Barkham

A FORMER newspaper editor is helping local businesses to grow after launching a new public relations company. Adam Smith, 46, from Barkham, edited The Wokingham Times for five years before...

A BARKHAM woman took part in last Sunday’s London Marathon – and it’s her warm down exercise after a year of running at least 5km daily. On Tuesday, April 17,...

HIGHLIGHTS of the new 2.3km Arborfield Cross Relief Road linking the A327 Reading Road with the A327 Eversley Road include a green bridge that will allow pedestrians, cyclists and horses...

A TEENAGE girl was assaulted following a fight outside a shop in Barkham. Thames Valley Police has just released details of the incident, which took place between 6pm and 6.30pm...

WORK on drains between January and February will see some road closures across the borough. Wokingham Borough Council has said that the annual scheme will cause some inconvenience, but access...

A FATHER-of-two from Barkham has published his second children’s book in as many years. Darron Love, 46, took up writing as a hobby when he became a stay-at-home dad in...

WOKINGHAM’S Poppy Appeal efforts are being boosted by a crafty group of hookers. Members of a local crochet group have once again got out their needles to create some bespoke...

Emergency roadworks on Finchampstead Road in Wokingham is adding to the ongoing traffic misery for commuters - and it's set to continue until Wednesday. Earlier today, SGN arrived to carry...

LOCAL politicians have reacted with shock over the news that three big settlements are being discussed for the borough. Cllr Andy Croy, who grew up in Wokingham and is the...

Where homes are being explored for Wokingham borough - and how many FOR many people, Wokingham’s rural parishes are a picture-postcard piece of England. Its quaint villages and rolling green...