Earley

A PRIMARY school teacher from Woodley has brought new meaning to finding a good book with the Big Book Hunt.

AN EXPERT from the University of Reading is giving Baldrick a bit of a helping hand.

"We are saying a very clear no," Cllr Clive Jones said. "We are happy to work with the borough council to find somewhere else."

Cllr Clive Jones, leader of Earley Town Council, said that there will be a 0% increase in the precept this year.

A THIEF broke into a garage in Reading and stole a bicycle.

Wokingham Waterside Centre, at Thames Valley Park, is celebrating its 21st anniversary this month.

Cllr David Hare is concerned that a shelter in the Earley Event Field off Kilnsea Drive is being used for some "unsavoury behaviour".

THE Chancellor the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, used a visit to Earley on Friday to praise apprentices.

AN HISTORIC footbridge over the River Thames is to be closed for extensive refurbishments, which include removing wooden panels.

On Tuesday evening, more than 50 residents attended a town council planning committee meeting at the Oakwood Centre to oppose the change.