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HANNAH KIRK is ahead of other people when it comes to fundraising. The 34-year-old photographer wanted to raise money for the Yeldall Manor drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. So she...

TWO support workers have been shortlisted for prestigious awards in their sector. The duo both work for Wokingham-based group Optalis and will soon find out if they have won at...

HE CROSSED a rope bridge, climbed tree trunks and navigated a desert to get there, but nothing but a fertile imagination was going to stop Wokingham Borough Mayor from opening...

A special event offering information and advice on dementia and mental health is being held in Mortimer tomorrow. The evening session is aimed at older people who are suffering from...

IT WAS a case of what goes up must come down for one Shinfield resident. Late last month, Simon Rymes launched himself out of an aeroplane as part of a...

ONE of the borough’s four MPs has praised a local firm for making the most of the National Apprenticeship scheme. Last week, Dr Phillip Lee – whose Bracknell constituency includes...

Thames Hospice says it is thrilled to announce that James Phelps, best known as Fred Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has signed up to take on its Big Mountain...

ONE BUNCH of Wokingham pupils couldn’t wait for half-term to end so they could get back to school. But these were no swots: they were gathering to celebrate the anniversary...

I want to get straight into priming this week, but I am just going to use five of my priming lines for you today rather than the whole shebang… Be...

A WOKINGHAM man has undertaken one of the hardest fundraising challenges of all – raising more than £6,000 for the charity that helped his daughter as she recovered from life-threatening...