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Forest of Dean - Local government and public services | British History Online (3127 words) |
 | Although most Foresters had legal settlement in adjoining parishes they often relied on the charity of their neighbours and of others and at times of greatest distress, when the parishes were unwilling or unable to provide help, many faced starvation. |
| In 1834, when 102 of the Forest's 1,530 families were receiving parish relief, many inhabitants belonged to provident societies and some employers retained a surgeon for their workmen. |
| The Lydbrook scheme, a joint venture of East and West Dean rural district councils involving a reservoir at the Pludds, was finished in 1954. |
| Forest of Dean Council (145 words) |
| Forest of Dean District Council is to seek lottery funding for the £17m regeneration of Lydney Docks, including a boatyard, boat-building school and visitors centre. |
| Forest of Dean District Council is discussing plans to reopen the Lightmoor Colliery site near Cinderford as an opencast mine to extract about 2m tonnes of coal, which could create up to 40 jobs. |
| Forest of Dean District Council is in discussions with Mayr Health Spas of Austria about plans to set up a luxury health spa at Cannop, with the creation of 100 jobs. |
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