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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

Envirocrime team win national award

Cllr Louise Harris taking part in tree planting at the new Pucklechurch Woodland

Report on biodiversity in South Gloucestershire shows council and communities working together to protect and enhance local nature and wildlife

Council Leader Councillor Toby Savage next to solar panels

South Gloucestershire recognised among top-10 Councils in National Climate Emergency Action Plan Scorecards

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

New Local Plan approved for public consultation

Editor - 9th October 2020
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Slough man prosecuted for failing to comply with Community Protection Notice

Editor - 17th April 2018
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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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Changes to the Sort It centres

Simon - 2nd September 2015
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Siston man prosecuted following fly-tip in Henfield, South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 8th July 2021
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Weekly recycling collections to resume in South Gloucestershire on 13 May

jw47 - 29th April 2020
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Traffic on a road including a lorry

Supermarket prosecuted for breaching conditions for out of hours deliveries

Editor - 21st March 2025
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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
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South Gloucestershire Council buys site to expand and improve waste management...

Editor - 21st March 2019
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Measures being put in place to help social distancing and support...

jw47 - 24th June 2020
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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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Cllr Louise Harris taking part in tree planting at the new Pucklechurch Woodland

Climate and Nature Emergency – annual report shows action and progress...

jw47 - 11th December 2025
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Land owner ordered to pay over £6,000 for waste offences

Editor - 23rd January 2019
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Conditional discharge and fines follow discovery of fly tipped waste

Editor - 12th December 2016
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the fly-tipped fridge freezer

Warmley man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 5th November 2025
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An image of green waste on a trailer

Thornbury man handed 12-month conditional discharge for illegally transporting waste in...

Editor - 11th January 2023
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cctv footage

Bradley Stoke man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 28th January 2026
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Staple Hill’s Page Park receives National Lottery investment

Editor - 1st June 2016
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Consultation launched on the West of England Joint Spatial Plan and...

Editor - 8th November 2016
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South Gloucestershire Council commits to phasing out single use plastics

Editor - 1st March 2019
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Councillor Rachael Hunt at Mangotsfield Sort It centre during the slip road’s construction

Mangotsfield recycling centre slip road nears completion

Editor - 6th February 2023
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A house under construction

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

jw47 - 4th March 2021
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Council calls on Government to fund flood defences to protect Severn...

jw47 - 27th February 2024
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Voluntary agency joins forces with council to help out in an...

Editor - 17th November 2015
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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 bags amongst vegetation

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

Editor - 16th November 2023
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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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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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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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Council publishes updated list of sites to be assessed for potential...

Editor - 15th November 2018
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Have your say at Community Engagement Forums

Editor - 6th October 2016
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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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Gavel and judge

Rogue traders ordered to pay nearly £46,000

Editor - 4th September 2018
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Waste spilling from a black bin bag on the pavement

Hair salon owner ordered to pay over £1,500 after business waste...

Editor - 15th October 2024
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Roger Loveridge Chairman of the Patchway and Charlton Hayes Community Sports Association, Councillor Rachael Hunt cabinet member responsible for communities at South Gloucestershire Council, Councillor Dayley Lawrence Mayor of Patchway, and Jack Turner Clerk at Patchway Town Council

Council secures more than £700,000 to provide new sports facilities...

Editor - 21st March 2023
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Common Connections project gets green light

Editor - 10th February 2022
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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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Fly-tipping duo prosecuted for dumping waste in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 15th February 2022
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scrap metal

Yate man fined for transporting scrap metal without the required licences

Editor - 29th April 2026
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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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The empty home at Marshfield

House owners prosecuted over empty and unmaintained property

Editor - 9th July 2025
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Cabinet agrees way forward on climate change and updating the Local...

Editor - 28th April 2020
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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...

jw47 - 22nd January 2025
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Bristol man given conditional discharge and ordered to pay £110 clear...

Editor - 29th April 2019
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Thousands of tonnes of carbon reduced and millions saved as LED...

jw47 - 21st December 2021
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New Local Plan 2018-2036

South Gloucestershire launches 12 week consultation on new Local Plan

Simon - 6th February 2018
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Planning agreements signed for Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood

Editor - 21st February 2018
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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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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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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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