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Drybrook faced a challenging day on the road with a 52-10 loss to Lichfield, marking one of their most uncharacteristic ...
25/11/2025

Drybrook faced a challenging day on the road with a 52-10 loss to Lichfield, marking one of their most uncharacteristic performances this season.

A FOREST of Dean youth theatre has been accepted to be part of the National Theatre’s Youth ‘Connections’ programme.
25/11/2025

A FOREST of Dean youth theatre has been accepted to be part of the National Theatre’s Youth ‘Connections’ programme.

Dean Farm Sanctuary, based near Chepstow, has launched an urgent winter hay appeal to help feed and care for its 180 res...
25/11/2025

Dean Farm Sanctuary, based near Chepstow, has launched an urgent winter hay appeal to help feed and care for its 180 rescued animals through the challenging winter months.

The number of knife offences dealt with by courts in Gloucestershire has decreased, new figures show.
25/11/2025

The number of knife offences dealt with by courts in Gloucestershire has decreased, new figures show.

Ellwood Community Primary School has been awarded the Artsmark Silver Award for its commitment to creativity in educatio...
25/11/2025

Ellwood Community Primary School has been awarded the Artsmark Silver Award for its commitment to creativity in education, with a special visit from MP Matt Bishop to celebrate.

Gloucestershire police are currently searching for two 17-year-old teenagers who have been reported missing.Officers are...
24/11/2025

Gloucestershire police are currently searching for two 17-year-old teenagers who have been reported missing.Officers are concerned for their welfare and are asking for the public's help to locate them.

The Forest of Dean's motorists will have four road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.
24/11/2025

The Forest of Dean's motorists will have four road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

Dozens of cyber-flashing offences have been recorded in Gloucestershire since it became a specific crime, recent figures...
24/11/2025

Dozens of cyber-flashing offences have been recorded in Gloucestershire since it became a specific crime, recent figures show.

NEW works featuring the words of local writers have gone on display at the Dean Heritage Centre.
24/11/2025

NEW works featuring the words of local writers have gone on display at the Dean Heritage Centre.

Saving good-quality surplus food from going to waste is central to Wivey Kitchen and Pantry, a community project that co...
23/11/2025

Saving good-quality surplus food from going to waste is central to Wivey Kitchen and Pantry, a community project that continues to evolve to meet changing needs across Wiveliscombe and nearby parishes in Somerset.

A south-west charity dedicated to joining the dots between food waste and local hunger certainly hopes so.
23/11/2025

A south-west charity dedicated to joining the dots between food waste and local hunger certainly hopes so.

John Webster has been active in politics since the late 1960s. He has worked in senior positions in local government and...
23/11/2025

John Webster has been active in politics since the late 1960s. He has worked in senior positions in local government and is a long-term critic of Government economic, environmental and foreign policy. He served two terms as Deputy Leader of Cheltenham Borough Council as a Liberal Democrat before returning to the Forest of Dean and re-joining the Labour Party which he had first joined in 1980 and left at the time that it was clear that Britain was to support the war in Iraq. He is member of Jewish Voice for Labour which is led by Jews who are opposed to the actions of the Israeli Government.

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