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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...

THE FIRST Wokingham nominee of a brand new award has spoken of his delight at being recognised. Lam Benamara, who works at the Denmark Street restaurant Sanpa, has been nominated...

A WOKINGHAM-based search and rescue charity is on the look-out for new premises. Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue (BLSR) have been based at Easthampstead Park Conference Centre for the last...

BIG GAME hunters enjoyed the chance to win a bottle, bag a teddy bear and try the lucky dip thanks to one of the first winter fayres of the season....

RESIDENTS, councillors and the local MP gathered in Woodley on Saturday morning to discuss the future of the area’s bus service. Hundreds of people filled The Oakwood Centre, in Headley...