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It was a case of hair today, gone tomorrow when a woman shaved her locks off. Earlier this month, regulars at The Dog and Duck in Emmbrook watched Philippa Stephens receive...

WOKINGHAM’S newest school has appointed its first headteacher. Bohunt Education Trust (BET), which will take its first intake of pupils this September, announced that Ben Godber will be in charge...

ALMOST nine in 10 pupils will be starting secondary school this September in their first choice school. Earlier this week, Wokingham Borough Council revealed to parents which school their Year...

THE search is on for Wokingham town’s 90-year-olds as the country gets ready to salute The Queen’s milestone birthday. The town council is planning an afternoon tea party to honour its...

BUNTING will go up in Wokingham in June to celebrate The Queen’s 90th birthday with a street party and concert. It is hoped crowds will turn out with their picnics...

THE revised layout to the A329M was never going to work and doomed to failure, according to a former transport planner. Chris Saunders, a member of the Fix The A329M...

WOKINGHAM’S infamous ‘danger’ motorway is actually safer as a result of the change - but the agency behind the new layout is planning to install cameras later this month. New...

PANCAKES raised a lot of dough for charity. Shinfield residents came together on Shrove Tuesday for a fun event on School Green. Organised by Shinfield Baptist Church, teams comprising school...

Gardeners in the RG10 postcode area are being invited to enter a new competition announced this week by Hare Hatch Sheeplands in Twyford. In association with Twyford in Bloom 2016,...

A COMMUNITY stalwart has died and her funeral will take place this Friday. Eileen Mortimore, the wife of Gerry, died peacefully on 25 February after a five-year battle with cancer. Gerry plays...