This week, our reader's poem is about dreaming of a life beyond the pandemic.

We’d identified as parents for so long, which would never change, however that identification would have a new definition. We’d still be Mum and Dad, just in a different way.

LAST WEEK, BBC News reported: “Africa has been declared free from wild polio virus by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. “Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes...

CLASP, which works with Wokingham people who have learning disabilities, is continuingto meet virtually during the pandemic. The sessions are open to all and run on a twice-weekly basis, all...

THIS WEEK, the issues at stake are pressing and involve every one of us. You may have noticed the government’s misguided and woeful white paper on planning – housing numbers...

Why we should lustily sing Rule, Britannia I note, with interest, the objections to our singing patriotic songs – such as Land of Hope and Glory, and Rule, Britannia. I...

By Cllr Sarah Kerr When it comes to tackling both climate change and air pollution, it’s important to be pragmatic, particularly when you’re a local authority.  There is a lot...

Research commissioned by Aldi has revealed that almost a third (30.2%) of parents are concerned about being able to pay for meals as children return to school. With 41.3% of...

I remember well my GranddadIn the last years of the warUpright, proud, and stubbornAnd British to the core He lived downstairs, the flat belowAnd each morning I would creepAcross the...

Last weekend, around 300 people attended a Black Lives Matter event at Elms Field. Members of our Baptist church congregation were there and tell me what a positive, moving and...