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Fly-tipped waste

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

Editor - 11th January 2024
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

New multi-million pound housing development under way in South Gloucestershire

A large pile of tyres

Cadbury Heath man handed Conditional Discharge and fined for illegally storing waste

Black bin bags amongst vegetation

Emersons Green man ordered to pay over £1,000 following Warmley fly-tip

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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New cycle lanes for Yate commuter route to improve safety and...

jw47 - 17th August 2020
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Awkley Lane fly-tip

Bristol man ordered to pay £898 after fly-tip blocks country lane

Editor - 5th February 2025
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Have Your Say: Council Launches Public Consultation on 2017/18 Budget

Editor - 7th November 2016
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South Gloucestershire Council buys site to expand and improve waste management...

Editor - 21st March 2019
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Weekly recycling collections to resume in South Gloucestershire on 13 May

jw47 - 29th April 2020
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Page Park clock tower set for restoration

Editor - 1st June 2016
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An image of the Sevrnside coast looking out to the Severn Bridge

Communities in Severnside invited to help shape future of the area

Editor - 9th June 2022
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A photograph of the waste pile before and after it had been set alight

Yate men handed suspended sentences, fines and behaviour orders for waste...

Editor - 2nd November 2023
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Codrington fly-tip

Two more fly-tippers prosecuted in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 6th October 2025
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Councillor Rachael Hunt and Thornbury & Yate MP, Luke Hall

2,000 homes in South Gloucestershire to pilot plastic bags and wrapping...

jw47 - 20th September 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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West of England Councils sign 10-year contracts to manage residual waste...

jw47 - 26th July 2019
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Further funding will bring more electric vehicle charging points to South...

jw47 - 9th March 2021
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cctv footage

Bradley Stoke man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 28th January 2026
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Fly-tippers prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 3rd December 2021
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Shaping the future of South Gloucestershire – Phase Two of...

Editor - 8th February 2022
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West of England Joint Spatial Plan Submitted to Government for Review

Editor - 13th April 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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Climate and nature graphic

Council signs up to Climate and Nature Bill

Editor - 4th November 2024
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An image representing the average contents of a South Gloucestershire black bin (by volume) based on waste analysis completed in 2022.

Recycling at the heart of changes to waste management in South...

jw47 - 11th March 2024
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The empty home at Marshfield

House owners prosecuted over empty and unmaintained property

Editor - 9th July 2025
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Change in governance arrangements introduced

Editor - 18th May 2017
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Bristol man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 1st February 2018
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An image of fly-tipped waste in Hanham

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

Editor - 15th December 2022
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Consultation launched on the West of England Joint Spatial Plan and...

Editor - 8th November 2016
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solar panels

Solar farms on the way

Simon - 2nd September 2015
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SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

Simon - 20th June 2019
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Patchway man prosecuted following Little Stoke fly-tip

Editor - 24th February 2021
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First South Gloucestershire Tree Week launches

jw47 - 29th November 2019
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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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Residents congratulated for recycling an extra 1,279 tonnes of waste with...

Editor - 12th December 2017
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Gavel and judge

Landlord prosecuted for non-compliance of Improvement Notice

jw47 - 28th January 2020
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Record number of new homes will help provide ownership and affordable...

jw47 - 12th October 2021
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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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New Local Plan approved for public consultation

Editor - 9th October 2020
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Commercial vehicles carrying poorly secured loads stopped to help tackle roadside...

Editor - 24th May 2022
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A worker fixing a solar panel on a roof

South Glos Council to install solar PV systems on schools and...

jw47 - 9th December 2024
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Downend man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 29th March 2018
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South Gloucestershire residents encouraged to plant their own tree during Tree...

jw47 - 25th November 2020
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Patchway man prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 30th October 2017
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Councillor Sam Bromiley, cabinet member responsible for children and young people; Council Leader Councillor Toby Savage; Councillor Elizabeth Bromiley; and Councillor Rachael Hunt, cabinet member responsible for communities and local place, at the former Warmley Pitch and Putt site

Location chosen for new Jubilee Park in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 26th August 2022
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Councillor Louise Harris at a recent tree planting event with pupils from Warmley Park school

South Gloucestershire Council’s climate and nature emergency progress outlined in annual...

Editor - 7th December 2023
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Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore and South Gloucestershire Council Leader Cllr Toby Savage with representatives of the Friends of Southey Park planting the new trees at Southey Park

South Gloucestershire Council plants over 600 new trees across the area...

Editor - 10th March 2022
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Thousands of tonnes of carbon reduced and millions saved as LED...

jw47 - 21st December 2021
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Gavel and judge

Caerphilly man fined for fly-tipping fridge freezer

Editor - 6th October 2025
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High Street changes to support traders and environment developed to help...

jw47 - 28th May 2021
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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

Editor - 1st February 2023
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An aerial image of the green South Gloucestershire countryside

Have your say on South Gloucestershire’s Climate Change Strategy

Editor - 19th December 2017
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Waste operatives loading recycling on to a truck

South Gloucestershire’s impressive recycling rate continues to rise

Editor - 28th March 2023
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