Swallowfield Show to return to village
THE Swallowfield Show is returning to the place that gives it its name. Organisers of the Swallowfield Show have announced that the 133rd event will be held at Dances Field in Swallowfield...
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Smital insists progress is being made at Bracknell Bees despite play-off disappointment
LUKAS SMITAL believes Bracknell Bees are making progress, despite their hopes of a play-off spot being extinguished after back-to-back weekend defeats. A 7-0 thrashing at the hands of Swindon Wildcats...
Read moreDetailsWokingham Bikeathon is back and open for entries
PLANS for this year’s Wokingham Bikeathon have been revealed, with a few changes in place for 2017. The 35-mile and 15-mile jaunts, which will follow similar routes to previous years,...
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Two Wokingham schools register interest to become academies
TWO schools in Wokingham have registered an interest to become a Multi Academy Trust (MAT), it has been announced. St Crispin’s Secondary School and Nine Mile Ride Primary School have...
Read moreDetailsSchool Funding Crisis: MP welcomes Wokingham headteachers to Parliament
A CONSORTIUM of headteachers from the borough and beyond travelled to Westminster last week to deliver their message on fairer funding to the Parliament. On Tuesday, February 21, the delegation...
Read moreDetailsPet rescue is no problem for Berkshire fire brigade
PET-owners in Wokingham can rest easy knowing that, in the event of a fire, their four-legged friends will be taken care of too. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS),...
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Council asks residents for views on fortnightly bin collections
STICKING with weekly bin collections would add 2% a year on to the borough’s council tax bills. That is the message that residents have been hearing when their views are...
Read moreDetailsShinfield goes to the Pancake Races
VILLAGERS came together for a morning of fun and laughter with some traditional pancake races to mark Shrove Tuesday last month. Shinfield Baptist Church and Shinfield Parish Council joined forces to...
Read moreDetailsReading Festival: Saturday tickets sold out
TICKETS for this year's Reading Festival are selling fast, with Saturday tickets now fully sold out. Within a week of announcing Eminem as the final headliner for the Bank Holiday weekend...
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School buses will continue to be the answer for Nine Mile Ride safe cycle way
FREE BUS passes for pupils attending the Bohunt School will be continued after parents expressed concern over plans to axe a proposed safe cycle route to the school. As we...
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