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Forest of Dean District Council vehicles, including waste and recycling lorries, will be predominantly electric or powered by alternative fuels six years from now after a new route map to decarbonisation was passed by the Council’s Cabinet in July. 

Children from seven Forest of Dean schools have attended a celebration event held at Forestry England’s Beechenhurst woodland to mark achieving Eco-Schools’ Green Flag status. The award is given for completing the Eco-Schools' seven-step programme, which raises awareness of environmental issues and helps children to make climate positive changes within their schools and local communities.   

Three local authorities, West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council and Forest of Dean District Council are to consider moving forward with plans to take greater control of council services. 

Forest of Dean District Council officers continue to liaise with the Council’s contractor BAM and design and cost specialists to review the approved refurbishment and construction of a new community leisure facility at Five Acres. 

Forest of Dean District Council invites residents, communities and businesses across the district to have their say on the new local plan strategy, Our Plan, by taking part in a public consultation, beginning today, 08 July 2024. 

Forest of Dean District Council (FODDC) has prosecuted a Forest of Dean resident for offences relating to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. 

Residents in the Forest of Dean constituency will need to show photographic ID to vote in person at the General Election on 4 July 2024.

A Forest of Dean Resident has pleaded guilty at a hearing in Gloucester Crown Court today for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.  The Chaxhill resident, Mr Edward Rafferty pleaded guilty to offences of failing to meet an animal’s needs, causing unnecessary suffering to dogs, selling dogs without a licence and boarding dogs without a licence. In addition, he pleaded guilty to an offence relating to the Fraud Act 2006.

Members of Tidenham parish gathered at the weekend to celebrate the launch of a new community resource which is enabling residents to make local journeys that are less harmful to the environment and cost free. 

The Council recently joined over 40 local stakeholders and industry experts to take part in the first of a series of innovative rural ‘Climathons’ to develop key solutions which could help the Forest of Dean become a Net Zero District.

Forest of Dean District Council has today commenced action to demolish and remove a building in Cinderford that was erected in 2014 without planning permission.

2023-24 saw the Forest of Dean District Council have another strong year in delivering affordable housing with 128 new affordable and eco-friendly homes delivered across the district.