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Fly-tipped waste

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

jw47 - 31st March 2022
Councillor Rachael Hunt at a South Gloucestershire Sort It recycling centre.

South Gloucestershire recycling rates continue to break records

Improved flood defences to protect homes, Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area and create 80 hectares of wetland habitat

Council challenges Charfield planning decision

A large blue bag full of empty whipped cream cannisters

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

Gavel and judge

Rogue roofer jailed after repeated fraud against a total of 19...

Editor - 21st November 2024
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Flood defence project progress impresses West of England Leaders

jw47 - 5th July 2021
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New recycling bag

South Gloucestershire Council introduces new recycling bags for households

Editor - 29th January 2026
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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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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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New planning process will open up and improve application times and...

Editor - 1st November 2018
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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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Council’s pest control team help remove bee swarm

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Have your say on South Gloucestershire’s new strategy for ‘Greener Places’

jw47 - 22nd June 2021
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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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Bristol landlord fined thousands for failing to make repairs to Kingswood...

jw47 - 8th September 2020
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central heating radiator

Funding to help heat homes

Simon - 2nd September 2015
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New ‘School Streets’ in Kingswood and Yate to help clear the...

jw47 - 3rd September 2020
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Have your say on changes to Thornbury High Street

jw47 - 21st July 2020
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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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Gavel and judge

Partnership working secures Criminal Behaviour Order first for council

Editor - 22nd August 2017
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scrap metal

Yate man fined for transporting scrap metal without the required licences

Editor - 29th April 2026
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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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West of England Councils sign 10-year contracts to manage residual waste...

jw47 - 26th July 2019
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Land owner ordered to pay over £6,000 for waste offences

Editor - 23rd January 2019
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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 Glos collaborating with Town and Parish Councils on pioneering Local...

jw47 - 13th January 2022
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Logo for the Great Big Green Week 2022

Get involved in the Great Big Green Week in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 21st September 2022
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Chris Jelf, Deputy Head at Little Stoke Primary School with pupils from the school celebrating Modeshift STARS 'outstanding' accreditation.

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

jw47 - 15th May 2024
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Downend man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 29th March 2018
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Waste operatives loading recycling on to a truck

Council to explore options for new waste and recycling contract from...

Editor - 19th June 2023
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St Albans man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 27th November 2017
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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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Advertising signs on a pallet propped against a traffic light signal

Driveway business ordered to pay over £4,500 for illegal fly posting

Editor - 20th March 2024
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An aerial image of the green South Gloucestershire countryside

Council secures £50k to protect green belt from illegal development

jw47 - 23rd September 2019
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Warehouse fire update

Simon - 6th December 2017
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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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Wild flowers in a green open space

Biodiversity projects, school upgrades and new community centre feature in...

Editor - 7th February 2022
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An image of green waste on a trailer

Thornbury man handed 12-month conditional discharge for illegally transporting waste in...

Editor - 11th January 2023
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South Gloucestershire Council aims for fresh approach to managing waste collections...

Editor - 5th February 2019
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An image of a cigarette end in the road

Gloucester man fined £558 for littering in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 11th January 2023
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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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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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Residents and businesses encouraged to have their say on the future...

jw47 - 5th October 2020
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Have Your Say: Council launches public consultation on 2018/19 budget

Editor - 16th November 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 Rachael Hunt

Flexible plastic trial makes good progress in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 21st February 2023
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Gavel and judge

Birmingham man fined for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 2nd February 2022
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Weekly recycling collections to resume in South Gloucestershire on 13 May

jw47 - 29th April 2020
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Measures being put in place to help social distancing and support...

jw47 - 24th June 2020
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South Gloucestershire’s Discover Festival

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Symbol of a rubbish bin

Mangotsfield woman fined for littering

jw47 - 20th April 2023
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Litter alongside the A4174 ring road

Kingswood man ordered to pay over £500 for driving with unsecured...

Editor - 15th August 2024
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Trees being planted.

Western Forest to become a new national forest

jw47 - 24th March 2025
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flooded road

A review of recent flooding in South Gloucestershire

digital - 29th November 2024
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