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Fly-tipping duo prosecuted for dumping waste in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 15th February 2022
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

Retirement home developer ordered to pay almost £7,000 for breaching planning conditions

Council employees recognised for public service

Trees being planted.

Western Forest to become a new national forest

Yate man fined after discovery of fly tipped hairdressing waste

Editor - 24th November 2016
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Fly tippers prosecuted

Editor - 22nd August 2017
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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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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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Pontypool man sentenced following multiple fly-tips in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 17th July 2019
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Downend man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 29th March 2018
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Gavel and judge

Frenchay man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 16th October 2025
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Climate and Nature Emergency progress report marked by community projects and...

jw47 - 10th December 2020
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Council Leader Councillor Toby Savage next to solar panels

South Gloucestershire recognised among top-10 Councils in National Climate Emergency Action...

jw47 - 27th January 2022
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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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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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Fly-tipped container

Bristol man handed extended prison term following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 10th June 2026
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A photograph of grass and wildflowers on the roadside

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

Editor - 26th January 2023
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Change in governance arrangements introduced

Editor - 18th May 2017
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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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Old fridges

Fridge and freezer disposal – important update

digital - 13th April 2026
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Landlords prosecuted for renting unsafe property

Editor - 15th December 2016
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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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New multi-million pound housing development under way in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 20th December 2016
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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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Sort It centre slip road gets green light as planning permission...

jw47 - 16th June 2022
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Local Plan 2023 consultation launch

Consultation launches on new Local Plan to deliver affordable homes, jobs,...

jw47 - 7th December 2023
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Conditional discharge and fines follow discovery of fly tipped waste

Editor - 12th December 2016
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South Gloucestershire Council shortlisted for recycling award

Editor - 1st June 2016
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Fines and community service for successfully prosecuted fly-tipper

Editor - 11th December 2018
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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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Children reap benefits from outdoor play session

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Further funding will bring more electric vehicle charging points to South...

jw47 - 9th March 2021
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An image of park homes in South Gloucestershire

£1.7m park home insulation scheme makes residents warmer and happier

Editor - 12th May 2022
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South Gloucestershire Council buys site to expand and improve waste management...

Editor - 21st March 2019
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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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Single use cups and plastic cutlery to be removed from council...

Editor - 4th July 2018
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Licensing for larger privately rented properties set to change

Editor - 24th July 2018
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Brighton man prosecuted for failing to improve neglected Downend house

jw47 - 13th June 2019
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New land supply analysis strengthens council’s hand to resist speculative development

Editor - 18th December 2018
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Planters in Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire

Grants awarded to support sustainable planting projects across South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 13th March 2024
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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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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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West of England leaders visit Bristol Port as vital flood defences...

Editor - 24th March 2022
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New planning process will open up and improve application times and...

Editor - 1st November 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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All-party agreement to declare climate emergency and take action to reduce...

jw47 - 18th July 2019
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Prosecution follows waste filmed thrown from car window

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

jw47 - 21st December 2021
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Common Connections project gets green light

Editor - 10th February 2022
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Bristol landlord fined thousands for failing to make repairs to Kingswood...

jw47 - 8th September 2020
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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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Innovative new hybrid glass flood defence in place on Severn Estuary

Editor - 24th February 2022
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Waste dumped next to a tree near a path

Yate woman prosecuted following Chipping Sodbury fly-tip

Editor - 23rd May 2023
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