http://www.lydney-today.co.uk All the latest news from Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8473 MORE than £2m is to be spent on replacing outdated nursery pre-fabs with permanent buildings at four Forest primary schools. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8471 A BEHIND the scenes meeting with X-Factor stars Jedward and finalist Stacey Solomon, was the reward for a group of Forest fans. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8451 WORRIED about being involved in activities in the police dispersal order zone in Lydney a group of five youngsters headed to Gloucester – only to find themselves victims of a bus station sex pest. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8445 BACKERS of an innovative Forest 'bioshelter' where fruit and vegetables will be grown in the air in a watery mist, say they're “quietly confident” about winning a share of the £3m at stake in a Big Lottery competition. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8439 ALL long-term plans to build housing in Chepstow have been flatly rejected by the town council as a recipe for either 'gridlock' or destruction of the green belt. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8432 PROMISING musical prodigy, Rhiannon Symonds, has become the youngest ever brass player to be called up to The National Youth Wind Orchestra of Wales and won her place performing with a day-old broken wrist. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8426 KEVIN Toogood, The Royal Forest of Dean College's Site Supervisor, has become the subject of a hero-worship Facebook campaign by students. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8419 LET band battle commence! One of the Forest's top unsigned bands, Crash and Berney has won the regional finals of the UK Live unsigned competition. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8418 A MILKWALL man is claiming his four-year-old daughter was badly let down by Coleford Health Centre after he took her into the surgery with a throat infection. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8417 THE Forest council is facing a barrage of questions from whistle -blower Daphne Pearson about the Community Interest Company (CIC) set up with the help of a £26,000 council loan when the futures of both the Dilke and Lydney hospitals were under threat. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8416 ANGRY about being ignored, the Ruardean Woodside Darby and Joan club have started a petition to get their memorial tapestry hung back on the walls of their village memorial hall. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8414 A FOREST couple have taken the plunge and put their wedding on national TV in a programme pitting four brides against each other to win a five star honeymoon. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=8464 IF the idea of plummeting from 15,000ft at speeds in excess of 100 miles an hour makes you queasy, spare a thought for a fundraising leap of faith by a twosome from Chepstow. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7421 ELLWOOD Review distributor Jack Reed, 15, is fast becoming noticed in the world of bicycle road racing thanks to the generous people on his Milkwall round. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7412 THE heritage of Kempley, near Ross, will soon be uniquely displayed via an internet exploration tool thanks to a £30,700 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7411 TORNADO, the new £3m steam locomotive returned to Wales via Severn Tunnel Junction on Monday to celebrate St David's Day. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7410 A RECORD number of runners have signed up to race in the prestigious Forest of Dean Trails half marathon and organisers are hoping to raise close to £30,000 for charity. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7406 ONE of the most experienced electricians in the Forest says he's being slandered by 'malicious rumours' claiming he's gone bust. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7405 ENGINEERS, architects and students are being challenged to come up with imaginative ideas for a new River Severn crossing. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7404 ORGANIST Alice Wilmshurst of Whitecroft is collecting money for Haiti earthquake victims by playing an organ marathon at Lydney Baptist Church. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7402 AN amazing Lotto prize of £81,698 has yet to be claimed in the Forest of Dean area. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7400 IT'S not often a local industry has a best-selling book named after it – but that's what has just happened to Coleford pottery Reckless Designs. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT http://www.lydney-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7397 BATTLE lines are being drawn up as the first solicitor's letters pursuing Two Rivers Housing Association's disputed grass cutting charges start arriving in the Forest. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT