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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 new Western Forest

Editor - 28th November 2025

Common Connections project gets green light

New planning process will open up and improve application times and decisions

Wild flowers in a green open space

Biodiversity projects, school upgrades and new community centre feature in newly unveiled £18 million investment plans by South Gloucestershire Council

Major investment to prevent flooding on South Gloucestershire roads as resilience work begins

A black and white image of the former Frog Lane Colliery

South Gloucestershire Council explores using local mines as a source of...

Editor - 15th December 2022
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Update on the Yate warehouse fire

Editor - 26th October 2017
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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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Have your say about how South Gloucestershire grows for our future...

jw47 - 27th November 2020
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Conditional discharge and fines follow discovery of fly tipped waste

Editor - 12th December 2016
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Fly-tipped waste

Bristol man ordered to pay almost £2,000 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 18th March 2024
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Common Connections project gets green light

Editor - 10th February 2022
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Christmas and New Year waste collections

Editor - 12th December 2018
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Recycling success celebrated in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 26th September 2018
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Recycling and containers

Plastic bags and wrapping recycling to expand to reach 22,000 South...

Editor - 8th April 2024
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Next step announced for consultation on the West of England Joint...

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Have Your Say: Council Launches Public Consultation on 2017/18 Budget

Editor - 7th November 2016
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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
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An image of the Sevrnside coast looking out to the Severn Bridge

Communities in Severnside invited to help shape future of the area

Editor - 9th June 2022
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Local Plan 2023 consultation launch

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

jw47 - 7th December 2023
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New Local Plan approved for public consultation

Editor - 9th October 2020
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Council employees recognised for public service

Editor - 1st June 2016
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Record number of new homes will help provide ownership and affordable...

jw47 - 12th October 2021
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An image of a cigarette end in the road

Bristol woman fined over £700 for littering in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 25th January 2023
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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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Black bin-liners full of waste dumped on a pavement

Filton students handed 12 months conditional discharge and ordered to pay...

Editor - 23rd February 2024
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Planning changes proposed to encourage greater engagement

Editor - 10th July 2018
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Fly-tipped waste

Chepstow man handed 80 hours community service and ordered to pay...

Editor - 26th June 2025
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Bristol man prosecuted following fly-tip in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 18th March 2019
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An aerial image of the green South Gloucestershire countryside

Have your say on South Gloucestershire’s Climate Change Strategy

Editor - 19th December 2017
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low emission bus

Low emission bus announcement

Simon - 29th August 2017
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The exterior of Badminton Road office in Yate.

Wind power project for Pucklechurch to be explored in detail as...

jw47 - 15th July 2025
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All-party agreement to declare climate emergency and take action to reduce...

jw47 - 18th July 2019
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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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Council Leader Toby Savage speaking at the West of England Nature Partnership conference.

Empower parish councils to spark a community-led nature revolution, urges council...

Editor - 9th June 2022
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Two South Gloucestershire residents prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 9th January 2019
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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
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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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Dumped bags of rubbish

South Gloucestershire Council secures two more fly-tip convictions

Editor - 28th November 2024
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Cigarette butts visible though a drain grill

Kingswood man ordered to pay almost £1000 after being prosecuted for...

Editor - 10th August 2022
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Fly-tipped bin bags

Downend woman fined for fly-tipping bin bags

Editor - 17th October 2025
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 11th October 2018
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Consultation launched on the West of England Joint Spatial Plan and...

Editor - 8th November 2016
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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...

jw47 - 26th July 2023
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Work to start at railway bridge to support cyclist and pedestrian...

jw47 - 20th August 2021
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The Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defence Project has been shortlisted for a prestigious civil engineering award.

ASEA Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defence Project shortlisted for a prestigious...

jw47 - 8th July 2024
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Holiday activities in South Gloucestershire libraries

Editor - 4th April 2017
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Gritting fleet prepared for cold period

Editor - 30th November 2015
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Planters in Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire

Grants awarded to support sustainable planting projects across South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 13th March 2024
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Councillor Rachael Hunt

Flexible plastic trial makes good progress in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 21st February 2023
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Irresponsible dog owners targeted

Editor - 12th December 2018
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Siston man prosecuted following fly-tip in Henfield, South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 8th July 2021
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South Gloucestershire Council commits to phasing out single use plastics

Editor - 1st March 2019
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Recycle every week from 19 June

Editor - 25th May 2017
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Fly-tippers prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 3rd December 2021
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