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Public invited to hear more about changes to Thornbury High Street

jw47 - 24th August 2021
An aerial image of the green South Gloucestershire countryside

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

New waste contract to cut costs and litter

A large blue bag full of empty whipped cream cannisters

Bristol man ordered to pay almost £1,300 following South Gloucestershire fly-tip

SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

SGN special edition June 2019

Special edition of South Gloucestershire News

Simon - 20th June 2019
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South Gloucestershire Council Partner Lead Members for Communities and Local Place, Councillor Jayne Stansfield, and Climate and Nature Emergency, Councillor Alex Doyle, were joined by Mayor Dan Norris and local residents to mark the start of project to sow the wildflower meadows. at Jubilee Park.

Heavy horsepower harnessed to sustainably sow wildflower meadows

jw47 - 15th September 2023
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Bristol landlord fined thousands for failing to make repairs to Kingswood...

jw47 - 8th September 2020
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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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Local Plan 2023 consultation launch

Consultation launches on new Local Plan to deliver affordable homes, jobs,...

jw47 - 7th December 2023
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Warehouse

South Glos Council Leaders write to Secretary of State asking for...

jw47 - 2nd July 2026
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New land supply analysis strengthens council’s hand to resist speculative development

Editor - 18th December 2018
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A plan for Yate to flourish and prosper – consultation on...

jw47 - 21st June 2021
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Record number of new homes will help provide ownership and affordable...

jw47 - 12th October 2021
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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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Launch of Call For Sites process as part of developing the...

Editor - 8th July 2020
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A dropped kerb under construction

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

Editor - 16th May 2024
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West of England Enterprise Area flood defence work gathers pace

Editor - 11th December 2020
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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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Gavel and judge

North Somerset rogue trader sentenced for conning NHS worker from Thornbury

jw47 - 26th April 2021
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Gavel and judge

Filton Rogue Trader arrested after failing to show up in court

Editor - 17th September 2025
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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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Consultation launched on the West of England Joint Spatial Plan and...

Editor - 8th November 2016
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Mangotsfield Sort It Centre reopens ahead of schedule

Editor - 25th May 2017
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Cllr Ian Boulton and Cllr Claire Young stood near a recycling truck

South Gloucestershire Council welcomes willingness of Suez and Union to return...

jw47 - 11th July 2023
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Bristol man prosecuted following fly-tip in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 18th March 2019
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offence

Editor - 24th July 2018
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Flood defence project progress impresses West of England Leaders

jw47 - 5th July 2021
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Councillor Rachael Hunt, Jacqui Harris, Martin Burton and Lucy Rees with the thermal imaging cameras

South Gloucestershire Council and Warm and Well bring thermal camera technology...

Editor - 8th November 2022
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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
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New environmentally friendly electric road sweeper introduced in Kingswood as part...

Editor - 17th October 2019
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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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Landlords prosecuted for renting unsafe property

Editor - 15th December 2016
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Thornbury man prosecuted following country lane fly-tip

Editor - 28th August 2020
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Codrington fly-tip

Two more fly-tippers prosecuted in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 6th October 2025
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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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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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The Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defence Project has been shortlisted for a prestigious civil engineering award.

ASEA Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defence Project shortlisted for a prestigious...

jw47 - 8th July 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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South Gloucestershire Council to engage with local communities as it starts...

Editor - 18th September 2017
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Mangotsfield woman prosecuted following fly-tip in South Gloucestershire

Editor - 19th February 2019
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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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A photograph of the waste pile before and after it had been set alight

Yate men handed suspended sentences, fines and behaviour orders for waste...

Editor - 2nd November 2023
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West of England leaders visit Bristol Port as vital flood defences...

Editor - 24th March 2022
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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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Trio of fly tippers prosecuted

Editor - 8th March 2017
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South Glos collaborating with Town and Parish Councils on pioneering Local...

jw47 - 13th January 2022
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Plan for Yate investment unveiled

Editor - 13th December 2021
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Licensing for larger privately rented properties set to change

Editor - 24th July 2018
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Waste operatives loading recycling on to a truck

South Gloucestershire’s impressive recycling rate continues to rise

Editor - 28th March 2023
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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
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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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Little Stoke Sort It recycling centre to reopen

jw47 - 2nd July 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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solar panels

Solar farms on the way

Simon - 2nd September 2015
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