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Reading Geological Society continues with its programme of lectures, despite the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These are delivered by Zoom, that magic software that allows us to welcome...

A new family has arrived at the Royal Berks NHS foundation to help our youngest patients feel less anxious. In August last year, the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust launched...

The Charity Retail Association is asking residents to keep their charity shop donations at home.

MORE new businesses were launched in Berkshire than ever before last year. This is according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which reported that there...

THIS WOKINGHAM 11-year-old’s lockdown hobby has been raising money for a personal cause. Last year, Elodie Lewis started running to stay motivated during the first lockdown, and now she has...

AN APPLCIATION was made by Wokingham Borough Council to change the use of a bungalow next to Highwood Primary School in Woodley, so it could be used for caring for...

The February meeting of Wargrave Local History Society was held on-line using Zoom. Kevin Little, formerly the proprietor of Frost’s – the fishmonger in Reading’s Union Street – gave a...

A KIND-HEARTED volunteer has been raising money for charity while cleaning up Woosehill. Katherine White, from Wokingham-based charity Saving Abandoned Fly-Grazing Equines (SAFE), is collecting 200 pieces of litter each...

BUSINESSES struggling to adapt to a post-Brexit world now have a helping hand. Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has joined forces with Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and...

A TERMINALLY ill Grandmother was able to celebrate a family milestone with help from hospice staff. On Sunday, February 14, Thames Hospice hosted a surprise Christening for Paula Bailey’s grandsons....