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Armed Forces Day flag raising ceremony

South Gloucestershire Council receives Defence Employer Recognition Scheme silver award

Editor - 25th June 2025
Recycling vehicle

Major changes to South Gloucestershire’s recycling and waste services from August 2025

Councillor Alison Evans and council staff who helped put together the packs

Cost of living support with food, activities and keeping cool this summer

Dancers at Celebrate With Me

New location for this year’s free Celebrate With Me festival

car parking payment machine

Motorists advised to be aware of fake QR codes on parking payment machines

Gavel and judge

Kitchen fitter prosecuted for stealing from his customers and employer

Editor - 2nd October 2023
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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

Editor - 2nd October 2023
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A graphic advertising the review

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

Editor - 2nd October 2023
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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...

jw47 - 20th September 2023
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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

jw47 - 19th September 2023
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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
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One of the bleed kits

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

Editor - 14th September 2023
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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...

jw47 - 7th September 2023
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A yellow bike on the Tour of Britain route

See the Tour of Britain as it races through South Gloucestershire

Editor - 7th September 2023
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Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Claire Young stood near a recycling truck

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

jw47 - 28th July 2023
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The Tour of Britain 2023 stage seven

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

jw47 - 24th July 2023
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A little girl being swung by her grandparents

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

jw47 - 17th July 2023
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Summer Reading Challenge 2023 launch at Downend Library

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

jw47 - 11th July 2023
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Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Claire Young stood near a recycling truck

OPEN LETTER: Industrial dispute between Unite the union and SUEZ

Editor - 4th July 2023
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Leader of South Gloucestershire Council Councillor Claire Young and Co-Leader Councillor Ian Boulton at the Page Road car park site

South Gloucestershire Council announces additional measures to help residents dispose of...

Editor - 3rd July 2023
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Bostock and Wombwell's Menagerie elephant pulling a wagon.

The hunt is on for the Kingswood elephant: archaeologists conduct survey...

Editor - 3rd July 2023
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Majestic Gym opening ceremony

New home for Majestic Gym opens with flair

jw47 - 30th June 2023
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South Gloucestershire Council’s armed forces champion and cabinet member for cost of living, equalities and public health Councillor Alison Evans and Chair of South Gloucestershire Council Councillor Mike Drew at the council’s recent flag raising ceremony for Armed Forces Day

South Gloucestershire Council delivers increased support for local veterans and agrees...

Editor - 21st June 2023
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A selection of items contained in the cool packs

Cool packs available to support residents during the summer months

Editor - 12th June 2023
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An indicitive image of domestic abuse

National funding awarded to challenge high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators

Editor - 12th June 2023
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Knife amnesty bin

Help to continue the reduction in knife crime in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 18th May 2023
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Polling station

99.9% of voters attended polling stations with acceptable photo ID and...

jw47 - 16th May 2023
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Union Jack bunting wrapped around an apple tree covered in ivy.

Grants awarded to support dozens of Coronation celebration events across South...

jw47 - 28th April 2023
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Councillor Rachael Hunt at Emersons Green Library.

Emersons Green Library to be extended with additional space for children

jw47 - 23rd March 2023
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Councillor Sam Bromiley, cabinet member responsible for children and young people, Michelle George and Candice Littleton from Majestic Gymnastics, Leader of South Gloucestershire Council Councillor Toby Savage, and representatives of construction company K P Wilton & Son

Council teams up with gymnastics club to mark progress of new...

Editor - 15th March 2023
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A group of people sitting together and stacking their hands in the middle

South Gloucestershire community groups awarded Area Wide Grants funding

Editor - 13th March 2023
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March 2023 edition of South Gloucestershire News

jw47 - 3rd March 2023
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A sign saying polling station on a fence outside a building

Stand for election as a councillor and represent your local area

Editor - 14th February 2023
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Councillors Savage, Williams and Burton with members of South Gloucestershire Council’s Community Learning & Skills team.

Skills Hub and shopping centre improvements helping to reinvigorate Kingswood town...

jw47 - 31st January 2023
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Gavel and judge

Man from Stoke Gifford sentenced for rogue trading offences

jw47 - 31st January 2023
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South Gloucestershire children celebrating the launch of the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge

South Gloucestershire libraries named in top five in the UK ...

jw47 - 16th January 2023
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An image of a collection of seized e-cigarette products

Shop owners prosecuted for selling illegal e-cigarettes in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 12th January 2023
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Leader of South Gloucestershire Council, councillor Toby Savage (centre front) with Ukrainian guests and staff involved in the employability workshops at Yate Job Centre Plus.

Increase to monthly payments for Homes for Ukraine sponsors and employment...

jw47 - 14th December 2022
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Cabinet Member for Corporate Resources Councillor Ben Burton and Cabinet Member for Communities and Local Place Councillor Rachael Hunt at the Christmas lights switch-on for Downend High Street

Helping South Gloucestershire’s high streets thrive with Christmas spirit this festive...

Editor - 16th November 2022
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Cllr Tobey Savage speaks at the welcome event

Hongkongers welcomed to South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 1st November 2022
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Local children performed an Indian dance routine for guests at the Diwali celebration held at Bradley Stoke Community School.

Diwali celebration event showcases South Gloucestershire’s vibrant Indian community heritage

jw47 - 28th October 2022
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Community spaces volunteers at Winterbourne Medieval Barn

Volunteers thanked at community spaces event

Editor - 25th October 2022
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The front cover of the October edition of South Gloucestershire News

October 2022 edition of South Gloucestershire News

Editor - 20th October 2022
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South Gloucestershire Trading Standards, along with Police and a sniffer dog visit a plot linked to the rogue traders.

‘Stunningly dishonest’ rogue traders jailed for roofing fraud netting £150,000

jw47 - 14th October 2022
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An aerial image of the green South Gloucestershire countryside

Community voices strengthened through new town and parish councils in South...

Editor - 13th October 2022
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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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Councillor Rachael Hunt joins a group of children at Yate Library to celebrate everyone who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge.

Thousands of South Gloucestershire children celebrate reading challenge success

jw47 - 23rd September 2022
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Councillor Rachael Hunt and Thornbury & Yate MP, Luke Hall

2,000 homes in South Gloucestershire to pilot plastic bags and wrapping...

jw47 - 20th September 2022
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A banner in black and white showing two profiles of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Sharing the National Moment of Reflection in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 14th September 2022
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A portrait of The Queen taken in 1952

South Gloucestershire Council’s arrangements during period of National Mourning

Editor - 9th September 2022
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See the Tour of Britain as it races through South Gloucestershire

Editor - 6th September 2022
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Council Leader, Toby Savage, Local Councillors Brian Hopkinson, Sanjay Shambhu and Jo Buddharaju, YTL Director of Planning & Development Seb Loyn and members of the YTL Developments team.

South Gloucestershire Council unveil plans to restore historic aircraft hangar to...

jw47 - 2nd September 2022
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Winterbourne Medieval Barn

South Gloucestershire Heritage Open Days 2022

jw47 - 1st September 2022
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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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Sign on fence saying No tipping or dumping

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

Editor - 23rd August 2022
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