Coronavirus

Anybody aged 70 and over in Wokingham borough is being urged to book a coronavirus vaccination as soon as possible.

EXTRA support has just become available for businesses in Wokingham borough. The council’s Additional Restrictions Grant (Discretionary) Scheme has launched a second phase. It is to support businesses impacted by...

WORKPLACE testing is the key to enabling businesses to reopen safely. This is according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which said that ensuring staff can access coronavirus tests...

ROUGHLY half of the council’s £100,000 Covid Winter Grant has been distributed to families in the borough. The council has supported 120 residents and families struggling to access food, fuel...

THE manager of a Shinfield care home said the loss of life in a Covid-19 outbreak would have been “significantly higher” if the council’s taskforce had not stepped in. Amanda...

RESIDENTS at a Shinfield care home have been celebrating after receiving Covid-19 vaccination. With the support of Shinfield Medical Centre, the majority of residents and team members at Care UK’s...

Reassurances over suggestions that the Hurst flood could lead to sewage spreading Covid-19 have been given by Wokingham’s World Health Organisation professor and Thames Water. Last year an academic study...

A LOCAL business has joined our latest campaign to encourage Wokingham residents to support independent retailers this lockdown. David Cliff, owner of David Cliff Estate Agents in Peach Street, Wokingham,...

Woodley Carnival has been cancelled for the second year running, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

MORE than 200,000 regional businesses have benefited from two major Coronavirus Business Loans schemes (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme) over the last year. According to the British Business Bank (BBB),...