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Young eco-champions across the Forest of Dean are celebrating after eight local schools achieved the Eco-Schools Green Flag - a global mark of excellence in environmental education and action. 

Following a Full Council meeting which took place Thursday 24 July 2025, Forest of Dean District Councillors have agreed to proceed with the next stage of its local plan, with a public consultation beginning on 31 July and running until 11 September 2025. 

Forest of Dean residents who are living in cold, hard-to-heat homes are being urged to apply for significant home energy upgrades that are available thanks to a new government-funded initiative delivered through Forest of Dean District Council. 

Nineteen residents from Coleford have come together to create an inspiring community-led vision for the future of their town, responding to the challenges of climate change while promoting fairness and wellbeing. 

Forest of Dean District Council is delighted to announce that work has started on site on Land at Church Road, Longhope that will see 12 new affordable homes built as part of the first community-led housing scheme in the Forest of Dean. 

Forest of Dean District Council is delighted to announce that Willmott Dixon has been chosen as the new design and build contractor to continue work on the Five Acres site in Berry Hill. 

Forest of Dean District Council has 8 new Member Champions to work collaboratively with officers and support residents and community groups and partners across the statutory and voluntary sector on things that impact our community. 

From Monday, 01 September, public access to Newent Leisure Centre will begin from 3.30pm to 9.30pm, Monday to Friday, aligning with the end of the school day. 

On 8 July 2025, at Cheltenham Magistrates Court, Philippa Tovey of Greenacre, Bream, pleaded guilty to offences in relation to the Animal Welfare Act.  Ms Tovey pleaded guilty to one count of causing unnecessary suffering to a puppy and one count of failing to meet the needs of five dogs and two guinea pigs in her care.

Forest of Dean District Council is delighted to announce the new recipients of the council’s community grant for 2025 to 2026. 10 community groups from across the district will receive grants of up to £3000 to help with their work in the community. 

Residents across the Forest of Dean can now recycle plastic tubs, pots, and trays, as well as bottles, at the kerbside as part of their weekly recycling collection.  

Forest of Dean District Council is proud to congratulate two exceptional local individuals who have been awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) honours in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List.