in a South Gloucestershire amnesty bin this Knife Crime Awareness Week...
Polling station

99.9% of voters attended polling stations with acceptable photo ID and...

Data collected at polling stations during elections to South Gloucestershire Council and to local Town and Parish Councils, showed that the overwhelming majority of...
Union Jack bunting wrapped around an apple tree covered in ivy.

Grants awarded to support dozens of Coronation celebration events across South...

Parties, picnics and volunteering drives are among the 39 events that have received a share of more than £28,000 in grant funding from South...
Symbol of a rubbish bin

Mangotsfield woman fined for littering

A woman from Mangotsfield has been ordered to pay a total of £1,483 after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted her for littering in Staple Hill,...
Waste operatives loading recycling on to a truck

South Gloucestershire’s impressive recycling rate continues to rise

The amount of waste recycled by South Gloucestershire residents continues its upward trend, reaching almost 60 per cent for the latest data period 2021/22. This...
Councillor Rachael Hunt at Emersons Green Library.

Emersons Green Library to be extended with additional space for children

South Gloucestershire Council has announced exciting plans to extend Emersons Green Library, creating additional space for visitors and new facilities for children and young...
An image of a railway platform

South Wales and Western England leaders join forces to plan for...

Leaders from across South Wales and Western England have revealed their vision for how the area’s train services should look by 2050. Led by the...
Councillor Steve Reade, cabinet member responsible for transport, visiting the scheme at Coldharbour Lane

Flood risk on South Gloucestershire roads reduced after three years of...

Nine key roads in South Gloucestershire have been future proofed as a massive programme of flood resilience work by South Gloucestershire Council draws to...
Roger Loveridge Chairman of the Patchway and Charlton Hayes Community Sports Association, Councillor Rachael Hunt cabinet member responsible for communities at South Gloucestershire Council, Councillor Dayley Lawrence Mayor of Patchway, and Jack Turner Clerk at Patchway Town Council

Council secures more than £700,000 to provide new sports facilities...

A new sporting vision for Patchway has become a reality with more than £700,000 invested into new sports facilities at Norman Scott Park. The new...
Teachers and children planting new trees

Over 5,000 new trees planted across South Gloucestershire this season

South Gloucestershire Council has been hard at work planting over 5,000 new trees across the district. The main areas for planting in 2022/23 have been...

Funding secured to progress new Lyde Green schools

More than £30 million in Government funding has been secured to enable the new Lyde Green secondary school to be built. The sum is in...
Councillor Sam Bromiley, cabinet member responsible for children and young people, Michelle George and Candice Littleton from Majestic Gymnastics, Leader of South Gloucestershire Council Councillor Toby Savage, and representatives of construction company K P Wilton & Son

Council teams up with gymnastics club to mark progress of new...

Community leaders have welcomed progress on building a new gymnastics facility located on the former Grange School site in Warmley. The newly refurbished building will...
Councillor Steve Reade is pictured with Marshfield residents, including members of the parish council, Marshfield Community Centre and Sustainable Marshfield.

Council commits to more electric vehicle charge points

South Gloucestershire Council has committed to making it easier for people to make the switch to an electric vehicle (EV). The council has adopted a...
People sat at a social event smiling.

South Gloucestershire Council commits an additional £500k cost of living support...

South Gloucestershire Council has committed to provide an additional £500,000 to the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in the area to help...
Councillor Erica Williams. Creating the best start in life.

Investment in schools puts South Glos Council top of the class

Ninety-two per cent of pupils in South Gloucestershire attend schools rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, the latest data shows. There has been a significant...
Executive Director of Operations at Aequus Derek Quilter, Aequus Chair Charles Gerrish, Leader of South Gloucestershire Council Councillor Toby Savage, Councillor Ben Burton, cabinet member responsible for corporate resources at South Gloucestershire Council, Vistry Managing Director Darren Dancey and Commercial and Contracts Director at Aequus Jonathan Poole.

Manor Gardens development makes good progress

Work is progressing well on 30 climate friendly and energy efficient new family homes being built at Manor Gardens, a new development located off...
A group of people sitting together and stacking their hands in the middle

South Gloucestershire community groups awarded Area Wide Grants funding

South Gloucestershire Council has awarded over £40,000 in Area Wide Grants (AWG) funding to a wide range of organisations that help support the local...
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Gigabit broadband coverage in South Gloucestershire hits impressive target

Even more people in South Gloucestershire are now benefiting from high speed internet due to a large proportion of the area’s infrastructure having been...
A computer-generated illustration of what the station may look like.

Charfield Station plans approved

Plans for a new train station in Charfield have been given planning permission. A planning application, submitted by South Gloucestershire Council and Network Rail, for...

March 2023 edition of South Gloucestershire News

This edition features our budget for 2023/24 and articles about how to vote in the upcoming May elections plus cost-of-living support. Read South Gloucestershire News...
Flood gate testing

ASEA flood defence project commissions flood gates and glass panel flood...

The Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defence project team has commissioned a flood gate and glass panel defences at New...
CYN Youth Work Manager, Jack Fitzsimmons, CYN Lead Youth Worker at The Batch, Gill Johnson alongside young people attending the newly reopened Youth Club.

The Batch Community Centre to partially reopen for youth services while...

South Gloucestershire Council is to partially reopen The Batch Community Centre in Warmley to allow Creative Youth Network to run services for young people. While...
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Three people prosecuted for littering offences in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire Council secured successful prosecutions at Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday 20 February after street enforcement officers caught three people littering on local...
A photograph of the damaged Sycamore tree, a trench and a pile of damaged roots

Bradley Stoke man ordered to pay over £9,000 for severely damaging...

A developer from Bradley Stoke has been ordered to pay a total of £9,023 after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for seriously damaging a...
Councillor Rachael Hunt

Flexible plastic trial makes good progress in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire Council’s part in a pioneering trial to collect plastic bags and wrapping for recycling is making good progress and has been very...
A photograph of South Gloucestershire Council's Badminton Road office

South Gloucestershire Council approves budget, spending and savings plan for 2023/24

South Gloucestershire Council has approved spending plans for the coming year, which include more than £287 million on day-to-day services; more than £132 million...
A sign saying polling station on a fence outside a building

Stand for election as a councillor and represent your local area

People in South Gloucestershire are being encouraged to stand for election as a councillor and help represent their local area. Nominations papers for candidates for...
A photograph of South Gloucestershire Council's Badminton Road office

Updated budget proposals published ahead of Council decisions on funding for...

Updated plans for how South Gloucestershire Council can save £29 million whilst protecting key front-line services will be discussed by the council’s Cabinet this...
A photo of a car next to several black bin bags in a car park area

Stoke Gifford man ordered to pay over £1,500 following fly-tip in...

A man from Stoke Gifford has been ordered to pay a total of £1,541 after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for fly-tipping waste in...
Cabinet Member, councillor Steve Reade talks to a bus passenger on Bradley Stoke Way about proposals to improve sustainable travel from Thornbury to Bradley Stoke

Have your say on proposals to improve sustainable travel between Thornbury...

People have the opportunity to help shape and influence the future of sustainable travel in South Gloucestershire. A consultation has been launched asking for views...
Councillor Rachael Hunt at Mangotsfield Sort It centre during the slip road’s construction

Mangotsfield recycling centre slip road nears completion

Mangotsfield Sort It recycling centre’s new slip road is set to be completed and open from early March 2023. The slip road will provide a...
An aerial view of the M49 junction

Planning application submitted for M49 Junction Link Road

South Gloucestershire Council has submitted a planning application for the new M49 junction link road. Since taking the lead on the key strategic transport project...
Tom Hampson, volunteer at Hedgehog Rescue, Councillor Steve Reade, cabinet member responsible for the environment at South Gloucestershire Council, and Yvonne Cox, founder of Hedgehog Rescue in Yate

Become a hedgehog hero and help our hedgehogs thrive

Coinciding with national hedgehog day on 2 February, people in South Gloucestershire are being asked to become hedgehog heroes as part of South Gloucestershire...
Councillors Savage, Williams and Burton with members of South Gloucestershire Council’s Community Learning & Skills team.

Skills Hub and shopping centre improvements helping to reinvigorate Kingswood town...

The Kings Chase Shopping Centre in Kingswood is now fully occupied, following the purchase of the centre by South Gloucestershire Council in 2021, with...
An image of cardboard boxes and packaging waste fly-tipped on the roadside

Yate man ordered to pay more than £1,200 following South Gloucestershire...

A man from Yate has been ordered to pay a total of £1,228 after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for waste offences following the...

Man from Stoke Gifford sentenced for rogue trading offences

A man from Stoke Gifford has been sentenced at Bristol Magistrates Court for offences including aggressive commercial practice, following an investigation by South Gloucestershire...
A photograph of grass and wildflowers on the roadside

South Gloucestershire Council partnered project set to receive £4.7 million Live...

South Gloucestershire Council, working with West Sussex County Council and partners, has been given the green light to move forward with a new joint...
A variety of scrap metal waste on the back of a flatbed truck

Bristol man ordered to pay £1,600 for illegally transporting scrap metal...

A man from Bristol has been ordered to pay a total of £1,600 after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for illegally transporting scrap metal. Leonard...
An image of a cigarette end in the road

Bristol woman fined over £700 for littering in South Gloucestershire

A Bristol woman has been ordered to pay a total of £708 after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted her for littering in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire. Alison...
An artists impression of the new station for North Filton

New North Filton rail station approved

South Gloucestershire Council has today granted planning permission for the new North Filton Station, which will connect rail services to the new community, known...
A little girl being swung by her grandparents

South Gloucestershire Prevention Programme gets the go ahead

A comprehensive £2 million programme to improve health and wellbeing in South Gloucestershire has received the go ahead. The funding will enable South Gloucestershire Council...
Help us plan for the opening of the region's new arena

Communities asked to help region prepare for new arena

People who live and work near the site of the new arena are being asked to help plan for when the venue opens. The new...
We care in South Glos. Social care recruitment.

Recruitment events in Thornbury and Yate to encourage people to take...

Care workers and employers will be on hand at two recruitment events to encourage local people to find out more about the work and...
South Gloucestershire children celebrating the launch of the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge

South Gloucestershire libraries named in top five in the UK ...

South Gloucestershire Council libraries have been named in the top five authorities in the United Kingdom for the proportion of children participating in the...
An image of a collection of seized e-cigarette products

Shop owners prosecuted for selling illegal e-cigarettes in South Gloucestershire

Two convenience store operators in South Gloucestershire have been ordered to pay a combined total of almost £11,000 in fines and costs for selling...
An image of green waste on a trailer

Thornbury man handed 12-month conditional discharge for illegally transporting waste in...

A man from Thornbury has been sentenced with a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a total of £276 (£250 fine and £26...
An image of a cigarette end in the road

Gloucester man fined £558 for littering in South Gloucestershire

A Gloucester man has been ordered to pay a total of £558 after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for littering in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. Alex...
Staff preparing the warm packs at South Gloucestershire Council's head office at Badminton Road in Yate.

Warm packs and additional support to help residents beat the winter...

South Gloucestershire Council is helping residents to stay warm this Christmas with several offers of support over the festive period and winter months ahead. The...
An image of fly-tipped waste in Hanham

Bristol man ordered to pay over £500 following fly-tip in South...

A man from Easton in Bristol has been ordered to pay a total of £564 after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for waste offences...
A black and white image of the former Frog Lane Colliery

South Gloucestershire Council explores using local mines as a source of...

South Gloucestershire Council is investigating the potential use of former mine workings in the district as a source of renewable heating and cooling for...