Last Saturday I joined other campaigners at The Climate Coalition’s Week of Action coffee morning in the Ridgeway Cafe in Yate. We discussed ways to tackle climate change at a local level then afterwards went to lobby the local MP to demand action from the government on the national changes necessary to support local action. […]

At 10am this Saturday, 29th July, the WWF are holding a Climate Change Coffee morning in the Ridgewood Cafe, Yate. This will be a chance to find out more about the Climate Coalitiion, how climate change is affecting the local community and what action you can take. You can find out more at https://www.facebook.com/events/408149509578801/

Following recent odour complaints, the Environment Agency have visited Westerleigh abattoir to carry out a compliance assessment. They have asked the owners, Tulip, to make a number of improvements and will take further steps if these are not completed by the deadline given. If you experience an odour that you think may be caused by […]

Don’t forget that from the week beginning 19th June 2017 your recycling will be collected every week. You can find out more at www.southglos.gov.uk/wastestrategy

In the summer, South Glos Council will be launching a simplified recycling service, with weekly collections for paper, cardboard, plastics, cans, cartons and glass, alongside the existing weekly food waste collections. You will be able to put all recycling out every week. You will still need to sort your recycling for collection but can choose […]

At the Environment Agency’s drop-in exhibition on the risk of river flooding in the Yate and Chipping Sodbury area in March, I asked them to make the plans available online for those who couldn’t attend. They have now published the plans on their website. If you would like to make comments, you can email them to [email protected]

Volunteers are need for a community spring clean in Westerleigh village. Litter pickers should meet outside Ye Olde Inne at 10am on Sunday 2nd April. Equipment will be provided.

Last week, with a number of my colleagues, I attended an Environment Agency drop-in looking at the risk of river flooding in the Yate and Chipping Sodbury area and options for reducing it. One of the at risk areas identified was Nibley. There they were suggesting property-level measures such as flood gates and non-return valves, as larger […]

The Environment Agency is looking into the risk of river flooding in Yate and Chipping Sodbury and what options there might be to reduce this. Their study is at a very early stage. They are holding a public exhibition in the Charter Suite at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall on Wednesday 1st March from 2.30 to […]

From 1 February, the transfer station and recycling yard attached to the Mangotsfield Sort It recycling centre will be undergoing improvement works. These will prepare the site for the weekly recycling collections starting in June and improve traffic flow in and around the site. The centre will have to close to the public from 1 […]