IN ITS annual dash of pomp and circumstance, Wokingham town welcomed its new mayor on Tuesday, May 17. Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson has been elected by her fellow councillors to be...

OVER the bank holiday weekend, there will be no crows in Sonning. The village is being taken over by colourful scarecrows and everyone is invited to come along and visit...

AN EXPERT in early music will give a virtuoso performance in Wokingham on Wednesday night. Dr Uri Smilansky will present the latest in All Saints’ Church’s baroque music concerts from...

THE three films being screened at this year’s Wokingham Open Air Cinema have just been announced. The annual event in Elms Field offers a fun night out for all ages,...

A search has been launched to find a man after a girl was snapped using the toilet in a branch of McDonald's. The incident is said to have occurred on...

THE LEADER of the council has hit back at a call for him to stand down after a leaked email revealed that he wanted to “spend council money to give...

Volunteers’ manager Lynn Bayliss sid she has been overwhelmed with the response to her appeal for people to knit or crochet Twiddlemuffs for patients with dementia at the Royal Berkshire...

A local MP has been asked by the Prime Minister to speak during tomorrow's debate after the Queen's Speech. The traditional debate follows the State Opening of Parliament, in which the...

A FORMER SCOUT leader from Earley has been given a four year jail sentence for indecently assaulting a boy more than 20 years ago. Peter Swynford, from Kenton Road, was...

One of the UK's biggest comedians is planning to speak at a European referendum debate next week. Eddie Izzard will be championing the Remain side in the debate, while Vote...