Coronavirus

THE GOVERNMENT’S new plan for adult social care this winter must receive regular funding reviews.  That’s the view of the Local Government Association’s community wellbeing board chairman, Cllr Ian Hudspeth. ...

THEY’VE been a familiar site in Wokingham’s town centre this summer, but not for much longer – red and white barriers will be removed from parts of Broad Street this...

Wokingham borough council is still waiting for guidance on the Covid Marshal scheme.

COVID-19 continues to be a problem for Wokingham borough and the council leader warned that there is no short-term fix to battling the virus. Cllr John Halsall told a virtual...

Borough businesses are being urged to create an NHS QR code for the national test and trace scheme.

BARRIERS installed in Wokingham’s town centre to help with social distancings are to be removed from this Sunday.  Rectory Road is to be restored to two lanes of traffic in...

MOST people when they get to their golden years enjoy taking it easy: relaxing with some good books and comfy slippers. But not so Trevor Jones. He’s just completed a...

‘PROBABLY the safest place in Caversham’ – that’s the reported verdict of a technician who has deep cleaned a Playhatch pub affected by the coronavirus so it can reopen in...

Students will be kept within their own school groups, with social distancing measures on buses. Secondary students are asked to wear a mask unless medically exempt.

TO SUPPORT the local economy, Wokingham Borough Council has been providing financial support to thousands of small businesses. But, local business owners should act quickly if they are yet to...