Wokingham

Parents warned years ago that there would be a shortage of places at The Piggott School, Wargrave. Last week there was fury when many children failed to get secondary places...

AS THE Covid Winter Grant comes to an end, the borough’s community response will  continue to support residents in need. The last date to inquire about the grant scheme is...

FAMILIES managing without the foodbank may have to turn to us again when the £20 uplift in Universal Credit (UC) is scrapped, said the manager of Wokingham Foodbank. Once the...

FAMILIES have been reunited across care homes in the borough, as the visiting restrictions were eased this week. Residents at Lord Harris Court in Sindlesham were delighted to be able...

CAMPAIGNERS are hoping to save a ‘green lung’ from being turned into a bus lane. Members of SOAR – Save Our Ancient Riverside – have launched a petition aimed at...

THAMES VALLEY Police has seen 16 reports of sexual extortion in the Bracknell and Wokingham Local Policing Area since the start of this year. Sextortion involves criminals posing with a...

AN APPEAL to shoppers to recycle their bags has been made in a bid to help the borough’s foodbank. Caring colleagues at Wokingham’s Tesco Superstore are calling on customers to...

GARDENERS across the borough can apply for a garden waste collection permit for 2021-22. Residents signed up for a collection last year will get an email or letter asking them...

EVERYONE loves the king of rock n roll, and he makes an appearance at the top of this week’s soundtrack. Kind of. Elvis impersonator Ben Portsmouth isn’t wedded to the...

Blue Lotus at The Emmbrook InnEmmbrook Road,Wokingham RG41 1HG0118 978 2552emmbrookinn.co.uk TAKING over a pub is never easy, but to do so during a pandemic requires something special – and...