Hurst

A PROGRAMME to replace water pipes in and around the Twyford area has started today (Monday). Over the next six months Thames Water will be spending £3.5m replacing water pipes in...

One of the borough’s much loved country parks has been added to a list of potential development sites. Dinton Pastures in Hurst is just one of several council owned areas that...

TWO controlled explosions were carried out at an address in Waltham St Lawrence yesterday (Tuesday). Police officers were called to a house in School Road following reports of firearms and...

A MAN from Wokingham has been fined £500 for driving over the alcohol limit. Paul Dorrity, 50, of Osborne Road, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 9 where he...

Prime Minister Theresa May still shops at a village butchers where a favourite buy for her is herby sausages made on the premises, writes Sue Corcoran. Brexit and world problems...

Hurst Morris People (HuMP) is inviting everyone to have a go at the traditional English pastime thanks to some free taster sessions. Would-be dancers can see the side in action...

One hundred travellers’ families have moved their caravans onto a field on the Wokingham/Hurst border for a Romany born again Christian festival. They arrived on Monday on the field off...

A scarecrow which sparked a 999 emergency when a “dead body” was discovered near allotments has achieved more fame in a new, hotly-contested competition. Decorator Neil Maybury, 50, went on...

THE day is finally here! As hundreds of young people across Wokingham borough open their exam result envelopes, we will be there to capture the moment. Check out how your...

A VILLAGE came together to send off one of its treasured members. The Hurst Village Society organised a special farewell event for Henry Farrar, who is leaving the borough to...