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THE FIRST Wokingham Pride has been taking place today, online and with a socially distanced gathering in Market Place. Members and allies of the gay community – LGBTQ+ – gathered...

READY for Pride – this morning council leader John Halsall raised a rainbow up Wokingham Borough Council’s flagpole ahead of tomorrow’s celebration. This year is the first time that a...

A charity which helps vulnerable Wokingham families has relaunched its services this month. Home-Start began its remote aid on Wednesday, July 1 following a period of restrictions due to the...

Every day over the last 20 months I’ve been proud to work as Chief Executive here at Citizens Advice Wokingham. As we begin our search for four new trustees to...

With so many people staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, our roads have been much quieter than normal in recent weeks. One might think that calls on our Air...

Thames Hospice is the local charity providing expert care for people living with life-limiting illnesses in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire. The charity shop in Wokingham helps them to raise...

WHEN neighbours across Evendons went to thank owners of the corner shop, they got an unexpected response. Like many streets across the borough, residents have come to rely on the...

Guessing the sun is all part of the fun in a new game launched for wannabe weather forecasters. The Weather Game run by the University of Reading offers aspiring weather...

CHERRY EYE is a disorder in which a tear gland that is normally positioned at the base of the third eyelid protrudes and swells, appearing as a lump in the...

A REGIONAL victim support charity has launched an awareness campaign for reporting domestic abuse anonymously. Victims First, which supports victims of crime and abuse across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire is...