New Year’s Honour for Woodley neighbourhood policeman
A NEIGHBOURHOOD police officer from Woodley said he is ‘chuffed’ to have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. PC Les Eke, who is also the Schools...
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Sandra’s new look is for her mum
A MOTHER from Woosehill has raised more than £2,000 for charity by shaving her hair off. Sandra Ostridge, 53, braved the shave on New Year’s Eve to raise money for...
Read moreDetailsLast orders for Shinfield publicans
THE OWNERS of a Shinfield pub have called last orders for the final time. Mike Clegg and Claire Hawkins, who have run The Black Boy in Shinfield Road for nearly...
Read moreDetailsJohn Nike OBE passed away on Christmas Day
LOCAL businessman John Nike passed away on Christmas Day. The Bracknell Bees revealed the news in a statement on its website. Mr Nike was the chairman of the Nike Group...
Read moreDetailsFinal whistle blows for Wokingham sports shop
Half price sale marks closure of John Wood Sports The owner of a popular Wokingham sports shop is preparing to hang up his boots. John Wood, who runs John Woods Sports...
Read moreDetailsBikers ride in to pay final respect to Shinfield toy runner Pete
A BIKER who died after completing this year’s Toy Run will take his final ride this Friday. Pete Thomson-Spokes, 64, who lived in Shinfield, died on Sunday, December 4 after...
Read moreDetailsAbuse victims helped by record-breaking shoebox appeal
AN appeal to help victims of domestic abuse over the Christmas period has received an unprecedented number of donations. Project Shoebox Thames Valley, in conjunction with Berkshire Women’s Aid (BWA),...
Read moreDetailsAuction helps Wokingham teen’s wheelchair dream
A GLITTERING dinner dance took place last month to raise money for a Wokingham teenager’s new wheelchair. Liam Nazer, 15, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, a rare genetic...
Read moreDetailsWoosehill mum’s brave new look for 2017
A WOMAN from Woosehill will be starting 2017 by sporting a new look - as she shaves her head for charity. Sandra Ostridge, 53, will brave the shave on New...
Read moreDetailsProtesters queue up in Twyford to back pharmacies hit by austerity cuts
MORE than 100 people took to the streets in Twyford last month to protest the potentially devastating cuts being faced by independent pharmacies. Dozens of people, many of them elderly, braved...
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