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NEW homes in Wokingham borough could be built more quickly if an application by the council to a £2billion government scheme gets the go-ahead. Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) announced on...

International Speech and Evaluation Contest Night is always a special night in the Toastmasters calendar, beginning a path to the World Finals, this year in Vancouver, Canada. For members, this...

A WORK placement at the Carnival Pool car park in Wokingham town centre has seen one young Woodley resident take his first steps into the construction business. Martin Kimber, who...

“You’ve got to remember what your 15-year-old self would say when you get booked for these kinds of festivals.” These are the wise words of Matt Thomson, frontman of Reading-based...

A MAN from Lower Earley will be tackling the Reading Half Marathon this weekend in aid of the hospital ward which is currently caring for his granddaughter. Paul Mason, 42,...

MICHAEL HERBERT says promotion is now the aim for Woodley United as they approach the season run-in. The United boss has played down the chance of taking his side up...

A MAN from Woodley who ran 19 marathons for charity before injuring his back is now planning his return to running. Matthew Widdup, 39, who works as a library assistant...

THE THREAT of bad weather could not stop the families of Wokingham from raising hundreds of pounds at a fun day last weekend. Hundreds of people descended on Wokingham and...

A TEMPORARY worker for Wokingham Borough Council is being paid almost £900 per day – almost double the salary of chief executive Andy Couldrick. And another interim staff member for...

TWO schoolboys from Winnersh made a huge sacrifice in February by giving up sweets, cakes and biscuits for the entire month. Brothers Ben, 12, and George Rosenthal, nine, who attend...