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Red strong wind warning

An update on disruption caused by Storm Darragh

digital - 7th December 2024
A worker fixing a solar panel on a roof

South Glos Council to install solar PV systems on schools and other buildings over the next two years

A photograph of fly-tipped waste near a lamp post

Keynsham man ordered to pay £1,193 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

An image representing the average contents of a South Gloucestershire black bin (by volume) based on waste analysis completed in 2022.

Recycling at the heart of changes to waste management in South Glos

Commercial vehicles carrying poorly secured loads stopped to help tackle roadside waste

low emission bus

Low emission bus announcement

Simon - 29th August 2017
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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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South Gloucestershire Council shortlisted for recycling award

Editor - 1st June 2016
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Spray insulation scams on the rise in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire

jw47 - 7th January 2022
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Consultation launched on the West of England Joint Spatial Plan and...

Editor - 8th November 2016
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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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Awkley Lane fly-tip

Bristol man ordered to pay £898 after fly-tip blocks country lane

Editor - 5th February 2025
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Fly-tipped waste

Fly-tippers face justice for illegally dumping waste in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 31st March 2022
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Improved flood defences to protect homes, Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area and...

Simon - 20th June 2017
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Black bin bags amongst vegetation

Emersons Green man ordered to pay over £1,000 following Warmley fly-tip

Editor - 16th November 2023
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Fly-tipping duo prosecuted for dumping waste in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 15th February 2022
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Downend man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 29th March 2018
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Children and staff from The Park Primary School in Kingswood celebrate their Modeshift STARS accreditation.

South Gloucestershire schools top national league table for sustainable and...

jw47 - 12th June 2025
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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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Trio of fly tippers prosecuted

Editor - 8th March 2017
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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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Pontypool man sentenced following multiple fly-tips in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 17th July 2019
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Gavel and judge

Partnership working secures Criminal Behaviour Order first for council

Editor - 22nd August 2017
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Gavel and judge

Caerphilly man fined for fly-tipping fridge freezer

Editor - 6th October 2025
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Landlords prosecuted for renting unsafe property

Editor - 15th December 2016
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South Gloucestershire Council commits to phasing out single use plastics

Editor - 1st March 2019
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Have your say on the Resource and Waste Strategy: 2020 and...

jw47 - 15th August 2019
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Litter being thrown from a vehicle

South Gloucestershire Council takes action to help reduce littering from vehicles

Editor - 1st November 2023
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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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Have Your Say: Council launches public consultation on 2018/19 budget

Editor - 16th November 2017
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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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Fly-tipped waste on the roadside

Bristol woman fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 15th December 2025
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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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Voluntary agency joins forces with council to help out in an...

Editor - 17th November 2015
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Council publishes updated list of sites to be assessed for potential...

Editor - 15th November 2018
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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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New homes and primary school for Warmley on old Grange School...

Editor - 22nd October 2021
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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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SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

Simon - 20th June 2019
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Bristol man receives 68 week sentence after being prosecuted for fly...

Editor - 2nd February 2018
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offences

Editor - 11th October 2018
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Wild flowers in a green open space

Biodiversity projects, school upgrades and new community centre feature in...

Editor - 7th February 2022
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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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More sustainable electric vehicles added to fleet

Editor - 24th November 2016
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South Gloucestershire Council to engage with local communities as it starts...

Editor - 18th September 2017
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Logo for the Great Big Green Week 2022

Get involved in the Great Big Green Week in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 21st September 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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Gavel and judge

Birmingham man fined for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 2nd February 2022
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A stock image of black bin bags

Patchway man handed 12 month Community Order and ordered to pay...

Editor - 23rd January 2025
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New Local Plan approved for public consultation

Editor - 9th October 2020
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A tractor and container for grass cuttings

Carbon reduction scheme to be rolled out to more South Gloucestershire...

Editor - 10th April 2024
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CCTV of waste being placed in a public bin

Filton convenience store owner ordered to pay almost £500 for illegal...

Editor - 15th May 2025
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Gavel and judge

Landlord prosecuted for non-compliance of Improvement Notice

jw47 - 28th January 2020
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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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