PEAT-FREE compost is now available to buy at re3 recycling centres. Generated from recycled garden waste by residents of Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham boroughs, it can be bought from...

WOKINGHAM residents have been invited for a virtual cuppa, so don’t forget the biscuits. The University of Reading has launched a new initiative called Cuppa Over...Community, to get more people...

SEVEN out of 10 young disabled people are “chronically lonely” according to new research from national disability charity, Sense. The charity recognises that disabled people were disproportionately affected by social...

Wokingham residents are being encouraged to walk 10,000 steps each day this month, to raise money for Marie Curie. The charity – which celebrates its 35th anniversary this month –...

RESIDENTS can have their say on crime and disorder in the borough as part of a consultation from Wokingham Community Safety Partnership (CSP). The group is looking at the next...

FINCHAMPSTEAD residents can have their say in a draft neighbourhood plan, that will help shape development in the area. The consultation is open until Friday, March 19. Residents should have...

THE BOROUGH mayor has launched an amateur photography competition alongside Home-Start Wokingham District. To mark the charity’s 25th anniversary, Cllr Malcolm Richards is calling for young people and adults to...

A CHARITY is using gardening to help people stay fit in lockdown – but it’s all taking place online. Thrive supports people with disabilities, or are  isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable....

WOKINGHAM residents are being urged to dispose of batteries correctly, after a waste collection vehicle caught fire last month. On Friday, February 12, crews spotted smoke coming from their collection...

STUDENTS at a Wokingham primary school raised more than £9,000 in half term to help fund online learning. Staff at St Teresa’s Catholic Academy set active challenges for pupils and...