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OVER THE next few weeks, Wokingham Borough Council will be sending residents a reminder to update their electoral registration details. This year’s local elections were postponed due to Covid-19, and...

SOME ROADS in Earley may be changed to 20mph, as part of the borough council’s speed limit review. Earley Town Council has responded to the consultation, calling for better pedestrian...

RESTAURANTS across Wokingham are now offering 50% off as part of the Government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme. The voucher initiative, which began on Monday, sees a selection of...

THE BOROUGH council has appointed a cultural development officer to further the arts across the area. Speaking at the borough council executive meeting, Cllr Parry Batth, executive member for environment...

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL defended its plan for housing development in Grazeley, after a local councillor called the plans “non-viable”. Speaking at the borough council executive meeting held virtually on Thursday,...

THE RECENT resurfacing of the A33 Basingstoke Road was questioned by residents at the borough council executive meeting held virtually on Thursday, July 30. Resident James Vyvyan-Robinson asked Cllr Pauline...

GENEROUS shoppers visiting a Reading store during the coronavirus pandemic have helped support the work of the NHS. All 175 Range stores across the country have been raising funds for...

AFTER increasingly sending out bailiffs to collect council tax debts, the council has agreed to better support residents to manage their debts. For the last two council meetings, Cllr Rachel...

THE COUNCIL is on target to build 1,000 new affordable homeless during the next four years. That’s the verdict from Cllr John Kaiser, executive member for finance and housing at...

Shocked customers have been paying tributes to a much-loved Post Office manager who has died suddenly. Debbie Kaur, Post Office manager at Central Convenience stores, Hurst, died, aged 60, after...