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There’s things I miss about life before lockdown yet there’s other things I’m not hankering after. I don’t miss traffic or constant clock watching. It’s the simple things I miss...

HE MAY not be Superman, but he came to the rescue anyway. Brian Hicks, a local walker and swan fanatic, was busy saving an injured swan earlier this month with...

THIEVES beware, there’s a new sheriff in town. Thames Valley Police has announced that it has appointed Temporary Chief Inspector Helen Kenny as the new Deputy Local Policing Area Commander...

Robert Baden-Powell's, who died 80 years ago this month, legacy is living on.

ONE of Wokingham’s sporting greats has died.  John Wood, who ran John Wood Sports in Market Place from 1971 through to 2017, passed away on New Year’s Day. He had...

AS IT prepares to mark its 25th anniversary next year, a learning disability and autism support charity has relaunched its website. Promise Inclusion, previously Wokingham, Bracknell & Districts Mencap, worked...

LOCKDOWN was the new normal for the country as stay at home became a fact of life. Pupils remained off school and it seemed quite jolly despite the increasing spread...

Crowds used to cheering on traditional mummers’ plays with St George, a Turkish Knight and a dragon in combat outside a pub can still enjoy the fun despite Covid rules,...

A fruit and vegetable wholesaler has joined forces with a produce-growing charity to feed the homeless and vulnerable this winter. Lower Earley-based C.A Belcher & Son and Winnersh-based Freely Fruity...

A CHRISTMAS draw has raised nearly £10,000 for good causes across Berkshire - and given a festive bonus to 17 homes.  The third annual Community Christmas Draw was held virtually...