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WOKINGHAM residents will face a six-mile detour to travel half a mile across the town this weekend. That was the warning from a councillor who slammed traffic bosses for adding...

A woman in her 20s was raped on Monday, while walking on a footpath that runs through The Paddocks former car park in Wokingham town centre. Thames Valley Police said...

THE BOROUGH’S independent councillor has vowed to set up a new alliance to help other candidates stand in next year’s local elections. In a letter to The Wokingham Paper, printed...

FAMILY and friends have launched a fundraising campaign for a brave borough man who is battling a deadly illness. James Kinyanjui has a rare genetic condition called Familial Amyloid Cardiomyopathy...

DRIVERS are being urged not to block a road in Earley in case emergency services need to use it. Last Thursday evening, Reading Buses was forced to alter its route...

Enjoyed by many thousands over the years, the Three Counties Cycle Ride takes place on Sunday June 3, starting and finishing at Garth Hill College in Bracknell. More than 600...

CLAIMS by Wokingham’s MP that the borough’s pothole problems were being ignored were met with a sharp response by the council. Writing on his blog, John Redwood said he had...

SENIOR staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital are to review how support is provided to parents following stillborn deaths and miscarriages. It follows a meeting with Karen and Jon Furneaux...

THE ongoing saga of the borough’s grass cutting continues. While some verges and parks have now received a short back and sides, others are awaiting some attention. One reader sent...

AN HISTORIC church is looking to enhance its facilities by installing a second building on its site. St James in Ruscombe has submitted planning documents for the small community hall...