Coronavirus

WOMEN in the South East are feeling the pressures of the pandemic, according to UNISON. The trade union has reported that local women in key worker jobs are losing sleep...

CHILDREN across the borough will return to school next week, as part of the prime minister’s plan to ease lockdown. Last Monday, Boris Johnson told the House of Commons he...

A WOMAN from Sonning has become one of the latest to receive her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.  Yesterday, it was announced that 19.6 million people have now received...

AS WOKINGHAM borough families prepare for the return of the school run, the government has announced that applicable households will be able to have covid tests on a twice weekly...

YEAR 7 pupils across the borough may be spending their summer in school, in order to catch-up on lost learning time. The Department for Education has allocated £200 million for...

THE LEADER of Wokingham Liberal Democrats believes residents should see the four-step process for exiting lockdown as “target dates”. Cllr Lindsay Ferris, said the four stages should be taken with...

RESIDENTS should keep their charity shop donations at home, warned the Charity Retail Association. The group has launched a campaign urging the public to stop leaving items outside of closed...

THINGS are heating up in Wokingham this week, as we talk to two Indian takeaways to find out how residents can support them through lockdown. Turmeric Tales and The Tamarind...

Allotment holders and other helpers are setting up a new project to give Green Prescriptions to boost people anxious or depressed after a year of pandemic. Unlike usual doctors’ prescriptions,...

The survey found that nearly two thirds (64%) of key worker women are not sleeping well, and more than half (50%) feel stressed most of the time.