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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
South Gloucestershire News March 2022

March 2022 edition of South Gloucestershire News

Volunteers thanked at community event

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 active travel

Council calls on Government to fund flood defences to protect Severn Beach rail branch line

Council challenges planning decisions

Editor - 12th June 2018
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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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All-party agreement to declare climate emergency and take action to reduce...

jw47 - 18th July 2019
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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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Gavel and judge

Bradley Stoke builder ordered to pay over £11,000 for breaching building...

Editor - 21st January 2019
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Masterplan consultation launches to help develop a ‘Distinctly Kingswood’ future town...

jw47 - 19th July 2021
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Residents congratulated for recycling an extra 1,279 tonnes of waste with...

Editor - 12th December 2017
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Councillor Steve Reade is pictured with Marshfield residents, including members of the parish council, Marshfield Community Centre and Sustainable Marshfield.

Council commits to more electric vehicle charge points

jw47 - 15th March 2023
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Recycle every week from 19 June

Editor - 25th May 2017
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South Gloucestershire Council buys site to expand and improve waste management...

Editor - 21st March 2019
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Councillor Rachael Hunt at Mangotsfield Sort It centre during the slip road’s construction

Mangotsfield recycling centre slip road nears completion

Editor - 6th 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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South Gloucestershire residents encouraged to plant their own tree during Tree...

jw47 - 25th November 2020
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Yate fly-tipper prosecuted

Editor - 17th December 2021
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Thornbury man prosecuted following country lane fly-tip

Editor - 28th August 2020
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Recycling success celebrated in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 26th September 2018
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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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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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South Gloucestershire Council to engage with local communities as it starts...

Editor - 18th September 2017
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Fly-tippers prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 3rd December 2021
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St Albans man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 27th November 2017
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West of England leaders

Councils working together to secure more powers

Simon - 1st September 2015
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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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Record number of new homes will help provide ownership and affordable...

jw47 - 12th October 2021
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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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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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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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A plan for Yate to flourish and prosper – consultation on...

jw47 - 21st June 2021
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A box filled with bottles of seized fake hand sanitiser

Covid hand sanitiser fraud pair sent to prison

Editor - 9th April 2024
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Trees being planted.

Western Forest to become a new national forest

jw47 - 24th March 2025
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Measures being put in place to help social distancing and support...

jw47 - 24th June 2020
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SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

Simon - 20th June 2019
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Brighton man prosecuted for failing to improve neglected Downend house

jw47 - 13th June 2019
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New planning support to help residents build annexes and outbuildings

jw47 - 7th October 2021
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Have Your Say: Council Launches Public Consultation on 2017/18 Budget

Editor - 7th November 2016
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New Local Plan 2018-2036

Have Your Say on New South Gloucestershire Local Plan – Consultation...

Editor - 24th April 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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Final draft of the West of England Joint Spatial Plan to...

Editor - 25th October 2017
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Slough man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 17th April 2018
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Bristol man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 1st February 2018
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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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Michael Thompson from the Bristol Avon Rivers Trust, Jen Nightingale and Carys Peotto from the Bristol Zoological Society UK conservation team, Rowena Kenny from South Gloucestershire Council’s Climate and Nature Team and Councillor Louise Harris, South Gloucestershire Council’s cabinet member for the Climate and Nature Emergency.

Funding secured to help restore nature along the Severn Estuary

Editor - 4th September 2024
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offence

Editor - 24th July 2018
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 11th October 2018
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Mangotsfield Sort It Centre reopens ahead of schedule

Editor - 25th May 2017
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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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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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Residents encouraged to help shape plans for Jubilee Park as potential...

jw47 - 1st June 2022
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New multi-million pound housing development under way in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 20th December 2016
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