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Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Maggie Tyrrell

South Gloucestershire Council calls on the Government to enforce planning requirements on EDF at Hinkley Point C to prevent critical levels of wildlife destruction

jw47 - 17th October 2024

Weekly recycling collections to resume in South Gloucestershire on 13 May

A banner van parked on the roadside

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

Logo for the Great Big Green Week 2022

Get involved in the Great Big Green Week in South Gloucestershire

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 new Western Forest

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

jw47 - 17th August 2020
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An image of a cigarette end in the road

Bristol woman fined over £700 for littering in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 25th January 2023
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West of England leaders

Councils working together to secure more powers

Simon - 1st September 2015
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Residents encouraged to help shape plans for Jubilee Park as potential...

jw47 - 1st June 2022
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Council publishes updated list of sites to be assessed for potential...

Editor - 15th November 2018
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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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Zero landfill aim for South Gloucestershire waste

jw47 - 12th March 2020
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The exterior of Badminton Road office in Yate.

Wind power project for Pucklechurch to be explored in detail as...

jw47 - 15th July 2025
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Emersons Green woman prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 21st December 2017
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Green ecological house in empty field

Energy efficient Malmains Drive development progresses

Editor - 31st March 2022
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Change in governance arrangements introduced

Editor - 18th May 2017
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Holiday activities in South Gloucestershire libraries

Editor - 4th April 2017
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Rogue traders fined and banned from cold calling anywhere in UK

jw47 - 12th September 2019
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Bristol man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 1st February 2018
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Members of the South Gloucestershire Food Partnership

New report on how food is made, sold and used locally

digital - 22nd May 2025
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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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A photograph of the fly-tipped waste discovered in Severn Beach

Bristol man ordered to pay £359 following South Gloucestershire fly-tips

Editor - 19th October 2022
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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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Cllr Reade with EV at The Venue Cribbs

New EV charge points now available at Cribbs Causeway for South...

jw47 - 25th March 2022
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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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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: Council launches public consultation on 2018/19 budget

Editor - 16th November 2017
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South Gloucestershire Council commits to phasing out single use plastics

Editor - 1st March 2019
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Conditional discharge and fines follow discovery of fly tipped waste

Editor - 12th December 2016
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Mangotsfield Sort It Centre reopens ahead of schedule

Editor - 25th May 2017
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Destroying protected trees costs developer £2,267.46

Editor - 1st February 2017
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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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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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CCTV of waste being placed in a public bin

Filton convenience store owner ordered to pay almost £500 for illegal...

Editor - 15th May 2025
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Councillor Drew with Parkwall Primary School children and parents

School children perform wildlife show to support nature recovery project

Editor - 9th October 2023
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Councillor Reade planting wildflowers with Max and Kady Stuart

Mass wildflower planting on Siston Common sows the seeds for a...

jw47 - 7th October 2022
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Christmas and New Year waste collections

Editor - 12th December 2018
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Planning changes proposed to encourage greater engagement

Editor - 10th July 2018
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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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New Local Plan 2018-2036

South Gloucestershire launches 12 week consultation on new Local Plan

Simon - 6th February 2018
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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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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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South Gloucestershire’s Discover Festival

Editor - 6th October 2016
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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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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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Food waste on a chopping board being placed in to a kitchen caddy

South Gloucestershire residents encouraged to recycle more food waste

Editor - 16th March 2022
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COVID-19 enforcement action

Editor - 30th April 2020
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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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South Gloucestershire News March 2022

March 2022 edition of South Gloucestershire News

Editor - 18th March 2022
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Patchway man prosecuted following Little Stoke fly-tip

Editor - 24th February 2021
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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...

Editor - 21st March 2023
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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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New ‘School Streets’ in Kingswood and Yate to help clear the...

jw47 - 3rd September 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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Warm and Well is offering grants to make homes that aren't connected to the mains gas network, more energy efficient.

Six million funding offers energy-saving home improvements for off-gas properties across...

jw47 - 26th July 2023
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