AN URGENT appeal for residents to donate face masks and other vital protective equipment has been launched by Wokingham Borough Council.  Its social workers, care home staff and key workers...

A DECISION by the government not to allow Reading Gaol to be turned into a locally-owned arts centre has been branded “disappointing” by one of the MPs who fought to...

A PLANNED lecture that was due to take place in Binfield later this month is now hoped to be held in November. Newbold College holds a regular Diversity Lecture, and...

A CHARITY that offers palliative and day therapy care says it could be forced to shut down its services due to a £12 million funding gap, after its usual fundraising...

POLICE believe they have found the body of a man who went missing in Sonning in January.  In a statement, Thames Valley Police said that a body was seen in...

KETTY LESTER knew what she was singing about: “Love letters straight from your heart keep us so near while apart”.  Her 1961 B-side was also a hit for Alison Moyet...

THE CHANCELLOR’S budget pledge to fix the nation’s potholes has been branded a drop in the ocean by a trade body. The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) said that the £2.5...

A FARM shop is opening early to allow single parents and NHS keyworkers to get the groceries they need, without the queues. Hare Hatch Sheeplands plant nursery says that its...

A THAMES VALLEY-based law firm has been named as one of the best in the country. Blandy & Blandy, which has offices in Reading and Henley, was listed as joint...

THE QUEEN has urged the nation to remain “united and resolute” as it seeks to overcome the coronavirus. She made the comments as part of a rare address to the...