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‘The miner’s bread is hard won; he does not care to be hindered by idlers...’ Wednesday, 01/Feb/2012
Locked up for year for a debt of just three shillings! Wednesday, 25/Jan/2012
At last, good news for the boar! Wednesday, 25/Jan/2012
On the Dean Beat Wednesday, 25/Jan/2012
Rome’s influence on a Celtic tradition Wednesday, 18/Jan/2012
A solid road in the midst of a never-trodden desert... Wednesday, 18/Jan/2012
What have the Romans ever done for us? Wednesday, 11/Jan/2012
The caves on the Wye Wednesday, 11/Jan/2012
A store of old shoes in a treasure-trove stow-hole Friday, 06/Jan/2012
From miners’ training centre to a very special school Friday, 06/Jan/2012
Reading the past in the Forest’s rocks Friday, 30/Dec/2011
Keeping the past alive Wednesday, 21/Dec/2011
Hard times in the frozen Forest Wednesday, 21/Dec/2011
Community Enterprise Wednesday, 14/Dec/2011
Boar census halted Wednesday, 07/Dec/2011
Staying Put Wednesday, 07/Dec/2011
Year one for HOOF ... a look back Wednesday, 30/Nov/2011
Better together Wednesday, 30/Nov/2011
A bolt from the black! Wednesday, 23/Nov/2011
Growing up together Wednesday, 23/Nov/2011
What really happened? Wednesday, 23/Nov/2011
Our heroes remembered Wednesday, 16/Nov/2011
‘Why timber does not grow in the Forest of Dean’ Wednesday, 16/Nov/2011
Spare a thought for tiny Tiggywinkles! Wednesday, 16/Nov/2011
Nelson’s Wye Tour and what it led to Wednesday, 09/Nov/2011
Nose to nose with Severn salmon Wednesday, 02/Nov/2011
A land of ancient rights Wednesday, 26/Oct/2011
Fungi, beasts and buckets! Wednesday, 26/Oct/2011
The more boar are shot – the more boar will be born Wednesday, 19/Oct/2011
There’s no place like home Wednesday, 19/Oct/2011
Ruardean miscreants face might of law Wednesday, 19/Oct/2011
Ward's Wildlife hits the TV screens! Wednesday, 12/Oct/2011
Touched by Multiple Sclerosis Wednesday, 12/Oct/2011
Showcase sets tastebuds a-tingle! Wednesday, 05/Oct/2011
Local hero Wednesday, 05/Oct/2011
A family scarred by war Wednesday, 28/Sep/2011
The Forest enters a time of change Wednesday, 28/Sep/2011
Phoenix rising Wednesday, 21/Sep/2011
Volunteer for a better future! Wednesday, 14/Sep/2011
Where young and old meet Wednesday, 14/Sep/2011
Going underground Thursday, 08/Sep/2011
Newent knows its onions Thursday, 01/Sep/2011
Life’s a drag Wednesday, 24/Aug/2011
Encounter with Reynard Wednesday, 24/Aug/2011
Open Season Wednesday, 10/Aug/2011
Smocks and Blaisdon Reds Wednesday, 10/Aug/2011
Messing about on the river Wednesday, 03/Aug/2011
Phoenix from the Flames Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
On or off the grass – Two Rivers Housing appeals Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
How hunt for Drab Looper nearly ended up in jail! Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
Taking the plunge to help church Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
A river of chocolate Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
Lucky break means a super show Wednesday, 20/Jul/2011
Council’s response to woods panel agreed Wednesday, 20/Jul/2011
Comrades in song Wednesday, 20/Jul/2011
Hidden in the heart of the Forest Wednesday, 13/Jul/2011
Woorgreen – a really special place Wednesday, 13/Jul/2011
Aloha from Bream Fayre Wednesday, 13/Jul/2011
Packed streets – and a record kitty! Wednesday, 13/Jul/2011
The man who makes rust look rustic! Wednesday, 06/Jul/2011
Relay joy with £45,000 in the kitty Wednesday, 06/Jul/2011
Gladiators to the rescue at Longhope! Wednesday, 06/Jul/2011
More than just bricks and mortar Wednesday, 29/Jun/2011
Stacey brings the sunshine to Great Oaks Wednesday, 29/Jun/2011
Please don't stone the crows! Wednesday, 29/Jun/2011
Lords and ladies of the dance Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
'Brilliant' – a really good turnout! Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
It blew them away...Wind in the Willows Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
Fun as school opens its latest facilities Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
Bat man forever! Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
Carnival fun – just add water! Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
Let’s do lunch Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
Armed and extremely dangerous! Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
A brolly good show! Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
Bambi – a life in the woods Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
‘Friendly loonies’ win top hat community award Wednesday, 08/Jun/2011
At sea in the Great War Wednesday, 08/Jun/2011
Zoe cooks up a storm at spring showcase! Wednesday, 01/Jun/2011
Falco peregrinus – a bolt from the blue Wednesday, 01/Jun/2011
Centre’s a hot spot to fuel your barbie! Wednesday, 01/Jun/2011
Exploration logistics Wednesday, 01/Jun/2011
Low waters add extra challenge for duck racers Wednesday, 25/May/2011
Inaugural Whitebrook Wind-up a great success Wednesday, 25/May/2011
Swimming in the open Wednesday, 25/May/2011
The lost city of Trellech Wednesday, 18/May/2011
Get mucky for the best shots! Wednesday, 18/May/2011
‘Free school’ status hinted on 50th birthday Wednesday, 18/May/2011
A vintage demonstration – guns and all! Wednesday, 11/May/2011
Definitely Mabey Wednesday, 11/May/2011
Building bridges Wednesday, 04/May/2011
Youngsters jump the gun on the royals Wednesday, 04/May/2011
The new Battle of Bradley Hill! Wednesday, 04/May/2011
Woolaston's right royal success Wednesday, 04/May/2011
Crowds come out to celebrate Wednesday, 04/May/2011
Easter celebrations at both Woolastons Wednesday, 13/Apr/2011
Scarecrows take over village! Wednesday, 13/Apr/2011
Letter from Japan Wednesday, 13/Apr/2011
Full steam ahead Wednesday, 13/Apr/2011
From riches to rags – the story of the Forest’s ‘unsung’ industrial genius Wednesday, 06/Apr/2011
New challenge for Review readers Wednesday, 06/Apr/2011
Study to be still – and see much more! Wednesday, 06/Apr/2011
A message for William and Kate... Wednesday, 06/Apr/2011
WHEN a night-raider made off with most of Lydney Angling Club’s tackle for junior learners as well as chainsaws and brushcutters it wasn’t easy to see how they would get back to normal again. Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
Two anniversaries in one Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
Dean shows its mettle as a mecca for runners Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
100 years down on the farm Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
In the footsteps of the ‘Pioneers of Cinematography’ Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
Counting heads Wednesday, 23/Mar/2011
No Winnie but Piglets aplenty! Wednesday, 23/Mar/2011
HOOF celebrates on two wheels Wednesday, 23/Mar/2011
Flipping good Wednesday, 16/Mar/2011
Show you care about Forest and celebrate! Wednesday, 16/Mar/2011
When life is for living Wednesday, 16/Mar/2011
Dancing with the Devil above Tintern Abbey Wednesday, 09/Mar/2011
Freedom for the Welsh Wednesday, 09/Mar/2011
Collectors steamed up over rare rail item sale Wednesday, 09/Mar/2011
It’s a Frogs Life! Wednesday, 09/Mar/2011
Don’t fence me in Wednesday, 02/Mar/2011
Largest ships graveyard in the country – official! Wednesday, 02/Mar/2011
Magnificent mushing in the murk! Wednesday, 02/Mar/2011
Don't fence me in! Monday, 28/Feb/2011
The great outdoors – 'catching the bug' Wednesday, 16/Feb/2011
Six times lucky as Andy triumphs Wednesday, 16/Feb/2011
Team GMF Wyedean Rally 2011 Wednesday, 09/Feb/2011
Into the great outdoors Wednesday, 09/Feb/2011
A sketch from ‘mob’ rule in Coleford Wednesday, 09/Feb/2011
From Cordite to Captain America Wednesday, 02/Feb/2011
'Sideways is the way forward' Wednesday, 02/Feb/2011
Pottering in the Forest Wednesday, 26/Jan/2011
Taking sides to bridge the divide! Wednesday, 26/Jan/2011
All you ought to know about the sell-off ... but were afraid to ask Wednesday, 26/Jan/2011
Look out – they may be behind you! Wednesday, 26/Jan/2011
Rocking for Heroes Wednesday, 19/Jan/2011
Mushing in the mud Wednesday, 19/Jan/2011
Turning the page at Ross-on-Wye library Wednesday, 19/Jan/2011
Marking time with Chronos Technology Wednesday, 12/Jan/2011
Footsteps in the snow Wednesday, 12/Jan/2011
It’s our Forest – hands off! Wednesday, 05/Jan/2011
It's food for thought... Wednesday, 05/Jan/2011
Things going bump in the night Friday, 31/Dec/2010
Notes of success for Forest players Friday, 31/Dec/2010
Looking to the future Friday, 31/Dec/2010
Village memories in new book Wednesday, 22/Dec/2010
A day at the races Wednesday, 22/Dec/2010
Five years of making music Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
Rising from the ashes Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
You can help! Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
Mari Lwyd studies at Chepstow school! Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
Winter Wonderland Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
Underground and overground in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley this Christmas Wednesday, 08/Dec/2010
Rousing applause for homecoming militia Wednesday, 08/Dec/2010
The story of a famous Forest coach company Wednesday, 08/Dec/2010
The lights go on, we found Father Christmas and the snow really did come down Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
Megan helps with Chepstow switch-on Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
'New' church celebrates 50 years Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
Keeping the home fires burning Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
From the boar's point of view Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
'Utter nonsense' ‘An exciting opportunity to own the Forest? We don’t need it because we already own it’ Wednesday, 24/Nov/2010
Foresters at war Wednesday, 24/Nov/2010
We will remember our heroes Wednesday, 17/Nov/2010
We need our Forests! Wednesday, 17/Nov/2010
Analysing the evidence Wednesday, 17/Nov/2010
Meet the flintstones! Wednesday, 10/Nov/2010
We’ve too much to lose Wednesday, 03/Nov/2010
The last great Forest sell off (flop) Wednesday, 03/Nov/2010
Revitalising Cinderford Tuesday, 02/Nov/2010
All Other Features:
The Dean’s Green Team - Wednesday, 01/Feb/2012
THE Old Darkhill Ironworks at Gorsty Knoll is a cold place to be on a frosty mid-winter’s morning.
‘The miner’s bread is hard won; he does not care to be hindered by idlers...’ - Wednesday, 01/Feb/2012
A stiff walk and an investigation into local collieries feature in this week’s extracts from ‘A Week’s Holiday in the Forest of Dean,’ the famous guide for tourists published in many editions after the coming of the railways in the 1850s.
Locked up for year for a debt of just three shillings! - Wednesday, 25/Jan/2012
This week’s walk from ‘A week’s holiday in the Forest of Dean’ takes us to St.
At last, good news for the boar! - Wednesday, 25/Jan/2012
THE Forestry Commission has suspended the cull of wild boar until September, a move welcomed by many, including myself.
On the Dean Beat - Wednesday, 25/Jan/2012
IT’S slightly disconcerting to sit in a police interview room with the recording equipment, familiar from every cop show on television, clearly visible.
Rome’s influence on a Celtic tradition - Wednesday, 18/Jan/2012
TODAY, Caerwent is a small village with just over 300 homes, but in its heyday it was Venta Silurum, the largest town in Wales and probably the hub of a wealthy area.
A solid road in the midst of a never-trodden desert... - Wednesday, 18/Jan/2012
We continue our journey through the Forest – courtesy of the guide book ‘A Week’s Holiday in the Forest of Dean ’ – with a look this week at The Roman Road.
What have the Romans ever done for us? - Wednesday, 11/Jan/2012
“It took over 30 years for the Romans to gain control of this area,” says volunteer guide John as we stand looking at the impressive remains of a three metre high, mile long, 2,000 year old wall in the tiny village of Caerwent.
The caves on the Wye - Wednesday, 11/Jan/2012
We continue our tour of the Forest this week with a visit to ‘The Caves of the Wye’.
A store of old shoes in a treasure-trove stow-hole - Friday, 06/Jan/2012
THIS week we continue our journey across the Forest through the pages of ‘A Week’s Holiday in the Forest of Dean’, a booklet published in many editions from 1860 on.
From miners’ training centre to a very special school - Friday, 06/Jan/2012
IN THE playground of Heart of the Forest School a little boy is signing to the adult with him.
Reading the past in the Forest’s rocks - Friday, 30/Dec/2011
The Soudley Valley today is a peaceful and scenic place, teeming with wildlife and with a little stream winding through its heart.
Keeping the past alive - Wednesday, 21/Dec/2011
MEGAN de Silva and Laura Caradonna share a job based at Chepstow Museum and a house in the town.
Hard times in the frozen Forest - Wednesday, 21/Dec/2011
WE have many traditions and for the fortunate among us, one of these is stuffing ourselves with deliciously expensive food over Christmas.
Community Enterprise - Wednesday, 14/Dec/2011
AS I arrive at Taurus Crafts a van which boasts ‘ethically traded gifts’ turns into the car park just ahead of me.
Boar census halted - Wednesday, 07/Dec/2011
THE Forestry Commission recently carried out a census on wild boar using high-tech infra-red equipment and powerful lamps.
Staying Put - Wednesday, 07/Dec/2011
CICILY McNair hasn’t always lived in Coleford.
Year one for HOOF ... a look back - Wednesday, 30/Nov/2011
UNBELIEVABLY it has now been a year since the Hands Off Our Forest (HOOF) campaign was formed – one of the most successful campaigns fought to protect the Dean this century.
Better together - Wednesday, 30/Nov/2011
WHEN I arrive at Blakeney Primary School, head teacher Brett Stevenson is four miles away at the primary school in Pillowell.
A bolt from the black! - Wednesday, 23/Nov/2011
WET, windy, cold and with some poor light thrown in for good measure.
Growing up together - Wednesday, 23/Nov/2011
WHEN I arrive at the Children’s Opportunity Centre (COC) in Coleford, a ‘stay and play’ session is in full swing.
What really happened? - Wednesday, 23/Nov/2011
THE saga of Two Rivers’ dispute with homeowners has been well documented in the Review.
Our heroes remembered - Wednesday, 16/Nov/2011
IN troubled and changing times at least one thing remains steadfast.
‘Why timber does not grow in the Forest of Dean’ - Wednesday, 16/Nov/2011
WHEN Nelson visited the Wye Valley in 1802 he could have had little idea that his pleasurable meander through our landscape would have an impact that’s visible in the neighbouring Forest of Dean over 200 years later.
Spare a thought for tiny Tiggywinkles! - Wednesday, 16/Nov/2011
IF you are lucky enough to have a hedgehog or two living in your garden, you might want to think about giving them somewhere warm and dry where they can hibernate during the winter months.
Nelson’s Wye Tour and what it led to - Wednesday, 09/Nov/2011
HORATIO Nelson is probably one of the most well-known men in history.
Nose to nose with Severn salmon - Wednesday, 02/Nov/2011
“This is the perfect time to fish,” says Martin Morgan as we stand looking out over the water towards the Second Severn Crossing.
A land of ancient rights - Wednesday, 26/Oct/2011
ERIC Morris was born in The Pludds and has lived there, for the most part, ever since.
Fungi, beasts and buckets! - Wednesday, 26/Oct/2011
THE recent cold weather has kickstarted the fallow bucks into action.
The more boar are shot – the more boar will be born - Wednesday, 19/Oct/2011
OPINIONS are great things aren’t they? They keep the letters column full but get us nowhere.
There’s no place like home - Wednesday, 19/Oct/2011
TWO Rivers Housing hasn’t had a very good press recently, to say the very least.
Ruardean miscreants face might of law - Wednesday, 19/Oct/2011
TEN sorry but far from penitant ‘criminals’ faced the full might of the law in Ruardean Village Hall on Saturday.
Ward's Wildlife hits the TV screens! - Wednesday, 12/Oct/2011
IT was a fantastic experience to have the opportunity to take a film crew from BBC Autumnwatch into the Forest, with some of the locations I found for them shown on Sunday’s programme.
Touched by Multiple Sclerosis - Wednesday, 12/Oct/2011
ANNA Phillips is full of energy.
Showcase sets tastebuds a-tingle! - Wednesday, 05/Oct/2011
A HUGE variety of locally-produced food and drink set the taste buds tingling at the Forest Showcase on Sunday.
Local hero - Wednesday, 05/Oct/2011
KYLE Baker has just turned 20 years old.
A family scarred by war - Wednesday, 28/Sep/2011
FREDA Margrett’s earliest memory is of visiting her father in hospital.
The Forest enters a time of change - Wednesday, 28/Sep/2011
Firstly, a huge ‘thank you’ to the people who have recently volunteered to help Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust after reading “Volunteer for a Better Future.
Phoenix rising - Wednesday, 21/Sep/2011
THE Forest of Dean, Wye Valley and Severnside areas are characterised by small towns and villages and in many ways an absence of urban or city living.
Volunteer for a better future! - Wednesday, 14/Sep/2011
WHETHER you have just left school or have recently been made redundant, the reality is that many of you will know how hard it is to find employment today.
Where young and old meet - Wednesday, 14/Sep/2011
SHELLEY Robertson is in her 20s.
Going underground - Thursday, 08/Sep/2011
UP here on the surface of the earth there’s space, light and fresh air.
Newent knows its onions - Thursday, 01/Sep/2011
MIKE Davies is a man on a mission.
Life’s a drag - Wednesday, 24/Aug/2011
MISS Felicia is beautiful, although her look changes every week.
Encounter with Reynard - Wednesday, 24/Aug/2011
I HAD been walking for miles, it was extremely hot and the wildlife was nowhere to be seen, probably taking shelter in the denser parts of the forest away from the sun.
Open Season - Wednesday, 10/Aug/2011
WILD boar will always be a hot topic while they are here in the Forest of Dean and this is why I need to highlight them again.
Smocks and Blaisdon Reds - Wednesday, 10/Aug/2011
CHARLES Martell is busy at the moment.
Messing about on the river - Wednesday, 03/Aug/2011
THE River Wye is special.
Phoenix from the Flames - Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
STAFF and volunteers at Dean Heritage Centre (DHC) are celebrating at the moment.
On or off the grass – Two Rivers Housing appeals - Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
If you don’t use the services, you shouldn’t have to pay.
How hunt for Drab Looper nearly ended up in jail! - Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
STUDENT moth-researcher Joel Walley told the Review this week his cold and lonely nights in Hendre Woods nearly put him and his brother in jail!
Hendre, part of the former estate belonging to the Charles Rolls family, became a new home for Bangor University student Joel, who is studying the life of curiously-named Drab Looper as part of research for his Masters in Conservation and Land Management.
Taking the plunge to help church - Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
THERE were ‘ooohs’ and ‘aaahhhs’ but not much to hear in the way of real consternation as eleven people jumped off the 100ft tower of Mitcheldean church on Saturday.
A river of chocolate - Thursday, 28/Jul/2011
ALTHOUGH light is the key when it comes to photography, it isn’t always available and this is when you have to become creative.
Lucky break means a super show - Wednesday, 20/Jul/2011
A LUCKY afternoon break in the stormy Saturday weather saw crowds flocking to Lydney and District Hospital Fete in the hospital grounds.
Council’s response to woods panel agreed - Wednesday, 20/Jul/2011
A FULL council meeting has approved the Forest of Dean District Council’s response to the Independent Panel on Forestry.
Comrades in song - Wednesday, 20/Jul/2011
ON a warm summer evening, the sound of over 30 male voices raised in song is stirring: members of the Forest of Dean Male Voice Choir are rehearsing at the West Dean Centre in Bream, as they do twice a week.
Hidden in the heart of the Forest - Wednesday, 13/Jul/2011
THERE’S something very old fashioned about the sound of the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA Club).
Woorgreen – a really special place - Wednesday, 13/Jul/2011
MY earliest memory of the Forest and its wildlife is of a place which is still very special to me today.
Aloha from Bream Fayre - Wednesday, 13/Jul/2011
‘Fantastic’ was the verdict after one of the most successful Bream School Summer Fayres ever.
Packed streets – and a record kitty! - Wednesday, 13/Jul/2011
committee member Bob Berryman was mighty pleased with the turnout for Saturday’s Aylburton Carnival – and the amount of money collected.
The man who makes rust look rustic! - Wednesday, 06/Jul/2011
CHRIS Morris’s impressive list of photographic work has already done much for the Forest.
Relay joy with £45,000 in the kitty - Wednesday, 06/Jul/2011
THE Forest’s seventh annual Relay For Life at Whitecross Leisure Centre was an absolute riot of colour and creativity.
Gladiators to the rescue at Longhope! - Wednesday, 06/Jul/2011
THERE was fun in the sun for all at Longhope Carnival, where the procession was led by valiant Gloucester Gladiators marching band which stepped in after a call for help to lead the procession.
More than just bricks and mortar - Wednesday, 29/Jun/2011
LINDA Davies was called at 1.
Stacey brings the sunshine to Great Oaks - Wednesday, 29/Jun/2011
‘ABSOLUTELY fantastic’ was the verdict on Great Oak Forest Hospice’s summer fete which was opened by X Factor and ‘I’m a Celebrity.
Please don't stone the crows! - Wednesday, 29/Jun/2011
THERE are many charitable trusts like Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds that do remarkable jobs conserving wildlife and habitats.
Lords and ladies of the dance - Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
THE sun shone (as ever) as thousands of Foresters turned out for this year’s annual Forest celebration of English country dancing – now amazingly in its 58th year.
'Brilliant' – a really good turnout! - Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
THE Coalway Schools’ annual fete this year came up trumps with a strong and supportive turnout.
It blew them away...Wind in the Willows - Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
AN ambitious production of Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows featuring a full on cast including Ratty, Otter, Mole and Toad, was put on by Woolaston Primary School.
Fun as school opens its latest facilities - Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
FUN and games for all featured as the Heart of the Forest Special School’s new facilities were opened on Tuesday.
Bat man forever! - Wednesday, 22/Jun/2011
SUMMER is the perfect time for bat watching and, weather permitting, you don’t have to venture far in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley to spot a bat.
Carnival fun – just add water! - Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
THERE was fun aplenty at St Briavels Carnival on Saturday, despite the occasional cloudburst.
Let’s do lunch - Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
“IT’S not Meals on Wheels, it’s a hot meals service,” explains Alan Gore, manager for Age Conceren in the Forest of Dean (ACFod).
Armed and extremely dangerous! - Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
THE Civil War erupted anew in the streets of Coleford over the weekend, and it was a real-crowd-pleaser said Town Mayor Sue Merrikin.
A brolly good show! - Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
HUNDREDS of people braved a very unsettled Saturday to enjoy the annual Dilke Hospital Fete.
Bambi – a life in the woods - Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
AFTER a lengthy gestation period of around nine to 10 months our roe and fallow deer have finally given birth to their fawns.
‘Friendly loonies’ win top hat community award - Wednesday, 08/Jun/2011
THE Widders, a self confessed group of ‘ordinary friendly loonies’ who launched a border morris group named after the black widow spider, have been recognised by the establishment.
At sea in the Great War - Wednesday, 08/Jun/2011
HENRY Meredith, known as Jack, was just 18 years old when he was posted to Egypt with the Royal Navy.
Zoe cooks up a storm at spring showcase! - Wednesday, 01/Jun/2011
ZOE Sing, 15, cooked up a storm to impress Michelin star chef James Sommerin and steal a win at the Forest Spring Showcase Young Chef Contest held at Harts Barn on Sunday and Monday.
Falco peregrinus – a bolt from the blue - Wednesday, 01/Jun/2011
LYING in the wet grass with my longest lens attached to my camera, paired with a x2 extender for maximum zoom, I wait patiently for the distinct call from a fearsome predator.
Centre’s a hot spot to fuel your barbie! - Wednesday, 01/Jun/2011
THE three day Fire and Wood festival at the Dean Heritage Centre saw the rare sight of a massive charcoal burn – and you can now buy the proceeds to fuel your barbie! Hundreds flocked to the long weekend of events which included the firing of the huge bonfire to gently ‘cook’ raw wood into charcoal – an ancient method kept alive by enthusiasts.
Exploration logistics - Wednesday, 01/Jun/2011
MITCHELDEAN in the Forest of Dean is, perhaps surprisingly, home to a company that specialises in land mine clearance, frontline medical treatments, extreme mountaineering, emergency planning, driver safety and even canine detection services in some of the remotest parts of the world.
Low waters add extra challenge for duck racers - Wednesday, 25/May/2011
THE driest spring on record meant duck racing on Soudley Brook faced the challenge of ever lower waters.
Inaugural Whitebrook Wind-up a great success - Wednesday, 25/May/2011
IN what the organisers called “perfect weather for running” 180 hardy souls (some with dogs) puffed their way up the steep-sided valley in the first ever Whitebrook Wind-up.
Swimming in the open - Wednesday, 25/May/2011
IT’S easy to forget now, in the era of being pampered in luxury spa retreats, that there was a time before the warm, indoor, heated swimming pool.
The lost city of Trellech - Wednesday, 18/May/2011
STUART Wilson is one of life’s enthusiasts.
Get mucky for the best shots! - Wednesday, 18/May/2011
WE are fast approaching the time of year when ponds come alive with the young of many birds and this is a great opportunity to get some of those cute shots.
‘Free school’ status hinted on 50th birthday - Wednesday, 18/May/2011
SCHOOL chums met up again along with former teachers and staff as St Anthony’s School in Cinderford celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party.
A vintage demonstration – guns and all! - Wednesday, 11/May/2011
MORE than 8,000 people flocked to the Border Counties Steam and Vintage Show held in Monmouth over the last bank holiday weekend.
Definitely Mabey - Wednesday, 11/May/2011
BUILDING bridges in Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s day was probably noisy, smelly work.
Building bridges - Wednesday, 04/May/2011
THERE’S a small piece of industrial heritage that’s alive and well along the banks of the River Wye in Chepstow.
Youngsters jump the gun on the royals - Wednesday, 04/May/2011
YOUNGSTERS throughout the Dean jumped the gun on Kate and Wills by celebrating the day before the Royal wedding itself.
The new Battle of Bradley Hill! - Wednesday, 04/May/2011
DRAKE and Nelson each had their battles with Spanish invaders and now once again we have a fight on our hands from an Iberian threat.
Woolaston's right royal success - Wednesday, 04/May/2011
NOBODY could complain about the weather as Woolaston kicked off the Forest carnival season on Monday with wall-to-wall sunshine.
Crowds come out to celebrate - Wednesday, 04/May/2011
DESPITE overcast skies and early fears of rain, people gathered around Wyedean for a right royal knees up to celebrate the Royal wedding.
Easter celebrations at both Woolastons - Wednesday, 13/Apr/2011
AS we head towards Easter Woolaston School and Woolaston Under 5s have stolen a march on everyone with a whole raft of celebrations.
Scarecrows take over village! - Wednesday, 13/Apr/2011
AN invasion of scarecrows in even greater numbers has taken over the village of Tutshill in what’s becoming a bizarre but enormously well-supported annual event.
Letter from Japan - Wednesday, 13/Apr/2011
“When we moved to Japan in 2007 we knew that we were moving to the most
earthquake-prone country on earth.
Full steam ahead - Wednesday, 13/Apr/2011
DESPITE still working in the family’s electrical business, Mike Rees still finds time each week for his abiding passion: the museum he set up in 1988 and has run ever since.
From riches to rags – the story of the Forest’s ‘unsung’ industrial genius - Wednesday, 06/Apr/2011
TWO hundred years ago, on April 11, 1811, a child was born who would grow up to push the industrial revolution to new heights.
New challenge for Review readers - Wednesday, 06/Apr/2011
We’ve had the Review underwater (laminated) in hot air balloons, on glaciers, in the jungle, on the front line in Afghanistan, nearly to the top of Everest and even skydiving thanks to our intrepid readers.
Study to be still – and see much more! - Wednesday, 06/Apr/2011
THERE is so much to see while walking around our forest ponds at this time of year.
A message for William and Kate... - Wednesday, 06/Apr/2011
BACK in 1947, as now, a royal wedding was in the air – that of our present Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, with Philip Mountbatten.
WHEN a night-raider made off with most of Lydney Angling Club’s tackle for junior learners as well as chainsaws and brushcutters it wasn’t easy to see how they would get back to normal again. - Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
WHEN a night-raider made off with most of Lydney Angling Club’s tackle for junior learners as well as chainsaws and brushcutters it wasn’t easy to see how they would get back to normal again.
Two anniversaries in one - Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
LYDNEY was brought to life last Sunday when the Air Cadets paraded through the streets to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Air Cadet Organisation, and also the 30th Anniversary of the Freedom of the City for the local 614 (Lydney) squadron.
Dean shows its mettle as a mecca for runners - Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
THEY came from across the nation.
100 years down on the farm - Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
A NEWENT family is celebrating the amazing record of working on the same farm for the past 100 years – all documented with some lovely family pictures.
In the footsteps of the ‘Pioneers of Cinematography’ - Wednesday, 30/Mar/2011
THIS year sees two anniversaries for the Palace Cinema in Cinderford: the first films were shown here in the spring of 1911 and, after closing in the 60s, it has been open again since 1991.
Counting heads - Wednesday, 23/Mar/2011
The census form plopped through most letterboxes a couple of weeks ago now and is full of questions.
No Winnie but Piglets aplenty! - Wednesday, 23/Mar/2011
YOU might be hard pushed to find Winnie the Pooh in the Forest of Dean, but you might find his mate Piglet at this time of year!
Actually there are dozens of them bouncing around out there in the Forest at present.
HOOF celebrates on two wheels - Wednesday, 23/Mar/2011
SUPPORTERS of the Hands off our Forest campaign gathered for a celebratory get together in the Forest last Sunday (March 20) sharing a cycle ride and a spring picnic at Wenchford.
Flipping good - Wednesday, 16/Mar/2011
ENGLISH Bicknor C of E Primary School took to the school playground for a pancake race at the very traditional time of Shrove Tuesday.
Show you care about Forest and celebrate! - Wednesday, 16/Mar/2011
WHILE the fight is still on to stop the Forest changing beyond recognition, the organisers of the HOOF campaign are urging everyone to show how much they care by having fun.
When life is for living - Wednesday, 16/Mar/2011
MOST of us probably have a preconceived idea of a hospice as a place you only go to when you are dying.
Dancing with the Devil above Tintern Abbey - Wednesday, 09/Mar/2011
Plans for Devil’s Pulpit viewpoint have not been without controversy.
Freedom for the Welsh - Wednesday, 09/Mar/2011
AROUND a thousand people lined Monmouth’s Monnow Street to watch the soldiers from the Royal Welsh regiment being presented with the Freedom of Monmouthshire on Friday.
Collectors steamed up over rare rail item sale - Wednesday, 09/Mar/2011
AN item of Forest of Dean railwayana associated with the days of the old Severn rail bridge is causing a flutter of interest among steam train historians.
It’s a Frogs Life! - Wednesday, 09/Mar/2011
THEY sit motionless at the bottom of ponds, sometimes under ice, waiting for the warmer weather to arrive.
Don’t fence me in - Wednesday, 02/Mar/2011
IAN Wright belongs to an interesting group and one that has come into its own over the last few months as the Forest faced, for a further time, the fear of possible sell- off to private interests.
Largest ships graveyard in the country – official! - Wednesday, 02/Mar/2011
THE Severn Estuary has been recognised as the largest ships graveyard anywhere in England following an exhaustive national survey.
Magnificent mushing in the murk! - Wednesday, 02/Mar/2011
A FULL weekend of mushing from Friday afternoon through to Sunday lunchtime saw men and women and their best friends enjoying some spectacular dog sled racing on Forest trails.
Don't fence me in! - Monday, 28/Feb/2011
SO the government has admitted the folly of its plans to fly in the face of public protest and sell off England’s woodlands.
The great outdoors – 'catching the bug' - Wednesday, 16/Feb/2011
LIVING in the Forest of Dean my whole life has given me memories which could never be beaten.
Six times lucky as Andy triumphs - Wednesday, 16/Feb/2011
ANDY Burton took his awesome Peugeot-Cosworth to the limits to claim his sixth outright victory in this year’s hugely successful Team GMF Wyedean Rally.
Team GMF Wyedean Rally 2011 - Wednesday, 09/Feb/2011
DESPITE the tough economic times, this Saturday’s Team GMF Wyedean Forest Rally has achieved a capacity entry of 180 cars for the Dean’s biggest spectator event.
Into the great outdoors - Wednesday, 09/Feb/2011
PGL hs been offering activity holidays to children for 54 years both in Britain and in France, sometimes accompanied by teachers, sometimes on their own and, since 2002, even occasionally with their mums and dads.
A sketch from ‘mob’ rule in Coleford - Wednesday, 09/Feb/2011
IT is unusual to see the MP of a quiet rural constituency turn up to his own arranged meeting with constituents in a blacked out police wagon.
From Cordite to Captain America - Wednesday, 02/Feb/2011
IF you’re a fan of the BBC’s Torchwood series, then the chances are you’ll have seen inside the RAF base and former Royal Naval Propellant Factory (RNPF) at Caerwent, albeit with the addition of various aliens and a suitable sense of urgency and impending doom.
'Sideways is the way forward' - Wednesday, 02/Feb/2011
THE first time you experience it there is a definite adrenaline rush.
Pottering in the Forest - Wednesday, 26/Jan/2011
ON a snowy day in December, Dennis Potter’s old family home is like a winter wonderland.
Taking sides to bridge the divide! - Wednesday, 26/Jan/2011
THE annual clash of cultures – very friendly of course – between Welsh and English Morris sides on Chepstow’s old iron bridge last weekend was declared the best ever.
All you ought to know about the sell-off ... but were afraid to ask - Wednesday, 26/Jan/2011
THERE is a huge amount of confusion over what’s happening or what’s likely to happen to the Forest.
Look out – they may be behind you! - Wednesday, 26/Jan/2011
WHETHER you are a keen photographer or someone who just loves watching wildlife, you will know that patience and stealth alone is not always enough to get close to some of our most timid wildlife.
Rocking for Heroes - Wednesday, 19/Jan/2011
BANDS from all over the Forest and surrounding areas converged on the Forest Theatre near Coleford for a scorching concert of local talent in aid of Help for Heroes.
Mushing in the mud - Wednesday, 19/Jan/2011
LAST year it was snow and ice.
Turning the page at Ross-on-Wye library - Wednesday, 19/Jan/2011
THINGS are changing at Ross on Wye Library, but not quite in the way that staff and library visitors were expecting them to this time last year.
Marking time with Chronos Technology - Wednesday, 12/Jan/2011
DO you own a mobile phone or use a standard landline? If so, then you are probably making use of technology developed by a local company.
Footsteps in the snow - Wednesday, 12/Jan/2011
ALTHOUGH this is the time of year when a great deal of our wildlife takes shelter from the cold and frosty weather, it also forces many seldom seen species out into the open during daylight hours to forage for food.
It’s our Forest – hands off! - Wednesday, 05/Jan/2011
IT snowed.
It's food for thought... - Wednesday, 05/Jan/2011
A TRIP to a native indian tribal site in America has inspired a Forest archaeologist to propose a link to ancient bronze or iron age ‘cup’ stones discovered in the Dean.
Things going bump in the night - Friday, 31/Dec/2010
ST BRIAVELS Castle is a spooky place.
Notes of success for Forest players - Friday, 31/Dec/2010
A GROUP of top brass players from the Forest of Dean Youth Orchestra have gained a clutch of qualifications as well as entry to some of the top best academies in the country.
Looking to the future - Friday, 31/Dec/2010
2010 is now nearing its end and I hope you all had a marvellous Christmas.
Village memories in new book - Wednesday, 22/Dec/2010
A BOOK about the past of a village community from 1935-1964 – Blaisdon Memories – has just been launched by Gloucestershire High Sheriff Ceri Evans.
A day at the races - Wednesday, 22/Dec/2010
Chepstow Racecourse was built by a consortium of local Welsh entrepreneurs, including Lord Tredegar.
Five years of making music - Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
TREVOR Davis accepts he never had much of a far reaching long term plan – it is more evolution, or even accident.
Rising from the ashes - Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
BARONESS Jan Royall officially opened Hale & Co’s new £1m heating, plumbing, kitchen and bathroom centre after the original building was gutted by fire in June 2009.
You can help! - Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
IT HAS been pretty cold out there lately, but the majority of us are fortunate to have a nice cosy home to live in.
Mari Lwyd studies at Chepstow school! - Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
MARI Lwyd has been in Chepstow for a term – as part of a study of Welsh culture and tradition in a link between Chepstow School and the Widders Border Morris Side.
Winter Wonderland - Wednesday, 15/Dec/2010
With temperatures dipping to record lows and frost and ice blanketing the Forest, our gallant readers have been out with their cameras.
Underground and overground in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley this Christmas - Wednesday, 08/Dec/2010
CHRISTMAS in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley is taking on a magical quality already with a touch of snow lying on the ground and frost etching the trees in ice.
Rousing applause for homecoming militia - Wednesday, 08/Dec/2010
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Monmouth to welcome home the local regiment after returning from active service in Afghanistan.
The story of a famous Forest coach company - Wednesday, 08/Dec/2010
The latest new Forest of Dean title from locally based Black Dwarf Lightmoor Publications Ltd tells the story of the Cottrells Coach firm of Mitcheldean, whose operations only finally ceased in 2007.
The lights go on, we found Father Christmas and the snow really did come down - Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
CROWDS turned out in force for this year’s Christmas lights switch-on in Coleford and there was even a light dusting of snowfall to add to the seasonal occasion.
Megan helps with Chepstow switch-on - Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
MEGAN Stewart, 10, was a little girl with a big task on Saturday – helping Chepstow mayor Marian Lewis switch on the town’s Christmas lights.
'New' church celebrates 50 years - Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
FIFTY years ago, on a rainy Saturday, The Mount of Olives Assembly of God Church building was opened in Coleford.
Keeping the home fires burning - Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
MOST of us post-conflict youngsters have a fairly typical image of life in Britain during the Second World War.
From the boar's point of view - Wednesday, 01/Dec/2010
Our name is Sus Scrofa, we once lived happily in the Forest of Dean many hundreds of years ago, until one day a strange creature that walked upright on two legs decided that they wanted to kill us and eat us.
'Utter nonsense' ‘An exciting opportunity to own the Forest? We don’t need it because we already own it’ - Wednesday, 24/Nov/2010
WHAT’S the most obvious point about the Forest of Dean? That it is, indeed a forest: and so the Government’s proposals to sell off Forestry Commission land – including the Forest of Dean – is not just matter to the whole nation, but to the Forest of Dean in particular.
Foresters at war - Wednesday, 24/Nov/2010
DRIVING through the Forest of Dean on the morning before Remembrance Day with bright sunshine glowing through autumn leaves, it’s hard to picture the horrors of war.
We will remember our heroes - Wednesday, 17/Nov/2010
ALL across the Dean and Wye Valley in the past week and at the weekend, communities gathered to honour servicemen who died in conflict for their country, their families and their friends.
We need our Forests! - Wednesday, 17/Nov/2010
As a nation I thought we, the UK, were one of the world leaders where wildlife and nature conservation is concerned.
Analysing the evidence - Wednesday, 17/Nov/2010
The people who work at the Forensic Science Service Laboratory in Chepstow have played a large part in ‘solving’ crimes for over 30 years.
Meet the flintstones! - Wednesday, 10/Nov/2010
RECENT finds in Monmouth have revealed that people were living in the town as far back as 6,000 to 10,000 years ago.
We’ve too much to lose - Wednesday, 03/Nov/2010
THE Royal Forest of Dean covers 42 square miles and has approximately 26,000 acres of woodland.
The last great Forest sell off (flop) - Wednesday, 03/Nov/2010
ON the face of it a quick fire-sale of Forestry assets would be a win-win situation for our cash-strapped coalition government.
Revitalising Cinderford - Tuesday, 02/Nov/2010
Cinderford is a town with a fascinating past.
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