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August is usually the month when most of us go on holiday and leave our gardens to fend for themselves. But this year is slightly different, with a lot of...

“Hydrating the community,” so says Co-op’s Viviana Salmon, having handed more than 180 bottles of water to Easthampstead Rotarian Mike O’Donovan, organiser of the Bracknell Together Walk this Sunday in...

A BERKSHIRE man is cycling more than 200 miles from Torquay to the Thames, to raise money for a children’s charity. Andy Ryan will ride from the seaside town in...

READING BUSES has made a dynamic new appointment but don’t ask him to get behind the wheel – he can’t drive.  Tom Broadfoot, 34, has joined as the company’s new...

A FINCHAMPSTEAD church is encouraging people to join in with its special service. The FBC Centre, on Gorse Ride North, will be hosting its Reflection Space event on Sunday, August...

ANYONE could have murdered Odie May, but who did it? All is revealed by author Claire Dyer in her new thriller. The Reading-based writer has put a different spin on...

A FINCHAMPSTEAD family is hoping to raise £10,000 in the next 10 months for a host of charities. Claire De Cort said the deadline coincides with her daughter Amelie’s 10th...

Our daughter’s diabeticKeeps strictly to a dietShe’s very good at doing thisHas no sweet things on the quiet. But Saturday is different;She has a special treatWhen she comes to see...

By David Maynard, from Wokingham Writers' Group David is the winner of this month’s Wokingham Writers’ Group short story contest – this is his successful entry Something creaked. A floorboard...

One circle’s fiery red, As friendly as a flame. One circle’s summer green, As joyful as a game. One circle’s glossy black, As magical as fame. One circle’s desert bright,...