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Councillor Louise Harris with councillor Paul Hulbert from Dodington Parish Council and community volunteers.

Local communities take climate and nature action

Editor - 15th May 2024

Thousands of tonnes of carbon reduced and millions saved as LED street light project shines

Gavel and judge

Rogue mattress seller prosecuted

Waste operatives loading recycling on to a truck

South Gloucestershire’s impressive recycling rate continues to rise

South Gloucestershire Council Cabinet agrees 2018/19 Budget

West of England Councils sign 10-year contracts to manage residual waste...

jw47 - 26th July 2019
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West of England Joint Spatial Plan Submitted to Government for Review

Editor - 13th April 2018
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 11th October 2018
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Black bin bags dumped on a green space

Lyde Green man fined £368 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 10th July 2024
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offence

Editor - 24th July 2018
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South Gloucestershire Council to engage with local communities as it starts...

Editor - 18th September 2017
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COVID-19 enforcement action

Editor - 30th April 2020
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Gavel and judge

Rogue mattress seller prosecuted

jw47 - 30th September 2019
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Page Park clock tower set for restoration

Editor - 1st June 2016
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Gavel and judge

Frenchay man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 16th October 2025
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A banner van parked on the roadside

Yate Indian takeaway ordered to pay over £4,400 following fly-posting offences

Editor - 16th October 2024
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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...

Editor - 26th January 2023
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Longwell Green landlord fined for breaching building regulation rules

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Consultation launched as part of independent examination of West of England...

Editor - 13th November 2018
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Christmas and New Year waste collections

Editor - 12th December 2018
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A fenced off path with no entry signs

Thornbury man ordered to pay over £8,000 for obstructing public right...

Editor - 19th March 2024
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Teachers and children planting new trees

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

Editor - 21st March 2023
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High Street changes to support traders and environment developed to help...

jw47 - 28th May 2021
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Bristol man prosecuted following fly-tip in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 18th March 2019
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Planning changes will encourage greater engagement

Editor - 24th July 2018
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New land supply analysis strengthens council’s hand to resist speculative development

Editor - 18th December 2018
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Brighton man prosecuted for failing to improve neglected Downend house

jw47 - 13th June 2019
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Residents and businesses encouraged to have their say on the future...

jw47 - 5th October 2020
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Volunteers thanked at community event

Editor - 6th October 2016
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An image of the Sevrnside coast looking out to the Severn Bridge

Vision for coastal communities in Severnside unveiled

Editor - 16th November 2022
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Inefficient homes in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire set to benefit from...

Editor - 17th December 2021
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An image of a model of a house held up against the sun

South Gloucestershire continues to lead the way on delivering new affordable...

Editor - 26th May 2022
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a fly-tipped sofa on the roadside

Gwent man handed 120 hours community service and ordered to pay...

Editor - 13th January 2025
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Have your say on the Resource and Waste Strategy: 2020 and...

jw47 - 15th August 2019
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South Gloucestershire Council shortlisted for recycling award

Editor - 1st June 2016
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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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Council Leader Toby Savage speaking at the West of England Nature Partnership conference.

Empower parish councils to spark a community-led nature revolution, urges council...

Editor - 9th June 2022
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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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Planning changes proposed to encourage greater engagement

Editor - 10th July 2018
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Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Claire Young stood near a recycling truck

South Gloucestershire Council welcomes willingness of Suez and Union to return...

jw47 - 11th July 2023
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Emersons Green woman prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 21st December 2017
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Next step announced for consultation on the West of England Joint...

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Measures being put in place to help social distancing and support...

jw47 - 24th June 2020
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Warehouse fire update

Simon - 6th December 2017
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Red strong wind warning

An update on disruption caused by Storm Darragh

digital - 7th December 2024
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Fly-tipped fridges

Soundwell man ordered to pay over £1,400 following roadside fly-tip

Editor - 12th November 2024
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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...

Editor - 7th February 2023
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Shaping the future of South Gloucestershire – Phase Two of...

Editor - 8th February 2022
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Cabinet agrees way forward on climate change and updating the Local...

Editor - 28th April 2020
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South Gloucestershire News March 2022

March 2022 edition of South Gloucestershire News

Editor - 18th March 2022
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St Albans man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 27th November 2017
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A black and white image of the former Frog Lane Colliery

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

Editor - 15th December 2022
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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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Patchway man prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 30th October 2017
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Patchway man prosecuted following Little Stoke fly-tip

Editor - 24th February 2021
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  • Top of the class – New Schools for Lyde Green reach the heights
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  • New Infant Feeding Celebration Week launched
  • Shaping the future of Staple Hill High Street
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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...

28th November 2025
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Top of the class – New Schools for Lyde Green reach...

26th November 2025
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