Picture is perfect for the Prime Minister
WHEN a Sonning art teacher was approached to create a painting for the then Home Secretary Theresa May, little did he know that he would be presenting the finished product...
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Term-time holiday fines dubbed ‘a postcode lottery’
PARENTS in Wokingham were slapped with fines totalling more than £20,000 for unauthorised absences from school last year. For the school year 2015/16, 347 Education Penalty Notices were issued to...
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Staff threatened with knives during robberies in Yateley
STAFF at two businesses in Yateley have been threatened with knives during two separate robberies yesterday (Wednesday). At around 6.30pm, a man entered Cocoon beauty salon in Reading Road before...
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Closure order granted at two properties in Wokingham
TWO properties in Wokingham have been served closure notices by Thames Valley Police and Wokingham Borough Council. A full closure order was granted for a property in Norreys Avenue by...
Read moreDetailsREVIEW: You won’t be board with Chess
THE PIECES are set and the players have moved into position for one of the biggest productions South Hill Park has seen all year. Chess, the toe-tapping musical written by...
Read moreDetailsBoy arrested in connection with Legoland sex assault
A BOY has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault at Legoland in Windsor. The incident took place at the Castaway Camp in Pirate Shores between 12.15pm and 12.30pm...
Read moreDetailsA329M slip roads to be closed this weekend
MOTORISTS who use the A329M from the M4 are being advised to seek an alternative route this weekend. Highways England (HE) plans to close the junction 10 slip road from...
Read moreDetailsBinfield man jailed for 13 years for raping a young girl
A MAN from Binfield will spend the next 13 years behind bars after being found guilty of six sexual offences. Shane Matthew Chubb, 43, of Apsey Court was sentenced at Reading...
Read moreDetailsMystery over ghost posters taped to old bank in Wokingham
A series of mystery posters containing baffling messages have been taped the window of an old Wokingham bank - and one asks to meet a ghost. The former branch of...
Read moreDetailsGroups get their act together over ‘savage’ cuts for arts venue
A PETITION calling on a local council to protect one of the area’s most beloved arts centres has gained momentum online. South Hill Park, in Ringmead, Bracknell, faces an uncertain...
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