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SENIOR staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital are to review how support is provided to parents following stillborn deaths and miscarriages. It follows a meeting with Karen and Jon Furneaux...

TWO budding borough musicians hope their new online service will be a smash hit. Kirsty Trice and Simon Williams aim to have local people singing from the same songsheet. And...

THE ongoing saga of the borough’s grass cutting continues. While some verges and parks have now received a short back and sides, others are awaiting some attention. One reader sent...

AN HISTORIC church is looking to enhance its facilities by installing a second building on its site. St James in Ruscombe has submitted planning documents for the small community hall...

A DUO from Wokingham wowed a national television audience after reinventing the wheel. Well, the handle at least.  Simon Allder and David Alner appeared on last Friday’s edition of the...

Network Rail carried out a temporary repair to the level crossing by Wokingham's railway station, but it failed, causing it to get stuck this morning. Earlier today, we reported that commuters...

A MAJOR town centre road is to be closed to traffic this weekend, meaning anyone wanting to get from Norreys to Shute End will have to take a detour through...

A MAIN road through Sonnning and Charvil is to be closed for up to six weeks to allow water works to take place. Thames Water has announced that its engineers will...

THE organiser of Wokingham’s half marathon has been given a special mayor’s award in recognition of his service to the borough. Peter Evans, who retired this year along with his...

PLANS to build a new single lane bus bridge over a natural beauty spot have been blasted by the local town council. Two weeks ago, the Planning Committee of Earley...