They might have come in via the culvert that occasionally floods the mine. From boars to Brexit. The Forest of Dean voted “out” in the 2016 EU referendum. No one here was surprised.

Plans to build 47 village homes have been approved despite concerns children "could fall down nearby mine shafts". Forest of Dean councillor Dave Wheeler said he was worried about safety near the ...

In 1999, this part of the Forest's history was marked by the creation of a memorial sculpture – dedicated to 'Northern United's Last Deep Mine of Dean'. In 2003, a controversial proposal was put ...

In the Forest of Dean, the mighty, moss-cloaked oaks and deep ... Anyone born locally is allowed to mine for the ochre, used for artists’ pigment, which is found here. Artists have long been ...

A new coal mine has opened in the Forest of Dean as part of efforts to attract young people into the industry. The mine is located on the Old Hopewell Colliery site, making it the fourth in ...

Gloucestershire County Council has stood up to say it would protect the ancient rights of the Freeminers of the Forest of ...