Open or closed: Primary schools across borough confirm Covid-19 teaching plan
Primary schools across the Wokingham borough have been deciding whether to open after the Christmas break, or remain closed and switch to home-learning.
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Five teenagers arrested in Emmer Green murder investigation
FIVE TEENAGERS have been arrested after a 13-year-old died of stab wounds yesterday. The incident took place in Bugs Bottom fields near to St Barnabas Road in Emmer Green around...
Read moreDetailsWokingham primary schools start to announce changes to new term opening dates
PRIMARY schools in Wokingham borough are making last-minute changes to their plans for the new term following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying earlier...
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Police launch murder investigation after teenager stabbed
A TEENAGER has died following reports of a stabbing in neighbouring Emmer Green this evening. Thames Valley Police said they have launched a murder investigation. They were called at 3.50pm...
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NEW TERM: Wokingham Borough Council pledges support to schools as they prepare to reopen
WOKINGHAM Borough Council says that it is working with schools to help them prepare for the new term. In guidance issued just before the new year, executive member for children’s...
Read moreDetailsMan stabbed twice close to Shinfield Road kebab shop in early hours of New Year’s Day
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a stabbing in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The incident took place around 2.30 am close to the Best Kebab Shop on...
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2021: ‘The New Year is a time for resolutions. It is a time to take stock and to ask if you want a new direction’ says Wokingham MP Sir John Redwood
2020 was a year many will wish to forget. It is also a year which will stick in the memory. For some it will be painful memories of sickness and...
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2021: ‘There is now some light at the end of a very long tunnel’ says Reading East MP Matt Rodda
Our community has been through a lot during the last year, 2020 has been difficult and challenging and I want to thank everyone for their determination to get through the...
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Wokingham primary schools to return from Monday – Prime Minister gives more details to new term as coronavirus rates soar
Berkshire primary schools will be returning from Monday, January 4, but secondary schools will be delayed until week commencing January 18 in a bid to prepare for mass coronavirus testing...
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BREXIT BILL: Why Sir John Redwood abstained in crucial Commons vote
SIR JOHN REDWOOD abstained on the Brexit trade deal after sharing his ‘worries’ over fishing rights and Northern Ireland. The Wokingham MP spoke during the House of Common debate...
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