Wokingham

THE BOROUGH council has appointed a cultural development officer to further the arts across the area. Speaking at the borough council executive meeting, Cllr Parry Batth, executive member for environment...

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL defended its plan for housing development in Grazeley, after a local councillor called the plans “non-viable”. Speaking at the borough council executive meeting held virtually on Thursday,...

THE RECENT resurfacing of the A33 Basingstoke Road was questioned by residents at the borough council executive meeting held virtually on Thursday, July 30. Resident James Vyvyan-Robinson asked Cllr Pauline...

AFTER increasingly sending out bailiffs to collect council tax debts, the council has agreed to better support residents to manage their debts. For the last two council meetings, Cllr Rachel...

THE COUNCIL is on target to build 1,000 new affordable homeless during the next four years. That’s the verdict from Cllr John Kaiser, executive member for finance and housing at...

Shocked customers have been paying tributes to a much-loved Post Office manager who has died suddenly. Debbie Kaur, Post Office manager at Central Convenience stores, Hurst, died, aged 60, after...

THE HIGHWAYS executive is supporting the call for vehicle registrations to be printed on drive-through restaurant packaging. Cllr Pauline Jorgensen has backed a petition to the Government, calling for better...

Wokingham Town Mayor Cllr Tony Lack has been inducted as an honorary member of the Wokingham Lions Club. Celebrating outside the town hall, club president Nigel Page (far left) and...

EVERYONE knows that Wokingham is a great place to live – it’s always coming top of surveys looking for the nicest areas in the country. But a new survey has...

FASHION conscious shoppers can now buy scrunchies to match their face coverings — and all proceeds go to the community. Local maker Gail Scholey has created a range of scrunchies...