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Campaigners warn 1,000 trees at risk if transport plan goes ahead
MORE THAN a thousand trees could be felled to build a park and ride by the River Thames in Earley. That’s the warning from a campaign group which claims a...
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Knife-wielding cyclist attempts to rob man in Earley
A cyclist brandishing a knife attempted to rob a man walking along an Earley street on Thursday and now police are appealing for witnesses, including the driver of a learner...
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Amazing drone footages captures build of new Aldi
Amazing drone footage captured by a Wokingham Paper reader shows the building progress of Wokingham borough's first-ever Aldi store, which opens on Thursday, March 15. The store is in Suttons...
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Etienne Stott to open Wokingham’s first Aldi tomorrow at 8am
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH’S first Aldi is due to open next Thursday - with a visit from an Olympic rower Etienne Stott. The gold medal winner will be joined by pupils from...
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MP’s delight as Me2 club receives grant from Earley Charity
A LOCAL charity that helps children with additional needs is celebrating after receiving a large grant. The Me2 Club, which is based in Woodley, works with youngsters aged five to...
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INTERVIEW: Holmes town hero! Maiden Erlegh’s Tom makes shock Reading FC debut
TOM HOLMES admitted he thought Jaap Stam was joking when he told him he would be making his Reading debut this week. Maiden Erlegh student Holmes, just 17, was a...
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Anger over massacre of the trees at popular Earley beauty spot
TREES chopped down at a local beauty spot have been compared to something akin to Lord of the Rings according to a local councillor. Two weeks ago, The Wokingham Paper...
Read moreDetailsRiver Thames campaigners raise fears over Broken Bow clearance works
CAMPAIGNERS fighting an ambitious plan to build a park and ride and a single track bus lane over an historic part of the River Thames have accused Wokingham Borough Council...
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Earley residents’ group anger over changes to buses
PLANS to merge one of the borough’s bus routes with a circuit that goes through Caversham have been condemned by members of Maiden Erlegh Residents Association (MERA). And the local...
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Armed robbery at Earley Co-op store
POLICE are linking an armed robbery of the a Wokingham Road Co-operative store on Sunday morning with two others. The Earley branch, close to Meadow Road, was hit as the...
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