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Landlord prosecuted for non-compliance of Improvement Notice

jw47 - 28th January 2020

Red strong wind warning

An update on disruption caused by Storm Darragh

ypical British terraced houses

Consultation on proposed controls on HMO conversions in Filton and Stoke Park & Cheswick wards

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

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

Fly-tipped waste at Serridge Lane

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

Editor - 14th May 2025

scrap metal

Yate man fined for transporting scrap metal without the required licences

Editor - 29th April 2026

Mangotsfield Sort It Centre reopens ahead of schedule

Editor - 25th May 2017

A house under construction

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

jw47 - 4th March 2021

Fines and community service for successfully prosecuted fly-tipper

Editor - 11th December 2018

New Local Plan approved for public consultation

Editor - 9th October 2020

Climate and nature graphic

Council signs up to Climate and Nature Bill

Editor - 4th November 2024

New ‘School Streets’ in Kingswood and Yate to help clear the...

jw47 - 3rd September 2020

The exterior of Badminton Road office in Yate.

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

jw47 - 15th July 2025

solar panels

Solar farms on the way

Simon - 2nd September 2015

low emission bus

Low emission bus announcement

Simon - 29th August 2017

A banner van parked on the roadside

Yate Indian takeaway ordered to pay over £4,400 following fly-posting offences

Editor - 16th October 2024

Caerphilly man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 13th December 2018

Litter being thrown from a vehicle

South Gloucestershire Council takes action to help reduce littering from vehicles

Editor - 1st November 2023

Zero landfill aim for South Gloucestershire waste

jw47 - 12th March 2020

Licensing for larger privately rented properties set to change

Editor - 24th July 2018

A photograph of fly-tipped waste near a lamp post

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

Editor - 18th October 2022

Councillors Louise Harris (right) and Angela Morey (left) cutting a celebration cake, along with other members of the South Gloucestershire Council Administration

South Gloucestershire Council celebrates 5 years of climate and nature action

jw47 - 18th July 2024

Patchway Common buzzing again thanks to award-winning project

Editor - 13th November 2018

St Albans man prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 27th November 2017

An image of the Sevrnside coast looking out to the Severn Bridge

Vision for coastal communities in Severnside unveiled

Editor - 16th November 2022

Councillor Reade planting wildflowers with Max and Kady Stuart

Mass wildflower planting on Siston Common sows the seeds for a...

jw47 - 7th October 2022

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

A plan for Yate to flourish and prosper – consultation on...

jw47 - 21st June 2021

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

School children presented with award for local litter pick

jw47 - 21st January 2020

Conditional discharge and fines follow discovery of fly tipped waste

Editor - 12th December 2016

A screenshot of the consultation system

Consultation responses sought on modifications to the South Gloucestershire Policies Sites...

Simon - 3rd July 2017

A dropped kerb under construction

Driveway company ordered to pay over £33,000 following fly-posting, waste and...

Editor - 16th May 2024

Councillor Louise Harris, Emily Harrison from the School Leadership Team, Active Travel Champion Beverley Furber and school children at The Ridge Juniors in Yate

South Gloucestershire schools handed top sustainable travel awards

Editor - 27th September 2023

Lettings management company Iletpro Ltd ordered to pay £2,700 following HMO...

Editor - 7th December 2021

Children reap benefits from outdoor play session

Editor - 6th October 2016

Get involved in the Great Big Green Week in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 21st September 2022

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

South Gloucestershire Council to engage with local communities as it starts...

Editor - 18th September 2017

An empty kitchen after Brown ripped out the units

Company director jailed for multiple thefts from customers

Editor - 30th June 2025

Cigarette butts visible though a drain grill

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

Editor - 10th August 2022

Common Connections project gets green light

Editor - 10th February 2022

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

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

A photograph of fly-tipped waste in Filton

Severn Beach man fined £1,588 for fly-tipping in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 20th October 2022

Key milestone complete for £57 million Cribbs Patchway metrobus extension

jw47 - 28th May 2021

Food waste on a chopping board being placed in to a kitchen caddy

South Gloucestershire residents encouraged to recycle more food waste

Editor - 16th March 2022

Brighton man prosecuted for failing to improve neglected Downend house

jw47 - 13th June 2019

An aerial image of the green South Gloucestershire countryside

Have your say on South Gloucestershire’s Climate Change Strategy

Editor - 19th December 2017

A water vole

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

Editor - 20th June 2023

West of England Joint Spatial Plan Submitted to Government for Review

Editor - 13th April 2018

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

Landlords prosecuted for renting unsafe property

Editor - 15th December 2016

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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