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A COLLECTION to help provide emergency food parcels this Christmas was hailed as a huge success. Volunteers from Wokingham’s Foodbank invited shoppers visiting Tesco’s store in Finchampstead Road to donate...

BY CROSFIELDS SCHOOL On Monday, November 13, Crosfields School welcomed residents from a number of local homes for the elderly to come and watch the Year 1 Cock-a-doodle Christmas play....

A RARE toy car has raced away at auction in Wokingham, selling for thousands of pounds. The C.I.J. clockwork Alfa Romeo P2 racing car finished in yellow was sold at...

A SCHOOL in Woodley which caters for children with additional needs is celebrating after being deemed Outstanding by Ofsted yet again. Addington School, in Woodlands Avenue, was visited by inspectors...

A CHARITY which supports families across Wokingham borough has celebrated its 20th anniversary. Home-Start Wokingham District, which was started by Angie Mycock in Wargrave in February 1997, pairs volunteers with...

WHILE Christmas is a time when families and communities come together it is also a time when many people are on their own. However, the Link Visiting Scheme in Wokingham...

AN EARLEY resident has been honoured for his service during the Second World War. Henry Taggart –known as Harry –is 93 and has been awarded with the Legion d’Honneur for...

THERE’s a festive football match, a sparkling street fayre, coffee morning with Father Christmas and even a partridge in a pear tree, writes James Hastings. In case there was any...

A HOME developer has given a Woodley-based charity a boost with a much-needed donation. The Shanly Foundation, which is part of Shanly Homes, which has a number of developments across...

THIEVES who stole a defibrillator from Twyford village centre have potentially put lives at risk through their actions. That is the message from the Community First Responder who has set...