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THE COUNCIL is considering two different areas of the borough to develop, after plans for a 15,000 garden town in Grazeley were scrapped. Wokingham Borough Council is looking at the...

A CASH prize is up for grabs for any local heroes –and Wokingham residents are being encouraged to apply. SGS Engineering has launched a nationwide search for tradespeople that have...

WHEN John Campbell was announced as the top cop of Thames Valley Police on February 13, 2019, little did he know that what was in store for him. In the...

A NEW family-run business is bringing the taste of Africa to Wokingham. Characters Cafe, which opened on Denmark Street last week, is hoping to bring some “South African flair” to...

RESIDENTS should keep their charity shop donations at home, warned the Charity Retail Association. The group has launched a campaign urging the public to stop leaving items outside of closed...

GRITTING crews covered more than 2,734 miles during the recent cold snap keeping the borough’s roads clear and moving for essential journeys. The council’s five gritters sprayed more than 335...

A WOKINGHAM man is behind bars after being caught with £100,000 worth of class A and B drugs.  Guilford Crown Court gave Paul Neale an eight-year jail sentence and a...

A rubbish collection company says the streets are dirtier than ever before. Divert, which provides dog mess removal services in the greater Reading area including Wokingham borough, said pet waste...

FOOD distribution group, SHARE Wokingham has teamed up with a town centre cafe for a delicious project. The group is working with Joy Café, on Broad Street to give away...

THINGS are heating up in Wokingham this week, as we talk to two Indian takeaways to find out how residents can support them through lockdown. Turmeric Tales and The Tamarind...