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THE annual Wargrave and Shiplake regatta is another victim of the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which had been due to take place on Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8,...

FROM the front page of The Wokingham Paper to national TV star – not a bad day’s work for a champion chewer.  In April, we reported on a cheeky –...

“DIVERSITY and equality is, and should be, in the DNA of Wokingham Borough Council. I see no reason why any part of society should be prejudiced.” That’s the pledge from...

THE R number for the South East is between 0.8 and 1.0 according to new figures released by the Government this evening.  The figure is the average number a sick...

A MAN has been charged with child sex offences that are alleged to have taken place in Wokingham and Maidenhead.  Thames Valley Police said that Ashley Jenkins, 25 and of...

A NEW treatment is being used to give commuters confidence that their trains are safe.  South Western Railway and Great Western Railway are trialling a special spray that can be...

Eversley & California are urging businesses to enter into a unique virtual tournament named the 'E&C FC Coronavirus Challenge Cup.

Wokingham is one of the UK’s top commercial property spenders according to recent HM Land Registry data.  The ranking came as it was announced the borough had achieved a four-fold...

A YEAR’S worth of clients in just 12 weeks – that’s what the coronavirus pandemic has done to a help centre for Wokingham borough residents.  Citizens Advice Wokingham says that...

A fifth of Wokingham’s workforce has been furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic new figures reveal.   Across the South East, 1,387,400 people are currently at home – 17,200 of them...