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solar panels

Solar farms on the way

Simon - 2nd September 2015

Residents congratulated for recycling an extra 1,279 tonnes of waste with weekly collections

Have your say on a new Local Plan for South Gloucestershire

The empty home at Marshfield

House owners prosecuted over empty and unmaintained property

Key milestone complete for £57 million Cribbs Patchway metrobus extension

First South Gloucestershire Tree Week launches

jw47 - 29th November 2019
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Key milestone complete for £57 million Cribbs Patchway metrobus extension

jw47 - 28th May 2021
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A dropped kerb under construction

Driveway company ordered to pay over £33,000 following fly-posting, waste and...

Editor - 16th May 2024
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Councillor Louise Harris, Emily Harrison from the School Leadership Team, Active Travel Champion Beverley Furber and school children at The Ridge Juniors in Yate

South Gloucestershire schools handed top sustainable travel awards

Editor - 27th September 2023
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Fly-tipped waste on the roadside

Bristol woman fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 15th December 2025
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South Gloucestershire Council commits to phasing out single use plastics

Editor - 1st March 2019
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New planning process will open up and improve application times and...

Editor - 1st November 2018
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Slough man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 17th April 2018
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CCTV of a man removing waste from a vehicle

Yate man ordered to pay over £4,500 following multiple South Gloucestershire...

Editor - 16th November 2023
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Fly-tipped waste

Fly-tippers face justice for illegally dumping waste in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 31st March 2022
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Cigarette butts visible though a drain grill

Kingswood man ordered to pay almost £1000 after being prosecuted for...

Editor - 10th August 2022
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Councillor Rachael Hunt at Mangotsfield Sort It centre during the slip road’s construction

Mangotsfield recycling centre slip road nears completion

Editor - 6th February 2023
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Licensing for larger privately rented properties set to change

Editor - 24th July 2018
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Fly-tipped waste

Chippenham man ordered to pay over £1,700 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 11th January 2024
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Gavel and judge

Caerphilly man fined for fly-tipping fridge freezer

Editor - 6th October 2025
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Traffic on a road including a lorry

Supermarket prosecuted for breaching conditions for out of hours deliveries

Editor - 21st March 2025
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Litter being thrown from a vehicle

South Gloucestershire Council takes action to help reduce littering from vehicles

Editor - 1st November 2023
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Children and staff from The Park Primary School in Kingswood celebrate their Modeshift STARS accreditation.

South Gloucestershire schools top national league table for sustainable and...

jw47 - 12th June 2025
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Final draft of the West of England Joint Spatial Plan to...

Editor - 25th October 2017
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A photograph of buildings, roads and pathways in Charlton Hayes

30-year vision for South Gloucestershire neighbourhoods unveiled

Editor - 10th October 2022
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Councillor Rachael Hunt

Flexible plastic trial makes good progress in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 21st February 2023
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Little Stoke Sort It recycling centre to reopen

jw47 - 2nd July 2020
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StreetCare operative knocks on door to check on resident

An update on recent flooding in South Gloucestershire

digital - 27th November 2024
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A photograph of fly-tipped waste in Filton

Severn Beach man fined £1,588 for fly-tipping in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 20th October 2022
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Fly-tipped waste

Chepstow man handed 80 hours community service and ordered to pay...

Editor - 26th June 2025
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New cycle lanes for Yate commuter route to improve safety and...

jw47 - 17th August 2020
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A large blue bag full of empty whipped cream cannisters

Bristol man ordered to pay almost £1,300 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 30th April 2024
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Roll out of new bins will help boost recycling rates

Editor - 11th January 2018
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A water vole

Water voles settle into new home at one of UK’s newest...

Editor - 20th June 2023
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Gavel and judge

Frenchay man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 16th October 2025
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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...

Editor - 31st January 2023
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A house under construction

Call for Sites map published, Council to assess potential development opportunities...

jw47 - 4th March 2021
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Dumped bags of rubbish

South Gloucestershire Council secures two more fly-tip convictions

Editor - 28th November 2024
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Climate and Nature Emergency progress report marked by community projects and...

jw47 - 10th December 2020
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Page Park clock tower set for restoration

Editor - 1st June 2016
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Cllr Louise Harris taking part in tree planting at the new Pucklechurch Woodland

Report on biodiversity in South Gloucestershire shows council and communities working...

jw47 - 10th March 2026
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Daphne Dunning, Clerk of Pucklechurch Parish Council; Councillor Rick Dunning, Pucklechurch Parish Council environment lead; Councillor Gail Boyle, Chair of Pucklechurch Parish Council; Councillor Maggie Tyrrell, Leader, South Gloucestershire Council; Councillor Louise Harris, South Gloucestershire Council’s cabinet member for the climate and nature emergency; Richard Higgs, Director, Western Forest; Laura Norton, Partnerships Manager for the Forest of Avon and Mia Ridler, Green Infrastructure Officer, West of England Combined Authority.

First trees planted in Pucklechurch Wood as landmark step towards creating...

Editor - 28th November 2025
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Mangotsfield woman prosecuted following fly-tip in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 19th February 2019
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Councillor Erica Williams, cabinet member responsible for schools at South Gloucestershire Council, with children at Barley Close Community Primary School

South Gloucestershire schools receive top grades for encouraging sustainable travel

Editor - 28th September 2022
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A photograph of a fly-tipped sofa

Thornbury man ordered to pay over £2,500 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 10th August 2023
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SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

Simon - 20th June 2019
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Thousands of tonnes of carbon reduced and millions saved as LED...

jw47 - 21st December 2021
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School children presented with award for local litter pick

jw47 - 21st January 2020
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New Local Plan approved for public consultation

Editor - 9th October 2020
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Councillors Louise Harris (right) and Angela Morey (left) cutting a celebration cake, along with other members of the South Gloucestershire Council Administration

South Gloucestershire Council celebrates 5 years of climate and nature action

jw47 - 18th July 2024
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Councillor Steve Reade at an electric vehicle charging point in Filton

Council to make it easier for more to switch to electric...

jw47 - 11th July 2022
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Old fridges

Fridge and freezer disposal – important update

digital - 13th April 2026
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A tractor and container for grass cuttings

Carbon reduction scheme to be rolled out to more South Gloucestershire...

Editor - 10th April 2024
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Sort It centre slip road gets green light as planning permission...

jw47 - 16th June 2022
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Zero landfill aim for South Gloucestershire waste

jw47 - 12th March 2020
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