Applications are now being sought for a person who wishes to stand for co-option onto the Hanley Castle Parish Council.   Hanley Castle Parish Council meet 10 times a year and represent the villages of Hanley Swan and Hanley Castle. Being a councillor is all about giving back to your community by bringing your energy, passion, and hard-working attitude. You can make a real difference to the local community and wider society in many ways as a councillor. For example, you could

Proposed Glynchbrook Development – HAVE YOUR SAY Deadline Wednesday, 18 March The Forest of Dean District Council are currently consulting on their Local Plan, including a proposal to build 3,500   homes and 9 hectares of employment land at Glynchbrook, only 8 miles from Hanley Swan . The proposed development – akin to a new town - would be located near Junction 2 of the M50 between the villages of Redmarley and Pendock, right next to the Worcestershire border. Hanley Castle

Worcestershire County Council are encouraging people to dispose of their vapes correctly after fires in bin lorries. The fires may have...

The Environment Act 2021 requires Waste Collection authorities, including Malvern Hills District Council, to collect food waste from all...

Following a review in 2023-2025, a revised version was adopted by MHDC on 24th June 2025.  To see background information and the plan...

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Keen-eyed parishioners may have noticed that we have 8 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers in our village. Six are outside Hanley Castle...

GET FIT AND HAVE FUN AT WELLAND’S NEW OUTDOOR GYM SESSIONS Welland has a great outdoor gym just across the road from the parish hall in...

Six residents of Hanley Castle parish have received advice about planting the right tree in the right place and also grant aid to boost...

Hanleys Environmental Group is promoting e-bikes to help people reduce their carbon footprint, associated transport costs as well as...

Peter Goodyear, the current footpath warden, and his protégé Steve Pennant have set up a WhatsApp group to report and address problems on...

“Spring comes little, a little. All April it rains. The new leaves stick in their fists; new ferns still fiddleheads. But one day the...

Join us at dusk for a stroll in Hanley Swan. Hear bat echolocation sounds and use them to identify our local bats using "bat detector"...

Talk presented in Castlemorton Village Hall on 13th July 2023 by Anne Harris from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. This was a very useful...

Bees are helping to create a buzz at St Mary’s Church, thanks to the production of churchyard honey. People walking through the...

Empty blister packs (medicine tablet packs) can now be recycled. Please take them to the Old Pump House, at the start of Gilbert’s End In...

Since March 2020, The Hanleys’ Environmental Group has been instrumental in planting 9271 saplings - Trees and Hedging. (Over 10,000 if...

The planning consultation database for the county is being refreshed and Worcestershire County Council would like to invite residents and...

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