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British asparagus season has started so take advantage and eat locally grown asparagus or perhaps find somewhere to pick your own. These nutritious green spears are an incredibly versatile ingredient...

A YOUNGSTER from Twyford is raising money for Babies in Buscot Support, a charity close to her heart, after it helped save her and her two siblings’ lives. Five-year-old Annabelle...

WOKINGHAM Borough Council has launched a new mobility programme to get residents “moving with confidence” — and it’s received glowing reviews. The new programme helps those who have been shielding,...

Here are some opportunities to be a volunteer in Wokingham borough right now, giving you a chance to help others. Volunteer with Epilepsy Berkshire Epilepsy Berkshire exists to give support...

“Around 110,000 people in the UK are living with Cerebral Palsy,” Emma Darlington told Easthampstead Rotarians at their recent Zoom meeting. Emma, who fundraises for the National Bobath Cerebral Palsy...

TO MARK National Dementia Action Week, the Understanding Dementia charity is offering a taster of its training course.  Twyford-based Understanding Dementia is making a video available on YouTube until Sunday,...

ON FRIDAY, May 7, WADE held the latest draw in its 150 Club lottery. The centre, on Reading Road, provides daycare facilities for the borough’s older residents, including hot lunches,...

A CHARITY that supports former addicts with post-rehab care is looking for more premises in Woodley. Hope and Vision Communities provides move-on accommodation to people that have completed a residential...

We are now just hours away from the next phase in the lockdown lifting roadmap. I am thrilled yet tentative. The last few weeks have felt like another life. I’ve...

WOKINGHAM TOWN has its own chaplain to provide a listening ear to the community. The Revd Judi Hattaway, of Churches Together Wokingham and part of the ministry team of St...