Tenants living in properties that are experiencing problems with damp and mould are being urged to contact the Forest of Dean District Council Environmental Health Team as part of a new Healthy Homes project.

Residents of the Forest of Dean are invited by Forest Community Energy to find out, from the experts, how solar energy installations can reduce their carbon footprint and their electricity bills.

Leader of Forest of Dean District Council, Cllr Adrian Birch has written to The Rt Hon Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, inviting him to the Forest to address the Council on his plans to deal with the decline of the districts waterways. 

Forest of Dean District Council has provided £19,800 across 14 local community groups, through its community grants allocation, to help local causes continue to provide excellent services to residents.

The addition of two new fully electric recycling trucks to the Forest of Dean District Council’s waste fleet could lead the way for more local authorities to adopt battery power to make cleaner and greener kerbside collections in the future.