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We dedicate our column this week to a remarkable woman, who continued to volunteer with us until just two weeks before her passing. A very positive and stoic woman -...

THE Wokingham Literary Society will be holding its next meeting on Thursday, March 5. Rosemary Hughes will give a talk on Icelandic Literature called A Land of Ice and Fire....

IT MIGHT seem outrageous now, but once upon a time, listening to pop music was frowned upon. A new talk taking place in Reading next week aims to shed some...

FAMILIES looking for a hand-made gift that will last beyond Mothering Sunday will find that greenfingers will help.  Squires’ Garden Centre in Heathlands Road is organising a special long weekend...

A CHARITY that offers hens a free-range retirement is returning to Crowthorne this weekend in a bid to unite the fowls with friends.  The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) seeks...

A WOKINGHAM hair and beauty salon is joining other businesses in pledging to remove gossip magazines from its premises. The decision follows the recent death of reality television presenter Caroline...

A WEDDING fair will take place at the Hilton St Anne’s Manor hotel in Wokingham on Sunday, March 1. The event will bring together a range of suppliers to help...

A FASHION show will help raise funds for a charity that works with the borough's older folk. WADE, based on Reading Road in Wokingham, is holding the event on Wednesday,...

Do you have few hours or more to spare each week?  Maybe you are recently retired? Perhaps your children are at school?  Maybe you are not in employment and would...

ONCE upon a time, ITV used to fill its Sunday evening schedules with opera. But gradually it got pushed to the margins, as shenanigans of Love Island and Celebrity Juice...