‘It's a done deal.’ That was the view of angry residents coming out of a consultation event into the future of Wokingham's Post Office. Last autumn, the Post Office announced...

As our pets get older it is not just their bodies that are affected, their minds also start to age. In some animals it has been recognised that a progressive...

A POLICE officer from Three Mile Cross has been found guilty of sexual relations with a teenager. BBC News reported that anti-terrorism officer Peter Drummond, 38, had made friends with...

More than one in three people will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime. Cancer is the biggest cause of death from illness or disease in all age groups....

BUSINESSES have the chance to team up with Reading Football Club in a unique new partnership. It is hoped the scheme will help companies reach new goals through quality monthly...

THREE days of holiday fun are being planned by a local shopping centre. Holme Grange Craft Village, off Heathlands Road, is offering special events for children to enjoy. On Tuesday,...

The snow from a fortnight ago may seem like a distant memory now, but it yield some fantastic memories. One such memory was made when reader Nigel Scott took his...

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Thus wrote Benjamin Franklin, noted political theorist, diplomat, scientist, inventor, publisher and humorist; some time between...

LAST WEEK, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow in Essex, revealed that his constituents have been ringing him to get their local news. He’s not a modern day town crier, but...

Thank you to all those who have been in touch with us as a result of this column. We have been delighted with the expressions of interest in volunteering with...