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TO MARK his 50th birthday, a Wokingham man has raised £9,000 for charity. Benny Fennell rowed 100km (62 miles) at the end of July, in 24 hours. Starting on Friday,...

Members of Wargrave Local History Society enjoyed a guided walk around Reading’s Abbey Quarter on a sunny August afternoon. The abbey was founded 900 years ago, in 1121, by Henry...

A WOKINGHAM care home worker has been awarded for her passion and dedication to gardening. Elspeth Wilkinson, from Alexandra Grange Care Home, won the Best Gardening Champion trophy in this...

TWO PARK and rides gear up to open in the coming year. Work is now underway on the £6.8 million hub in Winnersh Triangle, which should be complete by summer...

TOTS IN Twyford will be pleased to know a toddler group is relaunching next month. Noah’s Ark Toddler Group, organised by Thru-Christ, will begin hosting sessions on Tuesday, September 14....

Whilst the weather has taken a turn for the worse recently and summer looks as though it may largely have passed us by for this year, your thoughts may be...

ARSONISTS are suspected to be behind a fire that destroyed a bottle bank in Woodley. The incident took place in the early hours of this morning and firecrews were called...

A SCHOOL BUS has been scrapped after two years, as it’s not “commercially viable”. The 92, which was used by Bohunt Wokingham pupils, was run by Reading Buses. It was...

THE DEPARTMENT of Transport is consulting on changes to Gorse Ride in Finchampstead. They include stopping up a length of Firs Close, part of Billing Avenue and Dart Close, a...

ACTION has been promised following a campaign for road safety improvements spanning more than two years. Flashing speed indicator signs will be installed along the A327 Reading Road in Finchampstead...