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Forest of Dean residents opting for a real tree this Christmas will be able to have it collected from the convenience of the kerbside once the festivities are over.

Following approval of an Ethical Investment Policy, the Forest of Dean District Council will only invest in financial products that are aligned with its social and environmental goals; and avoid ones deemed unethical. 

Forest of Dean District Council invites residents, businesses, and organisations across the district to give their views on the Council’s spending plans, with a consultation for the budget for the next financial year beginning 22nd December 2023 and running until 19th January 2024.

Householders listening out for the familiar sound of their recycling lorry may have been surprised by the quietness of their recent collections as the Forest of Dean District Council trials a fully electric vehicle - a first for the district.

Residents are being urged to be watchful over the festive period to avoid becoming victims of a fraud scam. Christmas is a great break for families but is also a traditional time for fraudsters to try to take advantage of the season of goodwill.

A Ruardean farmhouse is the first home in Gloucestershire to receive free energy-saving measures under the latest phase of the government-backed Home Upgrade Grant (HUG), which is being delivered locally by energy efficiency advice service Warm and Well.

The construction of the new leisure, enterprise and education facility at Five Acres in Berry Hill has taken a significant step forward, with planning now submitted, enabling residents and members of the wider Forest community to view and comment on the plans on the Council’s planning portal, under reference P1435_23_FUL.

With an estimated 15.8 million pumpkins expected to be thrown away in the UK following this year’s Halloween festivities, Forest of Dean District Council is encouraging residents to compost or recycle their jack-o’-lanterns to cut waste and help reduce the environmental impact on the planet.

Four neighbouring local authorities West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, and Cheltenham Borough Council are set to take greater control of council services.

Two Forest of Dean residents, Stacey McDermott and Jon McDermott pleaded Guilty to offences in relation to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 on Monday 16th October 2023 at Cheltenham Magistrates Court.

The Forest of Dean District Council is to receive a £250,000 grant from the charity Thirty Percy, to fund two new part-time members of staff for two years, and to procure a carbon reduction pathways report, all of which will enable the council make further progress towards its net zero goals. 

Residents in the Forest of Dean are being asked to keep their eyes peeled and hunt out hidden recycling to celebrate this year’s national Recycle Week campaign and boost recycling rates across the district.