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Councillor Louise Harris with councillor Paul Hulbert from Dodington Parish Council and community volunteers.

South Gloucestershire Council reports on progress and challenges in tackling the climate and nature emergency

jw47 - 22nd January 2025

Have your say about how South Gloucestershire grows for our future through The New Local Plan public consultation

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

StreetCare operative knocks on door to check on resident

An update on recent flooding in South Gloucestershire

Councillor Steve Reade at an electric vehicle charging point in Filton

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

New waste contract to cut costs and litter

jw47 - 6th November 2019
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Recycling vehicle

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

Editor - 17th June 2025
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Major investment to prevent flooding on South Gloucestershire roads as resilience...

jw47 - 8th March 2021
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A worker fixing a solar panel on a roof

South Glos Council to install solar PV systems on schools and...

jw47 - 9th December 2024
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Councillor Louise Harris at a recent tree planting event with pupils from Warmley Park school

South Gloucestershire Council’s climate and nature emergency progress outlined in annual...

Editor - 7th December 2023
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Page Park turf cut event

Editor - 24th November 2016
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New homes and primary school for Warmley on old Grange School...

Editor - 22nd October 2021
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South Gloucestershire Council to engage with local communities as it starts...

Editor - 18th September 2017
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ypical British terraced houses

Consultation on proposed controls on HMO conversions in Filton and Stoke...

Editor - 8th February 2022
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Gavel and judge

Frenchay man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 16th October 2025
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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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Gritting fleet prepared for cold period

Editor - 30th November 2015
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South Gloucestershire Council aims for fresh approach to managing waste collections...

Editor - 5th February 2019
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Christmas and New Year waste collections

Editor - 12th December 2018
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Patchway man prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 30th October 2017
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Fly-tipped waste at Easter Compton

Bristol fly-tippers prosecuted

jw47 - 19th July 2022
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An aerial image of the green South Gloucestershire countryside

Council secures £50k to protect green belt from illegal development

jw47 - 23rd September 2019
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Residents and businesses encouraged to have their say on the future...

jw47 - 5th October 2020
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Residents congratulated for recycling an extra 1,279 tonnes of waste with...

Editor - 12th December 2017
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Councillor Erica Williams, cabinet member responsible for schools at South Gloucestershire Council, with children at Barley Close Community Primary School

South Gloucestershire schools receive top grades for encouraging sustainable travel

Editor - 28th September 2022
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Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Maggie Tyrrell

South Gloucestershire Council calls on the Government to enforce planning requirements...

jw47 - 17th October 2024
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SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

Simon - 20th June 2019
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A photograph of a fly-tipped sofa

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

Editor - 10th August 2023
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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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Prosecution follows waste filmed thrown from car window

Editor - 10th January 2017
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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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Two South Gloucestershire residents prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 9th January 2019
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Land owner ordered to pay over £6,000 for waste offences

Editor - 23rd January 2019
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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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All-party agreement to declare climate emergency and take action to reduce...

jw47 - 18th July 2019
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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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South Glos collaborating with Town and Parish Councils on pioneering Local...

jw47 - 13th January 2022
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An image of park homes in South Gloucestershire

£1.7m park home insulation scheme makes residents warmer and happier

Editor - 12th May 2022
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Trio of fly tippers prosecuted

Editor - 8th March 2017
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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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COVID-19 enforcement action

Editor - 30th April 2020
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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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Fly-tipped waste on the roadside

Bristol woman fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 15th December 2025
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Ambitious new recycling service given the go-ahead

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Fines and community service for successfully prosecuted fly-tipper

Editor - 11th December 2018
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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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Bristol man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 1st February 2018
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South Gloucestershire’s Discover Festival

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Major development on Filton Airfield approved

Editor - 24th October 2017
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Bristol fly-tipper prosecuted for dumping waste in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 15th January 2021
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Fly-tipped waste

Yate man sent to prison following multiple waste offences and CBO...

Editor - 9th July 2025
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A car and a van parked on a pavement

Yate man ordered to pay over £5,000 following abandoned vehicles offences

Editor - 21st May 2024
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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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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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Launch of Call For Sites process as part of developing the...

Editor - 8th July 2020
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