http://www.theforestreview.co.uk All the latest news from Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review Mon, 22 Feb 0012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5820 A LONG-time driver who regularly passes the Dilke Hospital during the night has the shivers after encountering what he believes is a ghost…twice! br brNot wishing to be identified in case his employers worry about his state of mind, the man says he is sure there is something supernatural about a figure waiting in the road by the bus stop at the Dilke side of the road – only to vanish when the kind-hearted driver offered him a lift into Cinderford. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5819 YOUNG trombonist Rhiannon Symonds from Yorkley gets a solo spot in the Royal Forest of Dean Orchestra spring concert being planned for March 24. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5818 WHAT do men know about pregnancy Precious little, thinks first-time author Andrew Knight, mainly because nearly everything you read about it is targeted at women. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5817 A HOUSING association tenant in Lydney got a shock when she received a big bill after calling the organisation for help when her power went off in the coldest week of the year. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5816 A RUMOUR Forest MP Mark Harper is to quit the Forest of Dean to contest a seat closer to London has been dismissed as “wishful thinking. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5815 A FOREST couple say they were shocked when two firemen answered an emergency call for an ambulance. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5814 A YOUNG Newent woman is teaming up with a Gloucester pal to undertake a joint 10,000ft tandem parachute jump in August to raise money for the Alzheimers Society. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5813 PUPILS, teachers and staff, parents and governors are jumping with joy after Steam Mills School was given a 'good' report by Ofsted inspectors. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5812 A DECISION by Forest of Dean district councillors to introduce a charge for collecting garden waste is likely to end in more illegal tipping, it was claimed this week. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5811 ROSS Tempest Cheerleaders, who have been training for just two years, are now ready to take the next step, thanks to a £250 grant from the local Sainsbury's store. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5810 A NEW not-for-profit organisation is being established to take forward further conservation of the historic Whitecliff Furnace site near Coleford. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5809 THE move by the county council to ditch the library at Mitcheldean has brought the town an unexpected bonus – a first ever parish plan and renewed enthusiasm for a number of new projects. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5808 FOREST debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is bracing itself for its busiest week of the year as the charity reveals this is the peak time to call for help. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5805 COLEFORD army cadets were fascinated by the tales of life in the army 60 years ago. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5802 A MAN Broadwell man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of father of three Sean Hook, 27, at a house in Woodgate Road, Mile End on Friday last week. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5801 A CINDERFORD landmark is no more…the Bridge Inn which has marked the Valley Road gateway to the town for generations has been levelled by a couple of swipes from a JCB. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5798 FOREST-based Two Rivers housing association is working with wildlife experts to ensure that development proposals for Newent are not slowed up by slow-worms. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5797 THE Forest District Council is searching Britain and Europe for a specialist developer of 'extra care' housing for a project in Coleford. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT