Chief Inspector Darran Hill has been appointed as the new Deputy Commander for neighbouring Reading Local Policing Area (LPA). On Tuesday, January 1, Ch Insp Hill took over from Emma...

CAMPAIGNERS targeted commuters returning to work after the Christmas break as a rail fare kicked in. On Wednesday, January 2, Labour councillors visited stations in the borough to hand out...

USERS of a Wokingham town centre car park have been forced to use RingGo after vandals wrecked the payment machines. The attack took place just before Christmas. Cllr Pauline Jorgensen,...

Arsonists have struck at a popular Earley play area. Sometime overnight on Saturday, January 12 into Sunday, January 13, the firebugs moved wheelie bins from the Maiden Place shops to...

A POPULAR family restaurant has closed, leaving fans of American-Italian food having to travel to get their fix. The doors to the Shepherds Hill branch of Frankie and Benny’s were...

THE FIRST play from Wokingham Theatre in 2019 is a comedy designed to brighten up those January Blues. Just The Ticket tells the story of Susan, an eccentric 60-year-old who...

THERE are fears the vandalism that struck Wokingham town centre during Christmas may have spread. A number of cars in Outfield Crescent in Embrook had their windows and windscreens smashed...

THREE CANDIDATES have put their names in the ring for the Evendons by-election which will take place next month. Nominations closed on Friday, January 11 for the seat. The by-election...

A TWYFORD man has been given a six-and-a-half year jail sentence after being found guilty of attempting to run someone over. On Thursday, January 10,  Reading Crown Court passed the...

A WOKINGHAM man is furious his father picked up his first parking ticket in 50 years – after visiting Dinton Pastures. Garry Swan was also hit with a £50 fine...