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Shop local, support local this festive season

Forest of Dean District Council is working alongside local businesses to encourage residents to ‘Shop Local’ this festive season to help the local economy and Forest of Dean communities to thrive. 

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Coleford residents prosecuted for cutting down oak tree

On Monday, 28 October 2024, at Cheltenham Magistrates Court, Mr and Mrs Phipps of The Paddocks, Coleford, pleaded guilty to felling a protected oak tree without consent from Forest of Dean District Council.

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Decorated pumpkins could reduce horrifying Halloween food waste

With millions expected to be thrown away in the UK at Halloween, Forest of Dean District Council is encouraging revellers to makeover, rather than carve, their festive pumpkins and squashes to preserve them in a bid to reduce food waste.