Lifestyle

WOKINGHAM’S branches of Italian restaurant chain Prezzo are to close in a bid to improve the firm’s financial position. Last week, staff at the Wokingham and Woodley branches were told...

BOROUGH Mayor Cllr Rob Stanton held a magic night out on Saturday February 17 – and boosted the coffers of his charity of the year in the process. The Magical...

In Wokingham we are blessed to have a thriving little music scene and, based so close to Reading, there is a constant cycle of great bands breaking through and showcasing...

A VALENTINE’S gift proved that our loved ones know us best – as it is still benefiting the recipient, Nick Colgate. Last Saturday, the Bytomic Taekwondo instructor celebrated his 20th...

PLAYERS of the National Lottery have helped send more than £150,000 towards the borough. The company said that last year, it awarded 10 grants to local groups, across a range...

AN OLYMPIAN who represented Great Britain in two Olympic Games will be the special guest speaker at a charity event in Sonning. Members of Reading Hockey Club are holding a...

A LOCAL charity wants everyone in the borough to have the February blues. This month the family of Ollie Young will remember what would have been his birthday and also...

THERE’S a new man putting the grocer’s apostrophe into Wokingham. The historic market, which will celebrate its 800th anniversary next year, has welcomed Danny Edwards as its new supplier of...

A CHRISTMAS concert has produced a present of its own: donations to local charities. Members of Wokingham Choral Society made presentations to three groups at a rehearsal held earlier this...

STAFF from a local chain of stylists were celebrated during their annual awards ceremony. Marc Antoni, which has a branch in Woodley, held an Alpine themed event at the Crowne...