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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 South Gloucestershire

Editor - 7th February 2023
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

Record number of new homes will help provide ownership and affordable housing choice

Councillor Steve Reade at an electric vehicle charging point in Filton

Council to make it easier for more to switch to electric vehicles

Councillor Ian Boulton and Councillor Louise Harris

South Gloucestershire Council launches ICaN initiative to drive nature recovery and strengthen community climate resilience

Climate and nature graphic

Council signs up to Climate and Nature Bill

Editor - 4th November 2024
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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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Trees being planted.

Western Forest to become a new national forest

jw47 - 24th March 2025
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Holiday activities in South Gloucestershire libraries

Editor - 4th April 2017
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Residents congratulated for recycling an extra 1,279 tonnes of waste with...

Editor - 12th December 2017
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Improved flood defences to protect homes, Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area and...

Simon - 20th June 2017
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Members of the South Gloucestershire Food Partnership

New report on how food is made, sold and used locally

digital - 22nd May 2025
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South Gloucestershire’s Discover Festival

Editor - 6th October 2016
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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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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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Westbury-on-Trym woman fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 19th February 2026
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South Gloucestershire Council commits to phasing out single use plastics

Editor - 1st March 2019
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Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore and South Gloucestershire Council Leader Cllr Toby Savage with representatives of the Friends of Southey Park planting the new trees at Southey Park

South Gloucestershire Council plants over 600 new trees across the area...

Editor - 10th March 2022
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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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Page Park turf cut event

Editor - 24th November 2016
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Number of tree varieties in Page Park more than doubles with...

Editor - 24th March 2017
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Bristol man given conditional discharge and ordered to pay £110 clear...

Editor - 29th April 2019
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Warehouse fire update

Simon - 6th December 2017
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Council’s pest control team help remove bee swarm

Editor - 6th October 2016
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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...

Editor - 2nd November 2023
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Slough man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 17th April 2018
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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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Children reap benefits from outdoor play session

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Symbol of a rubbish bin

Mangotsfield woman fined for littering

jw47 - 20th April 2023
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St Albans man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 27th November 2017
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Christmas and New Year waste collections

Editor - 12th December 2018
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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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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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Green light for next stage of Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area flood...

Editor - 12th March 2019
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Fly-tipped waste on a grass verge

Former Patchway man prosecuted for Aust fly-tip

Editor - 29th October 2025
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Old fridges

Fridge and freezer disposal – important update

digital - 13th April 2026
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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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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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School children presented with award for local litter pick

jw47 - 21st January 2020
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New waste contract to cut costs and litter

jw47 - 6th November 2019
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Waste operatives loading recycling on to a truck

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

Editor - 19th June 2023
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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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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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Little Stoke fly tipper prosecuted

Editor - 21st June 2018
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Last chance for public engagement on final draft of West of...

Editor - 4th January 2018
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SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

Simon - 20th June 2019
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Recycle every week from 19 June

Editor - 25th May 2017
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Caerphilly man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 13th December 2018
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Council challenges planning decisions

Editor - 12th June 2018
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An artists impression of how Regent Street in Kingswood could look in the future

Kingswood Masterplan gains approval unlocking a future vision that will bring...

Editor - 8th April 2022
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offence

Editor - 24th July 2018
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Codrington fly-tip

Two more fly-tippers prosecuted in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 6th October 2025
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Next step announced for consultation on the West of England Joint...

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Flood gate testing

ASEA flood defence project commissions flood gates and glass panel flood...

Editor - 1st March 2023
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Innovative new hybrid glass flood defence in place on Severn Estuary

Editor - 24th February 2022
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