Music festival Down at the Abbey cancelled due to coronavirus
A popular music festival has been cancelled due to the pandemic. Down at the Abbey has postponed its summer event to next year with the hope of providing a safer...
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CHURCH NOTES: Reflection and peace
Ever since I came across him as a sixth former one of my heroes has been Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). He is without doubt one of the world’s great geniuses in...
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POETRY CORNER: Superspreader
Ladies and gentlemenput your hands togetherfor those on the front linesand mourn for those who died. When it first hit, the virusmoved so fast, that you couldfeel the earth by...
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“Next season can’t come quick enough” says Reading manager Mark Bowen after 4-3 defeat to Blackburn Rovers
Reading manager Mark Bowen said that next season 'can't come quick enough' after he was left frustrated with a defeat in a seven goal thriller at Ewood Park. The Royals...
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Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Reading: Royals beaten late on in seven goal thriller
Reading conceded late in the game to surrender a point in a seven goal thriller at Ewood Park in their final away trip of the season. Blackburn Rovers took an...
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Councils can now create local lockdowns to stem coronavirus infections
COUNCILS now have the power to create local lockdowns in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. The change in policy was announced by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,...
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Increase in number of coronavirus cases in Wokingham borough
In Wokingham, the number of live coronavirus cases has increased slightly from three to 10, in a two-week period. The three positive cases were confirmed in the week June 29-July...
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Reading Buses are Good To Go … Lion operator gets Covid-secure support from Visit England
A BUS OPERATOR has been declared Good To Go as it strives to be Covid-secure. The news came hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that people could use public...
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Travel agent’s podcast lifts holidaymakers’ spirits
Travel plans may have been paused due to the pandemic, but one Berkshire resident is finding creative ways to fill the gap in her adventures. Marie Rowe, a travel agent...
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Man arrested after woman in her 70s dies in M4 collision
A MAN from West Sussex has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving following an incident on the M4 yesterday afternoon. Now, Thames Valley Police is appealing...
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