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A POPULAR family restaurant has closed, leaving fans of American-Italian food having to travel to get their fix. The doors to the Shepherds Hill branch of Frankie and Benny’s were...

Normality should now be getting closer am I right? Christmas may have been and gone but the presents should still be coming your way my friend. What presents could I...

THE FIRST play from Wokingham Theatre in 2019 is a comedy designed to brighten up those January Blues. Just The Ticket tells the story of Susan, an eccentric 60-year-old who...

RESIDENTS across the borough have reported sightings of two men in a van looking for 'scrap metal'. Throughout the week, there have been a number of postings on social media...

A STUDENT home for the Christmas holidays had an unwelcome return after being the victim of a malicious assault. The 19-year-old woman – who did not want to be named...

THERE are fears the vandalism that struck Wokingham town centre during Christmas may have spread. A number of cars in Outfield Crescent in Embrook had their windows and windscreens smashed...

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to recruit more on-call firefighters in the borough. The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is holding a series of information mornings at stations across...

THREE CANDIDATES have put their names in the ring for the Evendons by-election which will take place next month. Nominations closed on Friday, January 11 for the seat. The by-election...

A TWYFORD man has been given a six-and-a-half year jail sentence after being found guilty of attempting to run someone over. On Thursday, January 10,  Reading Crown Court passed the...

AT first glance, Berkshire’s green fields do not have much in common with the Hollywood hills. But this green and pleasant land is about to star in a film that...