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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 new Western Forest

Editor - 28th November 2025

Land owner ordered to pay over £6,000 for waste offences

An image of cardboard boxes and packaging waste fly-tipped on the roadside

Yate man ordered to pay more than £1,200 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Recycling and containers

Plastic bags and wrapping recycling to expand to reach 22,000 South Glos households

Volunteers thanked at community event

Weekly recycling collections to resume in South Gloucestershire on 13 May

jw47 - 29th April 2020
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Bristol fly-tipper prosecuted for dumping waste in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 15th January 2021
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Consultation launched on the West of England Joint Spatial Plan and...

Editor - 8th November 2016
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Residents and businesses encouraged to have their say on the future...

jw47 - 5th October 2020
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Red strong wind warning

An update on disruption caused by Storm Darragh

digital - 7th December 2024
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Fly tippers prosecuted

Editor - 22nd August 2017
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Retirement home developer ordered to pay almost £7,000 for breaching planning...

Editor - 2nd May 2018
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Have your say on changes to Thornbury High Street

jw47 - 21st July 2020
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New ‘School Streets’ in Kingswood and Yate to help clear the...

jw47 - 3rd September 2020
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South Gloucestershire’s Discover Festival

Editor - 6th October 2016
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Councillor Drew with Parkwall Primary School children and parents

School children perform wildlife show to support nature recovery project

Editor - 9th October 2023
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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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Advertising signs on a pallet propped against a traffic light signal

Driveway business ordered to pay over £4,500 for illegal fly posting

Editor - 20th March 2024
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flooded road

A review of recent flooding in South Gloucestershire

digital - 29th November 2024
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A fenced off path with no entry signs

Thornbury man ordered to pay over £8,000 for obstructing public right...

Editor - 19th March 2024
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Masterplan consultation launches to help develop a ‘Distinctly Kingswood’ future town...

jw47 - 19th July 2021
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Old fridges

Fridge and freezer disposal – important update

digital - 13th April 2026
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Have your say on a new Local Plan for South Gloucestershire

Editor - 12th January 2017
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Flood defence project progress impresses West of England Leaders

jw47 - 5th July 2021
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A large pile of tyres

Cadbury Heath man handed Conditional Discharge and fined for illegally storing...

Editor - 28th April 2026
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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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Litter alongside the A4174 ring road

Kingswood man ordered to pay over £500 for driving with unsecured...

Editor - 15th August 2024
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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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Westbury-on-Trym woman fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 19th February 2026
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Recycling and containers

Plastic bags and wrapping recycling to expand to reach 22,000 South...

Editor - 8th April 2024
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New multi-million pound housing development under way in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 20th December 2016
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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...

jw47 - 11th March 2024
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New waste contract to cut costs and litter

jw47 - 6th November 2019
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New planning support to help residents build annexes and outbuildings

jw47 - 7th October 2021
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New recycling bag

South Gloucestershire Council introduces new recycling bags for households

Editor - 29th January 2026
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Council Leader Councillor Toby Savage next to solar panels

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

jw47 - 27th January 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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Councillor Ian Boulton and Councillor Louise Harris

South Gloucestershire Council launches ICaN initiative to drive nature recovery and...

Editor - 28th April 2026
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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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South Gloucestershire residents encouraged to plant their own tree during Tree...

jw47 - 25th November 2020
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Record number of new homes will help provide ownership and affordable...

jw47 - 12th October 2021
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Christmas and New Year waste collections

Editor - 12th December 2018
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Number of affordable homes built in South Gloucestershire reaches record high

Editor - 8th August 2018
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An image of a model of a house held up against the sun

South Gloucestershire continues to lead the way on delivering new affordable...

Editor - 26th May 2022
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Fly-tippers prosecuted for waste offences in South Gloucestershire

jw47 - 3rd December 2021
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All-party agreement to declare climate emergency and take action to reduce...

jw47 - 18th July 2019
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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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Codrington fly-tip

Two more fly-tippers prosecuted in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 6th October 2025
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Council calls on Government to fund flood defences to protect Severn...

jw47 - 27th February 2024
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Councillor Steve Reade at an electric vehicle charging point in Filton

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

jw47 - 11th July 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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cctv footage

Bradley Stoke man fined following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

Editor - 28th January 2026
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Bristol man given conditional discharge and ordered to pay £110 clear...

Editor - 29th April 2019
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Michael Thompson from the Bristol Avon Rivers Trust, Jen Nightingale and Carys Peotto from the Bristol Zoological Society UK conservation team, Rowena Kenny from South Gloucestershire Council’s Climate and Nature Team and Councillor Louise Harris, South Gloucestershire Council’s cabinet member for the Climate and Nature Emergency.

Funding secured to help restore nature along the Severn Estuary

Editor - 4th September 2024
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Warehouse fire update

Simon - 6th December 2017
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