
Which tips can we use?
Should residents be allowed to use a council tip in a neighboroughing authority area if it is closer? Add your name to our petition...
Should residents be allowed to use a council tip in a neighboroughing authority area if it is closer? Add your name to our petition...
Electric vehicle charging points are starting to appear around the Forest of Dean, but not always of sufficient capacity or in the best positions...
We think that the Green Party which dominates the Cabinet Forest of Dean District Council has not gone far enough in making short-term parking in Newent free of charge.
In our latest Focus newsletter for Newent & Taynton we have highlighted the frequent spills of untreated sewage near to the Newent Sewage Treatment Plant near Cleeve Mill, as well as two smaller spills into Peacock's Brook
The high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen from the untreated sewage, and even small amounts in treated sewage is really bad for the ecosytems upon which plants and wildlife depend.
Local exec committee member Vilnis Vesma has been elected chairman of Newent doctors' Patient Participation Group which acts as a "critical friend" helping the Practice to improve its performance.