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Forest of Dean District Council has provided funding through Community Lunch Club Grants to help open 15 lunch clubs across the district, benefiting over 350 residents and 100 volunteers and providing a valued service for many people in the Forest.

Residents in Forest of Dean have benefited from over £135,000 from the Household Support Fund, which the district council distributes on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. The fund supports residents who are most in need to make sure they have enough healthy food and other essential supplies as the cost of living continues to rise. 

In Newnham, Wyedean Housing Association, a registered provider partner of Forest of Dean District Council, has recently taken handover of the first six affordable homes at the Severnbank mixed residential development. 

Forest of Dean District Council’s (FoDDC) net-zero journey has received a welcome boost through Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) as one of only 21 councils to win a £300k funding allocation from the ‘Net Zero Living’ Fast Followers’ programme. The Forest Fast Followers (F3) programme will begin later in 2023. 

Forest of Dean District Council has delivered a total of 164 new affordable homes in the last financial year, according to new statistics released today.

A quarter more households in the Forest of Dean have been helped through the Warm and Well scheme compared to last year, driven by the cost-of-living crisis and escalating fuel bills.

Following the Council’s Annual General Meeting that took place on 25 June 2023, Leader of Forest of Dean District Council, Cllr Mark Topping has now appointed his new Cabinet.

The local elections took place on 4th May 2023 and no political party gained an overall majority. A total of 20 of the 38 seats are required to form a majority and no one individual party reached this number. 

Members of Forest of Dean District Council, West Dean Parish Council and Five Acres High School recently invited Chair of Sport England and National Active Travel Commissioner, Chris Boardman, MBE to Five Acres in Berry Hill to view and discuss the regeneration of the site.

Forest of Dean District Council is reminding householders to check their annual waste and recycling calendar, posted out earlier this year, ahead of the up-and-coming May bank holidays to ensure they know when to expect their collections.

For the first time, residents in Forest of Dean District will need to show photographic ID to vote in person at this year’s local elections which are being held on 4 May. Residents without a valid form of ID have until 5pm on 25 April to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate which will act as ID for people voting at a polling station.

Forest of Dean District Council (FODDC) has prosecuted an individual for offences relating to the Animal Welfare Act 2006.