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A FACEBOOK group has been collecting hand creams and delivering them to local hospitals. Don’t Dump It – Berkshire and Surrey has been organising and collecting hundreds of moisturisers to...

CURB your enthusiasm: Boris Johnson returned to duty after recovering from Covid-19 with a warning to the nation that ending lockdown too early would risk a second peak in the...

ON THE weekend that the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Wokingham borough passed the 300 mark, Thames Valley Police said that it has seen more people out and...

A TEEN from Twyford has spent the last three weeks making hundreds of protective masks for the NHS. Oliver Hitchings, age 15, has been using the 3D printers at his...

THE COUNCIL’S business grant scheme is open for business – and if companies haven’t been contacted to take advantage, they should get in touch. The Government-backed scheme has introduced a...

A WOKINGHAM-based home company says it is adapting to social distancing measures by taking their services online. Zara Kicthen Design company normally operates from its Peach Street showroom, but new...

A WARNING has been issued over cybercriminals targeting households during the coronavirus pandemic. Wokingham Borough Council says people are being contacted by the scammers offering people fictitious medical supplies. They...

THIS YEAR’S Hurst Show and Country Fayre is the latest event to be cancelled as a result of the coronavirus. Organisers said that it was an incredibly difficult decision to...

NEW GUIDES have been launched to provide help to families struggling during lockdown. A group of leading local health and social care organisations have teamed up to create free downloadable...

THE CORONAVIRUS will have an impact on future housing plans in Wokingham borough – and the new Draft Local Plan. Before the lockdown was announced, the council had been canvassing...