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A FAMILY from Spencers Wood are lucky to be alive after a devastating fire tore through their farm house. Harvey Crocker, 50, and his daughter Lottie, 23, were out when...

A PARODY Twitter account has been set up charting Oki the Wokingham deer's adventures. The @Oki_The_Deer account, billed as 'the 2nd most famous deer ever' appeared on Wednesday afternoon. Oki...

A TWO-WEEK closure of Evendons Lane has started. Workers are undertaking essential sewer connection works and to ensure it's done safely they've had to shut the road. The closure, which...

Weeks after it took over a bus service that connects Wokingham with Reading and Bracknell, plans have been announced for a big game makeover. From bank holiday Monday, Reading Buses...

AN ONLINE petition to save ‘Oki’ the deer from being shot has gone viral with nearly 150,000 people urging Wokingham Town Council (WTC) not to shoot her and the campaign reaching the...

THREE weeks of roadworks ended a day earlier than planned, much to the relief of the borough’s motorists. The A327 between Shinfield and Arborfield was re-opened, ahead of schedule, at...

A SUSPECTED BOMB thought to date back to the Second World War was found on a building site on Friday. Thames Valley Police cordoned off Plough Lane at 11.47am after...

A WOKINGHAM pub has been given a new lease of life. The Victoria Arms reopened last week, after a two-year hiatus. Greg Robinson has taken the pub on and is...

The A327 in Shinfield will close for three weeks from tomorrow - and diversions will be in place, including changes to the Leopard bus service. The closure will enable flood...

The accident and emergency department of the Royal Berkshire Hospital is now starting to re-open to ambulances, following a major power cut on Thursday. The unit and the Battle Block...