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Forest of Dean District Council continue review of Five Acres to get project back on track

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. 

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Have your say: public consultation for new local plan begins today

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. 

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Individual fined £3750 for failing to comply with planning enforcement notice

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

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Voters reminded to bring valid ID if voting in polling stations on 4 July

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.

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Forest of Dean resident pleads guilty to animal welfare offences

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.

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New electric van drives greener and cleaner community transport

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. 

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Residents and business come together to discuss tackling the climate emergency

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.

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Council orders demolition of property in Cinderford

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.

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128 affordable homes delivered across the district in the last financial year

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. 

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Are you ready for the General Election? Voters encouraged to make sure they are prepared so they can vote in the election

Voters across Forest of Dean District are being encouraged to make sure they are prepared for the general election ahead of the deadlines so that they can vote on 4 July. 

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College awarded £39,000 in UKSPF funding to deliver green skills training

Forest of Dean District Council has recently granted South Gloucestershire and Stroud College £39,453 of the council’s Shared-Prosperity funding for them to deliver green skills training.

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Zero-emissions travel on route to the Forest

Forest of Dean District Council has awarded over £63,000 of Rural England Prosperity Funding to help Lydney Dial-A-Ride purchase their first electric minibus and offer residents of the Forest a zero-emissions travel option.