Wokingham

THE OLD song Whistle While You Work once helped the dwarves get through their day, but with self-isolation in place a choir is hoping to help lift the nation’s spirits...

Amanda McLean, Thames Valley Air Ambulance chief executive, said: “I am delighted with the CQC report and incredibly proud of the fabulous team that delivers this vital service across Berkshire,...

Cllr Rachelle Shepherd-DuBey said the council should be setting a high threshold for developers when it came to affordable housing and combating the climate emergency.

TO GET HELP: Call 0300 330 1189 TO HELP OTHERS: Call 0118 977 0749 Citizens Advice are encouraging people not to wait until they are at crisis point before calling. ...

Wokingham Foodbank is currently in urgent need of several specific donations. Items include fruit squash, long life milk, cleaning products, tinned meals such as meatballs and pasta sauce.  Wokingham foodbank...

BBC Radio Berkshire will have a new schedule tomorrow as the broadcasting corporation reacts to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.  Changes have already been announced to the television schedules, including a...

WOKINGHAM markets will continue for the time being.  Run by Wokingham Town Council, the events take place in Market Place, in the shadow of the town hall.  Although Wokingham Borough...

YESTERDAY saw the highest number of daily confirmed cases of the coronavirus – and also a rise in the number of people who have recovered. Overall, there has now been...

JOHN LEWIS stores, including Reading’s Heelas, are to close to allow the company’s workforce to help out in sister chain Waitrose. The company announced today that the shops will trade...

BARKHAM RIDE is currently closed due to a fallen tree.  The incident happened this afternoon close to Rooks Nest Wood nature reserve, and a bus is stuck underneath the tree. ...