Last week we celebrated Young Carers Awareness Day in Wokingham town centre. The needs of young people looking after a relative with an illness or disability are not always understood....

COUNCIL bosses are looking to recruit volunteers to monitor members’ payments. The independent remuneration panel would also make recommendations to the council regarding the scheme. Volunteers, who are expected to...

On Wednesday 7th of December, joy spread in the air as Evendons Primary School’s choir sang to the LINK charity. The Link charity aim to reduce loneliness, to promote friendship...

ALMOST two-thirds of business owners said that the broadband speed available to them is an important factor when it comes to relocating. The research from Close Brothers Asset Finance suggests...

It is not unexpected in any profession for things to evolve, sometimes in response to market forces and sometimes as a result of changes in legislation or opportunities. When I...

London Irish return to league action at Madejski Stadium on Saturday with Coventry the visitors (2.45pm) and The Wokingham Paper have five pairs of tickets to give away. The two sides went...

QUIZ FANS are being asked to get their thinking caps on to win a new trophy. Members of local theatrical group EBOS will be holding their annual quiz night at...

IT IS never nice to be reporting on sad news stories. To have two in one week is incredibly rare. Two young people, both teenagers, lost their lives in tragic...

A MULTI-MILLION pound expansion of Addington School has been given the go-ahead despite fears it could spill onto a popular public open space. Wokingham Borough Council’s executive has approved the...

AN ART exhibition in Wokingham this week will help a school celebrate its centenary. Luckley House School will display works by Paul Hobbs just in time for Valentine’s Day. Called...