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I have had a major rehang in the gallery over the last few weeks and one of the new paintings is a portrait of Sir John Franklin in a beautiful...

A MULTI-MILLION pound expansion of Addington School has been given the go-ahead despite fears it could spill onto a popular public open space. Wokingham Borough Council’s executive has approved the...

AN ART exhibition in Wokingham this week will help a school celebrate its centenary. Luckley House School will display works by Paul Hobbs just in time for Valentine’s Day. Called...

BERKSHIRE’S award-winning Barberettes are looking for new members. If you enjoy singing, or would like to give it a try, the group is holding two open nights in Woodley. The...

HARRY Mansfield is hoping love – and money – are in the air this Valentine’s Day. The Wokingham based artist and inventor has just patented a unique swirling greetings card....

The last part of January’s “extraordinary” (unscheduled) council meeting covered proposals for changing the scheme for council tax rebates. The proposed scheme would see a third of child maintenance payments...

A MUSICIAN about to appear at in Wokingham is just what we always wanted. Mari Wilson, who is currently touring her latest show Ready, Steady, Girls, is the latest act...

NEARLY £5m is to be spent in the battle against potholes on Berkshire’s roads. The Government says the scheme will also help improve air quality in the Thames Valley. New...

WOODFORD Park Lake is set for a spring clean. Specialist contractors Ebsford Environmental will create new areas for pond dipping as well as a new boardwalk and deck. Overgrown vegetation...

  Are you free every Tuesday or Thursday in March? We will be training up new volunteers to be able to provide basic advice and information to our clients, teaching...