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An illustration from the concept design for Kingswood

Have your say in shaping Kingswood’s future

South Gloucestershire Council has secured substantial funding for investment in Kingswood and want to hear people’s views to ensure that the future of the...
CCTV of a man removing waste from a vehicle

Yate man ordered to pay over £4,500 following multiple South Gloucestershire...

A Yate man has been ordered to pay a total of £4,597 in fines and costs after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him following the...
Black bin bags amongst vegetation

Emersons Green man ordered to pay over £1,000 following Warmley fly-tip

A man from Emersons Green has been ordered to pay a total of £1,267 in fines and costs after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him...
Councillor Alison Evans with one of the warm packs

South Gloucestershire Council offers more support to help people stay warm...

As the weather turns colder and the cost of living remains high, South Gloucestershire Council is stepping up support for its most vulnerable residents. To...
A photograph of the fly-tipped waste at Foss Lane

Bristol man ordered to pay almost £600 following Oldbury-on-Severn fly-tip

A man from Southmead in Bristol has been ordered to pay a total of £593 in fines and costs after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted...
Illustration of how the improvements could look near the Bromley Heath Viaduct on the A4174

Council looks to invest in improved active travel options for local...

South Gloucestershire Council wants to provide greater options for how people travel around the area. Consultations on proposals to improve bus, walking, wheeling and cycling...
A house under construction

New South Glos planning strategy aims to shape a future where...

South Gloucestershire Council has published an update on its draft Local Plan ahead of public consultation next month. All councils must have a Local...
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...

Two men from Yate have been given suspended prison sentences, instructed to pay a total of £10,353.26 in fines and costs, and handed Community...
A montage of images of the Manor Gardens development

South Gloucestershire Council and Aequus shortlisted for Bristol Property Awards

South Gloucestershire Council working in partnership with Bath & North East Somerset Council’s property company Aequus Construction Ltd (ACL) has been selected as a...
Litter being thrown from a vehicle

South Gloucestershire Council takes action to help reduce littering from vehicles

South Gloucestershire Council has stepped up its fight against littering in the district with today (1 November) seeing the launch of a new initiative...
Hub carers Adam and Mandy Gibbons at the Mockingbird launch in April 2023

New support programme has positive impact on foster carers and children

A new support programme for foster carers and children in South Gloucestershire has celebrated a successful first six months. South Gloucestershire Council collaborated with The...
South Gloucestershire Council Leader, Councillor Claire Young, with Thornbury Ward Members (left to right) Councillors Jayne Stansfield, Maggie Tyrrell and Chris Davies

Council welcomes news of Government commitment to improving healthcare facilities in...

South Gloucestershire Council has welcomed the news that the Government has announced initial funding to develop the business case for the NHS to deliver...
Community Learning award winners and Councillors Boulton and Drew

Community Learning and Skills Service’s Annual Celebration recognises inspiring learners

Inspirational adult learners from South Gloucestershire have been celebrated at a special event to recognise their hard work, perseverance and growth in confidence. The annual...
Cllr Samuel Bromiley, Cllr Claire Young and Cllr Ian Boulton

South Gloucestershire Council Statement on the conflict in Israel and Palestine

Issued on behalf of the leaders of the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative groups, Cllr Claire Young, Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Samuel Bromiley Our...
Bookshelves in a library

Consultation launches on how to implement spending reductions on Library services

Savings agreed in last year’s budget include reductions in spending on the district’s library services. A consultation has now launched to ask for residents’...
An image of a boy from the Adoption West campaign

Adoption West looking for more adopters to come forward during National...

In the Adoption West area over the last 18 months, we have experienced fewer people coming forward to adopt which sadly means children will...
Community Conversations design graphic

South Gloucestershire launches Community Conversations as part of public consultation on...

South Gloucestershire Council has launched a new approach to public consultation as it shares the details of the authority’s potential budget for next year....
A basketball court

Over £160,000 funding agreed for sports facilities and community spaces across...

Sports facilities and public open spaces in Alveston, Bradley Stoke and Yate will be receiving over £160,000 for new facilities and improvements thanks to...
Councillor Drew with Parkwall Primary School children and parents

School children perform wildlife show to support nature recovery project

School children in South Gloucestershire put on a wildlife show to support South Gloucestershire Council’s mission to get more people involved in connecting habitats...
Councillor Leigh Ingham

Consultation to launch on measures to further increase recycling

Residents will be asked for their views on proposed changes to the council’s recycling and waste collection services in the coming years, as the...
Older people smiling

South Gloucestershire registered with UK Network of Age-Friendly Communities

South Gloucestershire has been recognised for working towards becoming an ‘Age Friendly Community’ by promoting its communities as places where age is no barrier...
Shadow of a tennis racket on a grass tennis court with white lines and a tennis ball

Over £1.5 million funding agreed for sports facilities and community spaces...

Sports facilities and public open spaces in Frenchay, Wickwar and Yate will be receiving over £1.5 million for new facilities and improvements thanks to...
Gavel and judge

Kitchen fitter prosecuted for stealing from his customers and employer

A rogue trader who stole £4,368 from a Warmley pensioner, £1,700 from a young family and defrauded his employer out of £4,400 has been...
Councillor Leigh Ingham, Next Link CEO Sarah O’Leary and South Gloucestershire Council service lead Pip Isbell, along with members of the Next Link team

New domestic abuse services Next Link Plus+ launched in South Gloucestershire

Today marks the launch of the new South Gloucestershire Next Link Plus+ support service for people affected by domestic abuse and violence. South Gloucestershire Council...
A graphic advertising the review

Have your say on South Gloucestershire’s Polling District and Polling Place...

South Gloucestershire Council is asking people in the area for their views on the location of polling stations and if they are accessible. The council...
A photograph of South Gloucestershire Council's Badminton Road office

‘Incredibly difficult’ choices ahead for South Gloucestershire Council Budget

South Gloucestershire Council’s Cabinet will next week consider proposals for next year’s budget that include details of ‘incredibly difficult’ decisions to reduce spending and...
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

Pupils across South Gloucestershire are officially shining stars after earning top awards as part of a national active travel scheme for schools, with the...
A picture of three people stood on a beach taken from the fostering recruitment film 'Any of Us'.

Powerful new film released to encourage potential foster carers to step...

‘Any Of Us…because it really can be’ is the message of a new film jointly funded by South Gloucestershire Council and a partnership of...
An image of the fly-tipped freezer

Emersons Green man ordered to pay almost £1,500 following South Gloucestershire...

A man from Emersons Green has been ordered to pay a total of £1,492 in fines and costs after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him...
Chair of South Gloucestershire Council, Councillor Mike Drew with members of the Friends of Yate and District Heritage Centre.

Chair of the Council pays tribute to heritage volunteers as part...

This September, Heritage Open Days offered the opportunity to explore behind the scenes at South Gloucestershire’s historic treasures and attractions, including museums, churches and...
Chair of the Council, Councillor Mike Drew joins a group of children and Summer Reading Challenge volunteers at Emersons Green Library to celebrate everyone who took part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

Thousands of South Gloucestershire children celebrate reading challenge success

More than 6,300 children have taken part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge at South Gloucestershire Libraries, reading over 117,000 books during the school,...
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

Heavy horses are helping to sow new wildflower meadows at Jubliee Park in Cadbury Heath to boost biodiversity and be enjoyed by the local...
One of the bleed kits

Avon and Somerset Police roll out life-saving bleed kits in local...

A number of life-saving bleed control kits, designed to control bleeding after someone suffers a traumatic injury, have started to be installed within local...
A grass verge along Goose Green Way, Yate.

Trial for generating green energy launched in Yate

South Gloucestershire Council has launched a new trial looking at how grass cuttings can be used to generate energy and reduce the authority’s carbon...
Cllrs Jayne Stansfield and Leigh Ingham pictured with a Volunteer Group Support Officer from South Gloucestershire Council's Streetcare team.

Exciting plans to improve Kingswood Park unveiled as Lottery funding bid...

Exciting plans to restore and enhance Kingswood Park have moved a step closer after South Gloucestershire Council submitted a bid for £3.36 million in...
A yellow bike on the Tour of Britain route

See the Tour of Britain as it races through South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire is preparing to welcome the arrival of the 2023 Tour of Britain cycling race on Saturday 9 September when the world’s top...

Congratulations to students receiving results across South Gloucestershire

Pupils across South Gloucestershire have received their GCSE and BTEC results today and will be celebrating with families and thinking about the next chapter...

Congratulations to students on their A-Level and BTEC results

South Gloucestershire Council is sending congratulations to students, families and schools who are celebrating A-Level and BTEC results today. For many students, the exams they...
A photograph of a fly-tipped sofa

Thornbury man ordered to pay over £2,500 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

A man from Thornbury has been ordered to pay a total of £2,599 in fines and costs after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for...
Cllr Monk (left) with colleagues inspecting an air source heat pump installed at the new homes.

Show home opens to showcase new housing development in Frenchay

A project to deliver 30 new energy efficient homes including 11 affordable homes is nearing completion, with the opening of a show home at...
Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Claire Young stood near a recycling truck

South Gloucestershire Council welcomes suspension of industrial action following Suez...

South Gloucestershire Council co-leaders, Councillors Claire Young and Ian Boulton have welcomed news that industrial action affecting waste services in the district will be...
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...

The Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire energy advice service, Warm and Well, has announced the Home Upgrade Grant, a £6 million government scheme, to pay...
The Tour of Britain 2023 stage seven

South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire to host penultimate stage of Tour of...

South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire will play a key role in deciding who is crowned this year’s Tour of Britain champion when the UK’s leading...
Big Lemon Bus

Council announces further support to extend vital 84/85 and 622 bus...

South Gloucestershire Council has committed £250,000 of additional funding to further extend the 84/85 bus service until Easter 2024 and secure the 622 school...
A little girl being swung by her grandparents

Extra support for families to have a summer of fun in...

As schools prepare to break up for the long summer holidays, the council is launching a variety of different measures to support families with...
Cllr Claire Young and Cllr Ian Boulton

New cabinet pledges to work more closely with residents to manage...

New council leaders have kicked off the annual budgeting cycle at South Gloucestershire council with a warning about the “depressing” need to deliver more...
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 launch at Downend Library

Ready, Set, Read! Children in South Gloucestershire invited to join the...

South Gloucestershire Council Library service is inviting all primary school aged children to visit their local library this summer and take part in the...
Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Claire Young stood near a recycling truck

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

South Gloucestershire co-leaders, Cllrs Claire Young and Ian Boulton, have welcomed the public responses from Suez and Unite the Union that they want to...

New council takes action on cost of living by restoring the...

The value of vouchers provided to families during school holidays who receive benefits-related free school meals during term time will be restored to £15*...
Black and white Bus stop sign

Bus services secured following council intervention to ensure children get to...

The future of a number of bus services used by local school children have been secured after South Gloucestershire Council stepped-in and found a...