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IT CAN hardly have escaped your attention that the grass has been, well, a bit long of late. This is not the pleasant meadows of wild flowers we were promised...

YOU SHALL go the the ball. Forget the fairy godmother, parent power has saved a Shinfield secondary school’s prom. Oakbank school was originally due to host its Year 11 prom...

A 90-year-old and his family had an amazing hot air balloon ride full of moving coincidences. Ronnie Franklin leapt at the chance to fulfil a long-held ambition when asked for...

RESIDENTS at Pinehurst Care Centre raced to the finish line for their Olympics celebrations this week. The residential home on Duke’s Ride, Crowthorne, held a variety of sporting events across...

TESCO Wokingham has donated £1,000 to two schools in the borough. The superstore gave the money, via its Community Grants scheme, to Bohunt Wokingham and Walter Infant School. The secondary...

CALLING your puppy back in the park may bring a few more paws to your feet. If your four-legged friend is called Poppy, this may ring true. It is the...

Why is there no refuge for abuse victims? At the opening of the Wokingham Borough Council meeting on Thursday, July 22, I was encouraged to hear Borough Mayor Cllr Keith...

Like many people, I am disappointed and deeply concerned at the lack of progress being made on tackling the climate emergency at every level. Sitting at traffic lights last weekend...

Wokingham Borough Council’s Finances are in an interesting place. Our reserves have been hit hard by the pandemic, but we are not any way near the trouble that Slough Borough...

A leading medical doctor is worried about risks to his seriously disabled sister’s health from a sewage treatment system. Dr Henry Lupa, is complaining about plans to discharge the sewage...