IF A CORONAVIRUS outbreak occurs within Wokingham Borough, the council has pledged to act swiftly to prevent it spreading.  The council has published a draft of its outbreak control plan...

WHEN IT comes to this forecasting, you can’t blame it on the weatherman – it’s your pick. Two weeks ago, we shared the news that the University of Reading is...

A MAJOR road that has been closed since last autumn was reopened by Wokingham Borough’s mayor last Friday.  Cllr Malcolm Richards helped lead the celebrations as Nine Mile Ride in...

A UNIQUE fundraising event will take place online this week as a trust invites residents to vote in its Double Matched Day scheme.  Ten charities have been selected by the...

STAFF at the Royal Berkshire Hospital can look forward to a permanent welfare centre thanks to donations you’ve made during the coronavirus pandemic. Chief executive Steve McManus said that the...

PLANS are in place to open a new primary school in Shinfield this September, when 29 new pupils will walk through its doors for the first time.  Last week, Wokingham...

Ever since I came across him as a sixth former one of my heroes has been Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). He is without doubt one of the world’s great geniuses in...

Ladies and gentlemenput your hands togetherfor those on the front linesand mourn for those who died. When it first hit, the virusmoved so fast, that you couldfeel the earth by...

COUNCILS now have the power to create local lockdowns in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus.  The change in policy was announced by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,...

In Wokingham, the number of live coronavirus cases has increased slightly from three to 10, in a two-week period. The three positive cases were confirmed in the week June 29-July...