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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 offences carried out during Covid lockdown

Editor - 2nd November 2023

A black and white image of the former Frog Lane Colliery

South Gloucestershire Council explores using local mines as a source of renewable heat

Sign on fence saying No tipping or dumping

Mangotsfield man ordered to pay over £2,000 following fly-tip prosecution

Fines and community service for successfully prosecuted fly-tipper

Fly-tipped waste at Serridge Lane

Frenchay man ordered to pay over £4,500 following rural lane fly-tip

Next step announced for consultation on the West of England Joint...

Editor - 6th October 2016

Spray insulation scams on the rise in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire

jw47 - 7th January 2022

Waste operatives loading recycling on to a truck

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

Editor - 19th June 2023

Waste dumped next to a tree near a path

Yate woman prosecuted following Chipping Sodbury fly-tip

Editor - 23rd May 2023

Bristol man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 1st February 2018

South Gloucestershire Council commits to phasing out single use plastics

Editor - 1st March 2019

South Gloucestershire Council Partner Lead Members for Communities and Local Place, Councillor Jayne Stansfield, and Climate and Nature Emergency, Councillor Alex Doyle, were joined by Mayor Dan Norris and local residents to mark the start of project to sow the wildflower meadows. at Jubilee Park.

Heavy horsepower harnessed to sustainably sow wildflower meadows

jw47 - 15th September 2023

Symbol of a rubbish bin

Mangotsfield woman fined for littering

jw47 - 20th April 2023

Downend man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 29th March 2018

Conditional discharge and fines follow discovery of fly tipped waste

Editor - 12th December 2016

Cabinet agrees social distancing measures outside of schools also supports improved...

jw47 - 9th June 2020

A water vole

Water voles settle into new home at one of UK’s newest...

Editor - 20th June 2023

Children reap benefits from outdoor play session

Editor - 6th October 2016

South Gloucestershire’s Discover Festival

Editor - 6th October 2016

Common Connections officer David Tibbatts, Bobbie Sutherland and Paul Kearsley from Emersons Green Town Council, and Councillor Louise Harris at the bulb planting

Common Connections project sees over 85,000 spring bulbs planted in South...

Editor - 18th December 2024

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

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

low emission bus

Low emission bus announcement

Simon - 29th August 2017

Bristol man given conditional discharge and ordered to pay £110 clear...

Editor - 29th April 2019

Gavel and judge

North Somerset rogue trader sentenced for conning NHS worker from Thornbury

jw47 - 26th April 2021

New recycling bag

South Gloucestershire Council introduces new recycling bags for households

Editor - 29th January 2026

Green ecological house in empty field

Energy efficient Malmains Drive development progresses

Editor - 31st March 2022

Westbury-on-Trym woman fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 19th February 2026

Active Travel Grants of up to £1,000 available to organisations that...

jw47 - 20th May 2024

Gavel and judge

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

Editor - 21st January 2019

Longwell Green landlord fined for breaching building regulation rules

Editor - 6th October 2016

Councillor Reade planting wildflowers with Max and Kady Stuart

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

jw47 - 7th October 2022

Frampton Cotterell man prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 18th September 2017

Fly-tipping duo prosecuted for dumping waste in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 15th February 2022

New homes and primary school for Warmley on old Grange School...

Editor - 22nd October 2021

cctv footage

Bradley Stoke man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 28th January 2026

Recycling vehicle

Major changes to South Gloucestershire’s recycling and waste services from August...

Editor - 17th June 2025

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

Editor - 2nd May 2018

Council challenges Charfield planning decision

Editor - 4th September 2018

Bristol man receives 68 week sentence after being prosecuted for fly...

Editor - 2nd February 2018

New Local Plan approved for public consultation

Editor - 9th October 2020

A photograph of buildings, roads and pathways in Charlton Hayes

30-year vision for South Gloucestershire neighbourhoods unveiled

Editor - 10th October 2022

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

jw47 - 17th August 2020

Fly-tipped waste on the roadside

Bristol woman fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 15th December 2025

West of England leaders visit Bristol Port as vital flood defences...

Editor - 24th March 2022

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

Black bin bags dumped on a green space

Lyde Green man fined £368 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 10th July 2024

Have your say on South Gloucestershire’s new strategy for ‘Greener Places’

jw47 - 22nd June 2021

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

Fly tippers prosecuted

Editor - 22nd August 2017

West of England Joint Spatial Plan Submitted to Government for Review

Editor - 13th April 2018

Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Claire Young stood near a recycling truck

South Gloucestershire Council welcomes willingness of Suez and Union to return...

jw47 - 11th July 2023

Prosecution follows waste filmed thrown from car window

Editor - 10th January 2017

Gritting fleet prepared for cold period

Editor - 30th November 2015

Local Plan 2023 consultation launch

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

jw47 - 7th December 2023

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