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Forest of Dean
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any GL postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Forest of Dean
- 4planning applications this week
- 3planning decisions this week
- 15hygiene scores this month
- 2,417local businesses listed
- 22food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Denehurst (Gloucestershire County Council)
8 Oct to 13 Oct. Road improvements in the road. The road will be closed.
Denehurst, Ruardean Woodside -
Road closed: 4/5173 Trck Off Denehurst (Gloucestershire County Council)
8 Oct to 13 Oct. Road improvements in the road. The road will be closed.
4/5173 Trck Off Denehurst, Ruardean -
Approved: Rear extension at Sunnyside Crow Ash Road Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire
Demolition of existing kitchen extension and erection of two storey side extension with single storey wrapping round rear of the property.
Sunnyside Crow Ash Road Berry Hill Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7RB
Forest of Dean in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsHouse prices
£250kmiddle price, 237 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
33applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
19hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
73roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Street reports
354street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
48schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
73GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
319charities based in Forest of DeanEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory2,417 shops, trades and services across Forest of Dean, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any GL postcode in Forest of Dean, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Forest of Dean too.