Wokingham

A NEW listening project has been launched by Wokingham Borough Council in a bid to grow the local economy.  A series of workshops will be held, giving residents and businesses...

How the borough has coped with the coronavirus pandemic’s early stages is the subject of a new residents’ survey.  It is looking to shape its future responses and offering the...

We are very much looking forward to an online painting demonstration, running from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday, July 30. Our tutor is professional artist Catherine Beale. She specialises in...

Hurst’s band of more than 60 volunteers have performed hundreds of acts of kindness to help fellow villagers through the Covid-19 period. Grateful residents, marooned at home shielding or self-isolating,...

A WOKINGHAM woman has been charged with drink driving.  Thames Valley Police said that they were called to Waterloo Road in Wokingham just after 12.30am on Sunday, July 26. They...

WOKINGHAM’S recycling boxes are set to be replaced in a bid to keep the borough’s waste dry. Over the past year, there has been a problem caused by recycling companies...

ON A mission to feed the borough, two organisations have teamed up to provide high-quality food to families. Share Wokingham, which collects food from local supermarkets and wholesalers and redistributes...

A remarkable young writer’s poem about her father’s death and much more has won a prize in a competition. Molly Akers, 18, of Lower Earley, won the 12-18 section of...

“They may not be worth a lot of money, but war memorials have enormous sentimental value which needs to be better reflected by the law."

WHO WANTS more than 10 records? We know from feedback that you’re loving our new hit parade, so this week there’s 12 tunes to spin on your jukebox, all compiled...