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Freedom Leisure’s Active Communities Service in the Forest of Dean are introducing a new scheme across the District; encouraging and supporting more young people aged between 12-19 years to access their leisure facilities. Freedom Leisure operates the four centres across the Forest of Dean on behalf of Forest of Dean District Council.

Leader of Forest of Dean Council, Councillor Tim Gwilliam, has today written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to point out that the Forest is ‘betwixt and between UK-wide and Welsh-only decision-making’ and while impacted by the ‘fire break’ in Wales, businesses here are not able to access the support that Welsh businesses are able to.

Forest of Dean District Council is seeking residents' views on its latest proposals for the District’s new Local Plan, which will outline future development in the district up to 2041. 

Leader of Forest of Dean District Council, Councillor Tim Gwilliam, said:

Forest of Dean District Council leader Cllr Tim Gwilliam's message to visitors to the district. 

The pandemic has provided a much needed wake up call for the UK to prioritise a healthy lifestyle as an integral part of the fight against Covid-19. 

Artists Denman and Gould have been appointed to deliver two landmark public artworks for Lydney as part of the £2.1million Destination Lydney Harbour project, funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's Coastal Community Fund.

Parking is now quicker and easier than ever thanks to a new app being launched by Forest of Dean District Council.  

A grant aimed at new businesses and social enterprise start-ups has been announced by Forest of Dean District Council.

This week sees the launch of Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British September Clean (11-27 September) - the national campaign which encourages more of us to get involved in keeping litter off our streets and out of the environment.

Councillor Tim Gwilliam, Leader of the Forest of Dean District Council has welcomed a new report by the District Council Network (DCN) on local government reorganisation.

Forest of Dean District Council has today announced a new partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) aimed at helping firms across the district in their recovery from the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic.