You may have seen in the local media that South Glos Council will be collecting unwanted green bins in some areas between 26 January and 16 February. Details are available at www.southglos.gov.uk/unwantedbins Coalpit Heath, Frampton Cotterell and Westerleigh had their collections before Christmas, but many people didn’t get notified as the delivery company that was […]

If you’re interested in finding out how you could cut your heating bill, why not attend the South Gloucestershire Environment Forum next week? Council officials and industry experts will be giving a presenation about the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme. The scheme, introduced by the Lib Dems in Government, pays participants that generate and use […]

If you have a real Christmas tree, South Glos Council say there are a number of ways you can recycle it when the festivities are over: If you have subscribed to the garden waste service you can put your real Christmas tree in your green bin for kerbside collection on your collection day. Please cut […]

On Friday, we reported on plans to collect unused green bins locally. Unfortunately the leaflet company let down the council and didn’t deliver the leaflets telling people about the collection dates. This means that some of those who were due to have their bins collected today, because they were included with the Frampton Cotterell pick-ups, […]

If you’re living in Westerleigh ward, there will be an opportunity next week to have your green bin taken away if you no longer want it. For much of Westerleigh ward, including Westerleigh village, Henfield, Dodington, Codrington and Wapley and much of Coalpit Heath, the unwanted bin collection day will be Friday 19th December. However […]

Earlier this year, I reported that the council was proposing to put solar panels on land next to the council offices at Nibley. This morning fellow councillors and I met officers to discuss the plans before an application is submitted.This would be a very small scheme compared to the commercial solar farms that have sprung […]

Next Wednesday (10th December) Frampton End Road is scheduled to get a “deep clean”. A digger will be used to get mud off the road, the vegetation will be cut back with a flail and there will be highways and cleansing teams on hand to do other tasks. Don’t forget that local resident Alan Bracey […]

If you don’t use your green bin, South Glos will be collecting them shortly. Obviously they won’t collect it if you use it for green waste, and you can keep it if you use it for anything else (for example, some people have found that they’re handy for garden tools) Details of the green bin […]

South Glos Council is consulting about possible changes to the Sort It Centres (recyling centres) to save money by limiting the amount of commercial waste and material brought in by people who don’t live in South Glos. This could affect the way YOU use the Sort It Centres – options include: Limiting business use by […]

Last night’s Frome Vale Area Forum had a packed agenda and there was plenty for local residents to celebrate. Speeding traffic on Nibley Lane between Badminton Road and Iron Acton has long been a concern for residents in Nibley and also for cyclists using the cycle route. At the Forum we approved a scheme to […]