Boris Johnson announces tighter restrictions as Covid-19 infection rate rises
Under new rules, people must now work from home, but health, education, construction and essential public services are encouraged to keep going to work.
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Reading Toy Run cancelled due to coronavirus – but toy dump to take place instead
IT’S ONE of the biggest days in Wokingham’s calendar, but it’s also another casualty of the pandemic. This year’s Reading Toy Run is being replaced with a toy dump instead....
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Wokingham council proposing to buy Covid-19 tests for its keyworkers
“WE ARE preparing for the worst, and hoping for the best.” That’s the message from the executive member for health and wellbeing on Wokingham Borough Council, Cllr Charles Margetts. He...
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Calls for councils to get PPE funding as part of Government’s Coronavirus winter care plans
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. ...
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Barriers to be removed from Wokingham’s Broad Street in time for the weekend
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...
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Wokingham borough council looks for guidance on appointing Covid-19 marshals
Wokingham borough council is still waiting for guidance on the Covid Marshal scheme.
Read moreDetailsCovid-19 is an ongoing problem with no short-term fix warns Wokingham council leader
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...
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Wokingham businesses urged to download track and trace QR code posters
Borough businesses are being urged to create an NHS QR code for the national test and trace scheme.
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Social distancing barriers in Wokingham’s Rectory Road to be removed in time for Monday morning’s school run
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...
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Trevor’s sky high with excitement about Sunday – and it’s all for this Crowthorne charity
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...
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