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PLANS to create a bit of Hollywood magic in Shinfield have been welcomed by Wokingham Borough Council.  The executive member for business and economic development, Cllr Stuart Munro, spoke about...

AN ADDITIONAL £500,000 is being promised to tackle potholes across Wokingham borough.  It comes after the council tackled 4,236 potholes during 2019.  During her budget speech, Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, executive...

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL will be investing 10% of its budget into tackling the climate emergency – more than the 2.5%-5% recommended by the New Economics Foundation.  That’s the verdict of...

“This Conservative administration has acted more like cash strapped, amateur property speculators who have racked up £700m of debt than a council administration who are there to provide services for...

THE NEW budget is one that aims to reflect on what is going on in the world. “It is a big, ambitious budget,” said Cllr John Kaiser, deputy leader of...

AN INVESTIGATION into flooding in Arborfield has been promised by Wokingham Borough Council.  As a result of storms Ciara and Dennis, Greenward Lane and the A327 Reading Road flooded on...

SPEEDING in one of Wokingham’s villages was raised at the Executive meeting, after a man died in an accident earlier this year.  Grazeley resident Simon Cooper asked a question during...

READING FC full-back Andy Yiadom says that Saturday’s trip to Elland Road will be a big game for the club. Royals are heading to Leeds on the back of a...

The event — at Trunkwell House — will host a range of eco-friendly suppliers stocking dresses, wedding cakes, and stationery. There will also be demonstrations of cruelty-free hair and make-up...

A LOCAL man’s marriage proposal was very cheesy. And the people who helped make it happen were hammy too.  Last week, a Bracknell man asked his girlfriend to marry him...