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WOKINGHAM residents are being urged to lend a hand to people affected by cancer. Cancer Research UK is asking the public to show support on World Cancer Day on Thursday,...

https://youtu.be/mMZ-3L2i9nE A READING resident has been named one of the UK’s next ‘young innovators’. 23-year-old Christopher Elliot is the founder of Untrapped, a one-stop student rental portal which manages the...

A NEW scheme launched to help children have access to quality reading materials during lockdown has been such a success that the organiser is hoping it will spread across the...

CAMPAIGNERS who helped prevent the concreting over of a popular beauty spot are warning that the plans may be revived. In 2018, Wokingham Borough Council’s planning committee twice rejected plans...

WHILE people might have missed Santa’s sleigh last month, there was another friendly face out and about in Wokingham borough. The man in the furry suit, known as the Earley...

At Healthwatch Wokingham, part of our role is to provide signposting and guidance to members of the public about current issues in Health and Social Care. If you are struggling...

Have you heard about the Big Garden Birdwatch? If so, are you going to do it?  The Big Garden Birdwatch is an example of citizen science, which means that no...

Wargrave Local History Society held another successful meeting using Zoom in January, when – in a change to the previously announced programme – Simon Wenham gave an illustrated presentation on...

A MAN from Waltham St Lawrence has been found not guilty of sexual assault.  Last June, David Mullan, 34 and from Broadmoor Road, had been charged with five counts of...

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Woodley teacher who has died as a result of covid. Victor Browne, who taught at The Bulmershe School for the past eight years, was...