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Residents group meets with council over housing
Ruscombe Voice (RV), a second group formed to fight the possible 3,500 homes, has held a meeting for residents to meet a top local planner. Thirty residents met Wokingham Borough...
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Piggott School quartet qualify for Royal Windsor Horse Show
FOUR GIRLS from Twyford's Piggott School have qualified to compete at the Royal Windsor Horse Show this summer at their first attempt. Sophie Sparkes, Elysia Heagren-Bond, both 12, and 14-year-olds...
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Free Valentine’s roses at Twyford cafe to help combat loneliness
A HOME care company is gearing up to play cupid by handing out roses on Valentine’s Day in a Twyford cafe. This Wednesday, kind-hearted staff from Bluebird Care will be...
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Debs has a very social job for Age Concern
A woman who has cared for others for 25 years, is the new manager of the thriving Twyford and District Age Concern day centre, writes Sue Corcoran. Debs Heffernan of...
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Road closures across Wokingham borough for drain works
WORK on drains between January and February will see some road closures across the borough. Wokingham Borough Council has said that the annual scheme will cause some inconvenience, but access...
Read moreDetailsTwyford panto will follow Dick’s quest for streets of gold
THE TALE of a man and his talented cat will be performed as a late panto treat by a theatre group in Twyford next month. The Twyford and Ruscombe Theatre...
Read moreDetailsChristmas greetings from Wokingham’s leaders
We invited Wokingham borough's MPs, mayors and council leaders to share with your their Christmas thoughts and wishes. Here we present them for you to enjoy this Christmastime. Don't forget...
Read moreDetailsTwyford church holds welcome service for new vicar
The villages of Twyford, Hurst and Ruscombe have a new vicar. The Revd Anna Harwood, previously Associate Rector at All Saints in Wokingham, officially took up her new post at...
Read moreDetailsChief Constable pays tribute to ‘hugely respected’ police officer killed in Hare Hatch collision
TRIBUTES have been paid to the police officer who was killed while on-duty in Hare Hatch yesterday. PC James Dixon was killed when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a...
Read moreDetailsBREAKING: Police officer dies in A4 collision
AN on-duty police officer has died following a collision in Hare Hatch this afternoon. PC James Dixon was riding a motorcycle along the A4 Bath Road when it collided with...
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