BUILDING work has begun on Crowthorne’s  new fire station. When completed next summer, the High Street station will also house offices for the police and the ambulance service. Firefighters have...

HOUSE sales have started the year on a firm foundation. The latest figures from HMRC show the number of residential properties being bought and sold is up 6.8% in the...

THE public is being asked to give their views on Thames Valley Police. Around 10,000 texts will be sent out every month to people who have reported an incident or...

THE term ‘home baked’ is probably one of the most common used in the food industry. Usually, it means what you are eating was probably mass produced in a factory...

CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after a housebuilder lost a second attempt to build a huge housing development on a popular green site. Wokingham Borough Council has refused planning permission for 216...

NOT everyone can complete a marathon in a record time. But Reading-based adoption charity, Parents and Children Together, is asking people to run, walk, swim or cycle one in a...

COMMUTERS in Twyford will have to wait more than a year before they can get on track to a high-speed train link to London. Crossrail has confirmed that the £15.9bn...

Kind-hearted bosses at Reading Buses have been thanked for supporting two highly promising badminton players to progress with their training. For Reading Buses has agreed to honour Alex and Toby...

A DRAIN company has been fined after its high pressure sales technique caused a stink. It came after Bristol based Idrains Southern Limited charged a Wokingham customer a whopping £630...

FAMILY and friends along with Deputy Mayor, Cllr Bill Soane, joined in the celebrations at Greensleeves Care Home to celebrate the 100th birthday of Beatrice Hunter. They included Beatrice’s son,...