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WOKINGHAM businesses are some of the most confident in the UK, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). It said despite a difficult year, business...

A HARE HATCH garden centre has opened a new foodhall thanks to a partnership with Sainsbury’s. Dobbies Garden Centre is now stocking more than 3,000 fresh, chilled and frozen products...

STAFF and pupils at Leighton Park School have been recognised for their outreach work and community service in the pandemic. The Shinfield Road school won the Outstanding Local Community Involvement...

A young NHS fundraiser just eight years old wants to raise an amazing £100,000 for the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Dexter Rosier, eight, from Woodley, watched the televised flypast for Captain...

A LOCAL farmer is frustrated at Wokingham Borough Council’s plans for a new solar farm, which he said could force him to sell and slaughter his livestock. Andrew Lake lives...

FIRST-TIME homeowners in the South East are being gifted more than £61,000 from grandparents to help cover the cost of a deposit. Data from equity release company, Key, revealed that...

HARE HATCH Sheeplands has launched an initiative to support borough schools, as children prepare to return to the classroom. Following the success of its cash for Christmas trees in December,...

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...

RESEARCHERS at the University of Reading are helping towns reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve air quality. The Thames Valley Live Lab is one of eight projects across the country...

The shopping centre is currently offering one-hour free parking for customers collecting click and collect orders and takeaways.