Tributes paid to Wokingham sports legend John Wood
ONE of Wokingham’s sporting greats has died. John Wood, who ran John Wood Sports in Market Place from 1971 through to 2017, passed away on New Year’s Day. He had...
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Tributes paid to teenager Olly Stephens
TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager from Reading who died following an incident in Emmer Green on Sunday. Around 3.50pm, 13-year-old Olly Stephens was attacked in Bugs Bottom park,...
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CORONAVIRUS: Wokingham borough passes 5,000 cases, while UK records record number of positive tests
ANOTHER record high has been recorded for positive coronavirus tests in the UK, as the number of cases in Wokingham borough passes the 5,000 mark. On Tuesday, January 5, the...
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LOCKDOWN 3: Parents and school staff will be supported pledges Wokingham Borough Council leaders
SCHOOLS and parents will continue to receive the backing from Wokingham Borough Council’s leaders following the announcement of a new lockdown. Over the weekend, leader Cllr John Halsall and his...
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LOCKDOWN 3: Sir John Redwood says ‘No sign lockdowns reduce case numbers or deaths’, suggests may not support Government on new coronavirus measures
WOKINGHAM MP Sir John Redwood has indicated that he might not vote in favour of the new lockdown measures introduced in England today. Last night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered...
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LOCKDOWN 3.0 – What you can and can’t do under the new coronavirus restrictions
UNDER the new lockdown rules, people can be fined up to £6,400 for leaving home without a reasonable excuse. People are asked to avoid leaving the village, town or suburb...
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Prime Minister announces new lockdown for England, including Wokingham borough, from tomorrow
IN A FRESH bid to stem the rise of coronavirus, England is to go into a new lockdown effective from tomorrow, and schools will move to online learning with immediate...
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Prime Minister to address nation at 8pm, as coronavirus cases jump again
THE Prime Minister is preparing to address the nation amid a backdrop of rapidly rising coronavirus rates – new figures released today show that the rate per 100,000 in Wokingham...
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Open or closed: Primary schools across borough confirm Covid-19 teaching plan
Primary schools across the Wokingham borough have been deciding whether to open after the Christmas break, or remain closed and switch to home-learning.
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CORONAVIRUS: Wokingham surgeries to vaccinate borough residents from this weekend
Wokingham Medical Centre will administer the Covid-19 vaccine this weekend.
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