POETRY CORNER: Silent Spring by Wendy Rooke
I wrote the first three verses of the haiku last spring before the first lockdown and added to it when I realised that, as if someone had been reading my...
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POETRY CORNER: Disability by Emma Major
I wrote this poem after Lord Sumption's appalling comments on The Big Questions about how some lives are worth more than others and reading similar stuff online. DisabilityIt is not...
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How to stick to your new year’s resolutions
New Year’s resolutions can be a good starting point for making longer term health and lifestyle improvements, but most people who set them do not stick to them. Reasons include...
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Wokingham COVID Testing: Wokingham Borough Council to expand its lateral flow testing scheme
In a BID to stop transmission of the coronavirus, Wokingham Borough Council is expanding its Wokingham COVID Testing. As part of its Lateral Flow Wokingham COVID Testing pilot scheme, it...
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How Wokingham’s Salvation Army is providing meals to borough’s vulnerable during lockdown
A SCHEME to feed some of the borough’s most vulnerable residents has made sure it's following lockdown restrictions. In December 2020, the Salvation Army, with a helping hand from Churches...
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COVID-19 Rate Wokingham – Rate per 100,000 continues to fall in Wokingham borough as lockdown starts to work
COVID-19 Rate Wokingham per 100,000 of people who have coronavirus in Wokingham borough has reduced again and it is possible that it will go below 200 in the week ahead....
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Over 50s still able to have winter flu jab
THERE is still time to have the flu jab this winter. Borough residents aged 50-64 are now eligible for the free vaccine, as part of the extended programme this year....
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THINK LOCAL: Magic moments in the snow
I think we could all do with a little dose of magic right now and on Sunday we got an unexpected sprinkling of it. It snowed. And, wow, it really...
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Wokingham tweenager Deshna turns to doughnuts to get through lockdown
THIS 11-year-old is putting her podcasting skills to good use with her latest lockdown project. Deshna Shekar, from Wokingham, has launched a new series of podcasts called Yellow Donut Stories...
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Wokingham Town mayor honours heroes thanks to online civic award ceremony
THE BEST in Wokingham was celebrated with a special virtual ceremony last week, as coronavirus put paid to the real thing. Wokingham Town Mayor Cllr Tony Lack introduced the proceedings...
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