Opinion

By Brian Hicks In these Covid times, dogs have provided company, solace and joy. As humorist Josh Billings quipped, “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you...

NOVEMBER seems like a long way off, particularly as lockdown conditions will prevail until June at least. But we’re already counting down the days. We’re thrilled to report that the...

Sometimes I feel like my mind is playing tricks.Heavy chest          dazed eyes                   and a spine made out of bricksAnd there’s this person behind me who kicks and kicksThe bricksDon’t fall...

I think that COVID's got me down.I've felt no need to comb my hair.I haven't worried what to wearor taken off my dressing-gown,for days. I haven't been to town.Instead of...

A big thank you to the vaccination hub team I would like myself, to give a big thank you to all those who are staffing the Wokingham Covid19 vaccination hub...

THERE can be fewer more emotive issues than where to send your child to school. The days of grammar schools and selective education, with its dreaded 11+, may be a...

The alto-sax ad-libs in Cand masters the ecologyof tone. Its tempo's held in placeby hi-hat rudiments. The bassplucks through an ostinato, keys,and horns fill in the harmonies.A stutter from the...

FROM THE CHAMBER With Cllr Pauline Jorgensen Potholes. It’s a real frustration for so many residents in the Borough, myself included. Not only can they cause damage to cars and...

Budget day is always an important day in the political calendar. We learn what the Government’s priorities will be for the year ahead. Normally the chamber of the House of...

How well do you cope with your imperfections? Does your body shape get you down? Are you forever dissatisfied with the work you produce? Do you beat yourself up because...