Wokingham

DESPITE THE course being closed for months, members of Easthampstead Golf Club in Wokingham have raised more than £4,000 for charity. Funds have been sent to Thames Valley Air Ambulance,...

THE FIRST chief nurse for adult social care recently paid a virtual visit to a Winnersh care home. Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE, pledged to get to know those working on...

A TWYFORD support group is ending more than a year of isolation this week. Age Concern Twyford and District, which offers support to elderly residents across Wokingham borough, reopened its...

TWYFORD’s scissor sisters want to help residents get rid of their lockdown locks. Sisters Sara and Michelle O’Neill recently launched O’Neills Barbers on Church Street,in a bid to save a...

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH Council said local businesses and residents have “taken a compassionate approach” to council tax and business rate collection this year. Despite the pandemic, it said its rates have...

THE LIBERAL Democrats are calling on residents to push for the Southern Distributor Road to be redesigned with cyclists in mind. Last month, Rob Comber, a Liberal Democrat activist and...

SHOP STAFF across the region have been abused more than ever before this year. It has sparked a national campaign supported by Southern Co-op, the Home Office and Crimestoppers, asking...

I write this on the early morning train into Westminster.  Even at this ungodly hour, I am surprised by how many more people appear to be commuting into London, how...

WOKINGHAM Borough Council said installing a new greenways network will “contribute to the borough’s climate emergency goals”. In 2013, the council launched its greenways project to connect local traffic-free routes,...

SIX WOKINGHAM youngsters have been awarded for their artistic flair in a recent competition. Wokingham borough mayor, Cllr Malcolm Richards, and Home-Start Wokingham District launched a family-themed art contest earlier...