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Litter alongside the A4174 ring road

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

Editor - 15th August 2024

Major development on Filton Airfield approved

Consultation launched on the West of England Joint Spatial Plan and Joint Transport Study

Recycling vehicle

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

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

Voluntary agency joins forces with council to help out in an...

Editor - 17th November 2015
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First South Gloucestershire Tree Week launches

jw47 - 29th November 2019
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A water vole

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

Editor - 20th June 2023
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the fly-tipped fridge freezer

Warmley man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 5th November 2025
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South Gloucestershire Council Cabinet agrees 2018/19 Budget

Editor - 5th February 2018
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Bristol Man ordered to pay almost £7,000 following prosecution for waste...

Editor - 18th May 2022
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Have your say at Community Engagement Forums

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Council’s pest control team help remove bee swarm

Editor - 6th October 2016
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SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

Simon - 20th June 2019
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A house under construction

Call for Sites map published, Council to assess potential development opportunities...

jw47 - 4th March 2021
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Gavel and judge

North Somerset rogue trader sentenced for conning NHS worker from Thornbury

jw47 - 26th April 2021
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Teachers and children planting new trees

Over 5,000 new trees planted across South Gloucestershire this season

Editor - 21st March 2023
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New Local Plan approved for public consultation

Editor - 9th October 2020
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Symbol of a rubbish bin

Three people prosecuted for littering offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 22nd February 2023
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A photograph of buildings, roads and pathways in Charlton Hayes

30-year vision for South Gloucestershire neighbourhoods unveiled

Editor - 10th October 2022
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Council challenges Charfield planning decision

Editor - 4th September 2018
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Children reap benefits from outdoor play session

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Rogue traders fined and banned from cold calling anywhere in UK

jw47 - 12th September 2019
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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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Planning changes proposed to encourage greater engagement

Editor - 10th July 2018
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New planning process will open up and improve application times and...

Editor - 1st November 2018
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Symbol of a rubbish bin

Mangotsfield woman fined for littering

jw47 - 20th April 2023
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Mangotsfield woman prosecuted following fly-tip in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 19th February 2019
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Trees being planted.

Western Forest to become a new national forest

jw47 - 24th March 2025
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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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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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Council calls on Government to fund flood defences to protect Severn...

jw47 - 27th February 2024
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Gavel and judge

Rogue mattress seller prosecuted

jw47 - 30th September 2019
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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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Warehouse

South Glos Council Leaders write to Secretary of State asking for...

jw47 - 2nd July 2026
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Irresponsible dog owners targeted

Editor - 12th December 2018
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Fly-tipped waste at Serridge Lane

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

Editor - 14th May 2025
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New land supply analysis strengthens council’s hand to resist speculative development

Editor - 18th December 2018
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Teachers and children planting new trees

Free voucher scheme aims to encourage tree planting in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 30th November 2022
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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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StreetCare operative knocks on door to check on resident

An update on recent flooding in South Gloucestershire

digital - 27th November 2024
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Council Leader Councillor Toby Savage next to solar panels

Positive progress shown in South Gloucestershire Council’s work to help tackle...

Editor - 9th December 2022
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Councillor Rachael Hunt at a South Gloucestershire Sort It recycling centre.

South Gloucestershire recycling rates continue to break records

jw47 - 10th October 2022
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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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West of England leaders

Councils working together to secure more powers

Simon - 1st September 2015
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West of England Councils sign 10-year contracts to manage residual waste...

jw47 - 26th July 2019
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Landlords prosecuted for renting unsafe property

Editor - 15th December 2016
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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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An image of cardboard boxes and packaging waste fly-tipped on the roadside

Yate man ordered to pay more than £1,200 following South Gloucestershire...

Editor - 31st January 2023
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Residents encouraged to help shape plans for Jubilee Park as potential...

jw47 - 1st June 2022
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Common Connections project gets green light

Editor - 10th February 2022
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St Albans man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 27th November 2017
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CCTV of a man removing waste from a vehicle

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

Editor - 16th November 2023
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A photo of a car next to several black bin bags in a car park area

Stoke Gifford man ordered to pay over £1,500 following fly-tip in...

Editor - 7th February 2023
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Councillor Louise Harris with councillor Paul Hulbert from Dodington Parish Council and community volunteers.

Local communities take climate and nature action

Editor - 15th May 2024
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