Range stores raise more than £50,000 for NHS
GENEROUS shoppers visiting a Reading store during the coronavirus pandemic have helped support the work of the NHS. All 175 Range stores across the country have been raising funds for...
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EAT OUT TO HELP OUT: ‘It created our busiest Monday ever’ says Sindlesham pub manager
RESTAURANTS across Wokingham are now offering 50% off as part of the Government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme. The voucher initiative, which began on Monday, sees a selection of...
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Wokingham Borough Council appoints arts officer to boost cultural life
THE BOROUGH council has appointed a cultural development officer to further the arts across the area. Speaking at the borough council executive meeting, Cllr Parry Batth, executive member for environment...
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Grazeley town plan could still go ahead says Wokingham councillor
THE BOROUGH COUNCIL defended its plan for housing development in Grazeley, after a local councillor called the plans “non-viable”. Speaking at the borough council executive meeting held virtually on Thursday,...
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Wokingham residents seek answers over quality of A33 resurfacing works
THE RECENT resurfacing of the A33 Basingstoke Road was questioned by residents at the borough council executive meeting held virtually on Thursday, July 30. Resident James Vyvyan-Robinson asked Cllr Pauline...
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CHURCH NOTES: Living in fear?
By Geoff Peck The lockdown has changed how we live our lives. Why have we changed our behaviour? Is it because the law has changed so that certain actions can...
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Council agrees new debt collection plan after bailiff use rises by 71%
AFTER increasingly sending out bailiffs to collect council tax debts, the council has agreed to better support residents to manage their debts. For the last two council meetings, Cllr Rachel...
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WOKINGHAM’S TOP 10: Perfect listening for a summer’s day
ANOTHER week and another selection of great tracks for you to enjoy listening to on a summer’s day, all compiled by Chris Hillman from White Star Records. As usual, our...
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Wokingham Borough Council on-track to build 1,000 affordable homes
THE COUNCIL is on target to build 1,000 new affordable homeless during the next four years. That’s the verdict from Cllr John Kaiser, executive member for finance and housing at...
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Shock after much-loved Post Office manager from Hurst dies suddenly
Shocked customers have been paying tributes to a much-loved Post Office manager who has died suddenly. Debbie Kaur, Post Office manager at Central Convenience stores, Hurst, died, aged 60, after...
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