FROM THE EXECUTIVE: In a strong place to help during covid pandemic
By Cllr John Kaiser COVID-19 has been the number one priority for Wokingham Borough Council for many months now, and it will not come as a surprise to you that...
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Wokingham tweenager Deshna turns to doughnuts to get through lockdown
THIS 11-year-old is putting her podcasting skills to good use with her latest lockdown project. Deshna Shekar, from Wokingham, has launched a new series of podcasts called Yellow Donut Stories...
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Emmbrook Junior School students walk Route 66 in active challenge
CHILDREN at Emmbrook Junior School have walked more than 6,000km as part of The Conqueror Challenge project. For the last four months, students have been aiming to walk a mile...
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TAKE OUT TO HELP OUT: How you buying a takeaway can help new Wokingham restaurant Chalk
Chalk, an independently-owned British eatery which launched in Wokingham town centre last October, said it is relying on takeaways to survive – showing the important reason why borough residents should...
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CORONAVIRUS: Wokingham Borough Council to vote on £1.2 million spending to tackle pandemic
AN EXTRA £1.2 million may be committed to tackling the pandemic locally in a meeting tonight. Wokingham Borough Council’s executive will consider setting aside the extra funding when it meets...
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Student rental portal from young Reading-based innovator wins national award
https://youtu.be/mMZ-3L2i9nE A READING resident has been named one of the UK’s next ‘young innovators’. 23-year-old Christopher Elliot is the founder of Untrapped, a one-stop student rental portal which manages the...
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School pays tribute to much-loved teacher Vic Browne
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Woodley teacher who has died as a result of covid. Victor Browne, who taught at The Bulmershe School for the past eight years, was...
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New guide to help Wokingham borough residents manage their debts
HELP is at hand for people in Wokingham borough. R3, the insolvency trade body, has launched a new guide to help residents manage their debts and learn more about personal...
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Gas fitter from Reading fined £2,000 after leaving Wokingham resident with dangerous gas works
A READING man has been fined after leaving a Wokingham resident with dangerous gas works. Saeed Sajjad Quresh’s firm Gas Spec was subject to an investigation from Wokingham Borough Council’s...
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CORONAVIRUS: Rates fall again, Sir John Redwood renews calls for a way out of lockdown
AS THE number of new cases of coronavirus continues to reduce, Sir John Redwood has renewed calls for a way out of lockdown. Writing in his blog, the Wokingham MP...
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