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All good things come to an end and as a regular columnist of this paper since day one I couldn’t sneak off without saying goodbye.  Originally writing weekly, then twice...

IT WAS one of the best performances England have made since 1966, and Wokingham turned out to celebrate – in a covid-safe way. Pubs across the borough were full of...

WORK to restore Wokingham’s historic railway bridge has been praised: members of the Wokingham Society have said the Grade II listed landmark should be cherished. The bridge was closed last...

A FINCHAMPSTEAD brewery is hunting down a helpful bus driver. Siren Craft Brew is looking to thank a driver from Reading Buses that helped direct visitors to the brewery, The...

Wokingham rowers celebrated success after they achieved a clean sweep at Marlow.Wokingham boys, Zak Jenkins and Jacob Len, took home gold medals at the Marlow Regatta series that took place...

ON MONDAY, June 28, one of the borough’s MPs raised his concerns about whole classes of pupils having to go into self-isolation after a positive covid case. James Sunderland, whose...

Residents are furious about a new unauthorised sewage treatment system, which would discharge into a waterway circling their 22 homes. IT project manager Andrew Wilson was horrified to discover the...

SCHOOL STREETS have been launched in Reading, to make it safer for students to walk, scoot or cycle to and from school. Lucy Prismall, transport planner and lead on programme...

A CHOIR for women is welcoming new members for rehearsals, which are taking place outside due to current covid restrictions. Bel Canto Ladies’ Choir is for upper voices and is...

THE LEADER of Earley Town Council said it could take more than a year to “protect” Chalfont Copse. The borough council-owned woodland was mooted for development five years ago. A...