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In the United States, it was a week when the charters of freedom were thrown back to the time of Paine, Franklin and Jefferson: that all men weren’t created equal;...

Over the past couple of weeks, life seems to have started to return to some level of normality.  During the sunny weekend at the end of May, in particular, the...

From the NHS to you, a great big THANK YOU I’m writing this in the name of the 5,500 people who work with me at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation...

By Matt Rodda, Reading East MP Some important and searching questions have been asked about equality in Britain, and in our local community during the last few days. The killing...

THE big issue of the week is Black Lives Matter. There can be no question that they do. Most of us have been appalled at the death of George Floyd...

One cannot fail to notice the rainbows adorning shop windows, houses, pavements and even clothes at the moment. Someone recently asked me ‘why rainbows?’ Rainbows are used as a sign...

THIS Sunday will be kept special by one borough resident – it’s his 100th birthday. John Clemetson has lived in Wokingham for nearly 60 years, but was originally from the...

IT’S been called for from residents for years – and is up there with wheelie bins as a talking point. Now it’s reality. A new glass collection service has been...

HOLES are to be dug on a busy main road, to allow contractors to look into them. Wokingham Borough Council’s roads contractor, Balfour Beatty, has announced that it is to...

CHURCHES in Earley and Lower Earley are working together to help those most affected by the Coronavirus. With support from Earley Town Council, the Earley Help Hub links volunteers with...