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FIVE WOKINGHAM dads have been pedalling for Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice in a team fundraiser. James Killian encouraged four friends to join him and cycle 100 miles for the hospice....

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...

REFUGEES in the Reading area are using poetry to reconnect with home with new University workshops. Celebrating memories of their home countries and identities, poetry writing is proving to be...

Volunteering roles come in all shapes and sizes, so to speak, and so there is something out there that will appeal to everyone, whatever they’re looking for. Whether it’s a...

A CHARITY that designs and makes bespoke gadgets for people with a disability or special needs says it is once again able to help Wokingham borough residents. Remap Berkshire paused...

Members of the Island Sailing club – Reading were shattered to learn of the death of their foremost members, Geoff Planner of Winnersh. Geoff felt unwell after sailing at the...

IF YOU’VE been working from home and enjoying it, and face no pressure to going back to the office just yet, well, have you thought about how to enhance your...

Take me away to a place I already knowClear blue sky and soft white fluffy cloudsA safe placeWhere dreams live Dreams perch on a tree swing in a field of...

TRIBUTES have been paid to a gardener who has spent a lifetime inspiring others. John Herridge, who was born in 1930, was one of Wokingham Town Council’slongest-standing allotment gardeners whose...

IF THERE’S one way of dining that’s dominating this summer, it has to be al fresco. It’s safer than eating indoors and it meets all social distancing guidelines, from bubbling...