TONY JOHNSON: Democracy goes online
In a week when the Foreign Secretary announced a three-week extension to the lockdown, ‘Stay Home - Save Lives” remained the central message as tea-time briefings from government ministers and...
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Feel good with gardening – tips from Thrive
It’s good for the body and soul, and with the warm weather here, there’s no better time to be in the great outdoors Gardening is well known to be good...
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The dog ate my glasses … family’s praise for speedy help from Wokingham optician
IN NORMAL times, schoolchildren everywhere have often promised the teacher that the dog definitely ate their homework. But in these home-schooling days, pooches seem to be getting more elaborate with...
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Lower Earley trio’s idea for fruit sharing will grow on you
A NEW charity created by three men in Lower Earley spiralled from planting fruit trees to aiming to feed the borough. Freely Fruity began with the idea to grow the...
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Give NHS staff medals and a bonus urges Mill Green resident
A KILN Green resident is urging the Prime Minister to award NHS workers with medals for their work tackling coronavirus. Simon Chapman has called on Boris Johnson to grant an...
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Wokingham borough community hubs: another busy week for scheme helping vulnerable residents
NEED HELP? Call 0300 330 1189 (entering 0118 978 7258 if prompted) 9am-5pm Mon-Sat CHARITIES and organisations across the borough are continuing to work together to support the community during...
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CHURCH NOTES: Time remembered
For winter's rains and ruins are over,And all the season of snows and sinsThe days dividing lover and loverThe light that loses, the night that wins;And time remember'd is grief...
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Take a taste of The Waterside home from Woodley
The WatersideFairwater Drive, Woodley RG5 3EZ0118 342 0171watersidewoodley.co.uk THE WATERSIDE is a beautiful pub in the heart of Woodley – the thatched roof says tradition, but the contemporary interior has...
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Woodley Carnival cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
THE LATEST casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic is Woodley Carnival, which would have celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. The event was due to take place on Saturday, June 13,...
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Can you decode these cryptic clues to Wokingham borough street names?
LAST WEEK’S pub emoji quiz got many of you pork scratching your head as you attempted to decode the names from the little pictures. We’re glad many of you enjoyed it,...
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