There is a large factory here, originally called Carters, then Beechams, and now part of GlaxoSmithKline, the sole production facility for Ribena and Lucozade.
The post is being advertised and currently filled by the Forestry Commission Area Land Agent - Richard Davies FRICS, assisted by James Brittan, whose offices are at Bank House, in Coleford.
Jonah Charles Wilcox (born Coleford, 19 January 1894, died Shipham, 5 August 1956) was an English professional football (soccer) player.
Freight services on the line lasted much longer than passenger; the Lydbrook arm closed completely in 1956, (the line had been near dormant for several years before), the branch to Coleford and Whitecliff Quarry closed in 1967 and the section to Parkend finally closed in 1976.
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The Mineral Loop was opened in 1872 and a branch to Coleford from Parkend opened in 1875.
The village is served by three regular bus services, operated by Stagecoach: the 30 and 31 services between Coleford in the Forest of Dean and Gloucester and by the 23 service between Lydney and Gloucester.
Much of the funding for the restoration programme came from a Rural Development grant, administered by the Forest of Dean Local Action Group in Coleford.