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MOTORISTS are paying up to 54p per gallon a more for fuel depending on where they buy petrol. Last Thursday, Asda in Lower Earley reduced the price of a litre...

AN EXTRAORDINARY planning meeting will determine the future of a much-loved beauty spot. On Monday evening, Wokingham Borough Council’s planning committee will consider proposals to turn land by the River...

AN INVESTIGATION into the cost of replacing school crossing patrollers has been called for after it was revealed that it will cost £400,000 to replace the much-loved lollipop men and...

THE last time Arthur Strand was given a send off it was led by American soul legend Jimmy Ruffin. The singer, whose hits included What Becomes of the Broken Hearted,...

JAMES ANDERSON is confident new Woodley United boss Jon Laugharne is the man to fire the Kestrels back up to the Hellenic Premier Division. The club confirmed late last week...

LABOUR has won a by-election in Norreys East, giving them their first seat on Wokingham Town Council. Abby Tebboth’s victory follows on from the party’s gain in Norreys at the...

Phil Wiggins topped the honours board with an incredible seven-wicket haul for Hurst 2s. Facing Theale and Tilehurst 2s in the Thames Valley League, Hurst moved to prime position for...

A MAN has been charged following reports of an assault on a pupil at one of the borough's secondary schools. Rainier Amara, 44,  of Primrose Lane, Winnersh, has been charged...

A furious grandmother has accused NatWest of calling her “a liar” after claiming scammers stole thousands of pounds from her account (The Wokingham Paper, June 7). The 64 year-old, who...

WOKINGHAM Borough Council has admitted that it has gone back to the drawing board in its search for a new chief executive. The council has been without a chief executive...