Council takes action to help its struggling housing company Aequus

Since 2016, it has delivered 280 homes and generated more than £6 million for its sole shareholder, the council.

Why it mattersTouches housing supply, affordability and tenants' rights in the West of England.

Council set to roll out red reusable recycling bag scheme after trial

It follows a trial of the bags by 500 households last year, which has been declared a success.

Watch: Suspected botulism outbreak at popular lake

The council is investigating a suspected botulism outbreak in St George Park lake in Bristol.

'Disgraceful' council threatens to remove memorials

Bristol City Council says memorials covering an area larger than the alloted gravesite must be removed

Drop-in sessions for next phase of cycle spine

Gloucestershire County Council hopes to begin work between St Ann Way and Cole Avenue in 2027.

Why it mattersCould change journey times and costs for commuters in the West of England.

Gloucestershire funeral notices pay tribute to 'wonderfully kind grandmother'

A former mayor and a long-serving councillor are among the other loved ones remembered this week

Why it mattersCombined Authority decision shaping regional priorities across the West of England.

Gloucestershire council starts new housing plan

Stroud District Council is earmarking where new homes will be built over the next 20 years.

Why it mattersTouches housing supply, affordability and tenants' rights in the West of England.

Shopkeeper 'humbled' by support over parking costs

Daniel Adams took North Somerset Council to court to try to have free parking restored in Clevedon.

Disabled man 'locked up' in care for nearly nine years

A disabled man from Bristol says he felt he was in "jail" during the nearly nine years he spent in a council-run care centre.

Need To Know Somerset

Somerset Council is committed to delivering 580 new council homes by March 2031.

Care workers to strike over council outsourcing

Reablement staff who've worked at Gloucestershire County Council for decades are expected to strike.

Councillor and partner denied 'forever home' in Cotswold village

Their plan went to committee due to their council link

Why it mattersA council decision that will set policy direction in the West of England.

Up to 450 homes and primary school facilities planned for Coalpit Heath

HERE are the latest planning applications submitted to South Gloucestershire Council for towns including Almondsbury, Coalpit Heath and Frampton Cotterell

Why it mattersCould change what gets built — and where — in the West of England.

'Milestone' for Bath's dried-up duck ponds at destination park

The council says climate change is to blame

Why it mattersEnvironmental decision affecting public health and local nature in the West of England.

29-home scheme among latest South Gloucestershire planning bids

SOUTH Gloucestershire Council has published its latest batch of planning applications, covering everything from farm infrastructure and village extensions to major housing and commercial schemes

Why it mattersCould change what gets built — and where — in the West of England.

Gloucestershire care workers to strike over council staff transfer

"The council still has time to reconsider its plans and avoid disruption by listening to employees"

Major upgrade to busy A38 crossing scaled back by Somerset Council

'Some elements of the scheme have been reviewed and adjusted'

'Suburban' homes on Iron Age burials blocked by council

Warning that village would be 'transformed from a rural hamlet into a suburban extension of Radstock'

Somerset Council to spend more than £23.2m on parking enforcement by 2034

'Parking enforcement plays a critical role in managing the highway network'

Bristol Council leader 'shocked and devastated' by Avonmouth attack

"As a port city, we are proud to welcome seafarers from across the world and have done so for generations"

Transparency row as council ordered to publish fraud report on deputy mayor's company

Lib Dems have called on the council's chief exec to answer questions

Why it mattersCombined Authority decision shaping regional priorities across the West of England.

£4m for safer walking, wheeling and cycling links in Yate and Thornbury

Over £4 million in funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority has been confirmed to help people get around by walking, wheeling (using a mobility scooter, wheelchair or pushchair), or cycling in South Gloucestershire.

Why it mattersAffects which local services in the West of England get funded next year.