How Friendship, Laughter, and Tea Are Transforming Lives for Women with Chronic Pain Sunday, June 8, 2025 chronicpain fibromyalgia support community mentalhealth wellbeing forestofdean fatigue friendship healthcare A group of women living with chronic pain and fatigue have confronted the isolation and loneliness that often accompany their conditions by creating supportive community groups across the Forest of Dean. Recognizing a gap in … Read More
Plans to Legalise Holiday Let with Stunning Wye Valley Views in Forest of Dean Saturday, June 7, 2025 holidaylet planning forestofdean tourism conservation wyevalley safety parking community development Next week, the Forest of Dean District Council will consider retrospective planning permission to formally change the use of a stone outbuilding into a holiday let. Located at Bourne End on High Beech Road in The Pludds near … Read More
Solar Panel Installation Proposed for Dean Heritage Centre Café Roof Thursday, June 5, 2025 solar heritage museum conservation renewable environment sustainability planning gloucestershire forestofdean Plans to install 96 solar panels on the roof of a beloved Gloucestershire museum, the Dean Heritage Centre, are expected to receive approval next week. The trustees have applied for permission to add photovoltaic panels to … Read More
Is This the Face of Warren James? The Rebellious Forest of Dean Free Miner Transported to Tasmania Sunday, June 1, 2025 warrenjames forestofdean freeminer rebellion tasmania ai vandiemensland enclosures riotact history No one truly knows what Warren James looked like. Born in a humble shack near Whitemead Park, James was a Free Miner who became a central figure in the Forest of Dean uprising against land enclosures in 1831. The rebellion … Read More
Biker Dies in Fatal Crash Involving BMW and Two Motorcycles in Forest of Dean Monday, May 26, 2025 forestofdean motorcycle crash bmw traffic accident gloucestershire investigation roadclosure emergency A tragic accident occurred today in the Forest of Dean, resulting in the death of a motorcyclist. At 12:05 pm on Monday, May 26, emergency services responded to a serious collision on the B4226 Speech House Road in Coleford, … Read More
Forest of Dean District Council's Free Parking Initiative Proves Successful Monday, May 19, 2025 gloucestershire forestofdean parking freeparking council pyartcourt charges bluebadge carparks localgovernment Forest of Dean District Council has reported positive outcomes following the introduction of free parking for the first hour in its car parks across Gloucestershire towns. Since abolishing the initial hour charge last year, … Read More