LORD AGNEW, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System, has sent his congratulations to Emmbrook Infant School after it was judged to be Outstandingby Ofsted. He said: “This...

Reading Football Club welcomed 400 local children from 10 schools and grassroots clubs to Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night, to give them the chance to meet the Royals and thank...

ON Saturday, 23 March 2019, Wokingham Choral Society gave a superb performance of Dvorak's Stabat Mater in the Great Hall of Reading University. Set to a 13th Century Latin poem...

As Parliament prepares for another day of Brexit debates in a bid to unlock a way forward, Bracknell MP - and remainer - Dr Phillip Lee has express his concerns...

DAYS before the Easter holidays are due to begin, a popular soft play centre has been forced to call in the receivers and make its staff redundant. In a statement...

The Wheelwright's Arms in Hurst is organising a charity dog walk for its locals and their pets to help less fortunate dogs. Taking part will be Sophie, a miniature Pinscher,...

THE COUNCIL has hit upon a controversial move to replace trees chopped down by the regeneration work and housebuilding across the borough: they are all to be swapped for bonsai...

‘NOTHING has been agreed or accepted” over plans to build a new 15,000-home town in Grazeley. That’s the view of Conservative group leader Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner. On Monday, Minister of...

A MICHAEL JACKSON tribute act has been removed from the bill of a popular music festival following allegations of abuse against the real thing. Marvellous Festivals had booked a soundalike...

Emotional wellbeing sessions where primary school children work with rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens are more and more in demand, writes Sue Corcoran. The sessions are run by Wokingham-based charity...