Opinion

For the shortest month February certainly packed some punches with the boiler stopping and my exhaust hanging off. Delighted it’s now March and my favourite month which has firm fixtures...

They’ve given me this iPad now I’m 91Saying, “Come along now Granddad, it will give you lots of fun”.I’m finding out what it can do by trying this and thatAnd...

Like many households, we have taken to a spot of decorating during Lockdown. I say “we”, I’ve been the only one actually doing any painting. Joel keeps offering to help...

By Cllr Prue Bray As an opposition councillor on Wokingham Borough Council there are plenty of things I could find to criticise the council for.  But the response by Children’s...

Thank you to the ever-observant few who’ve pointed out certain topics that this writer had pretty much completely missed. So if you can tolerate hopping through a number of recent...

THIS week we are sad to report the death of two community stalwarts. Both leave a lasting impact on many.  Gordon Storey is one of those wonderful people who devoted...

When the comedy film Life of Brian was released in 1979, I was teased endlessly by friends. It has come back to haunt me with my new monthly column. I...

How will history look back on 2020?  Donald Trump clinging on to power by his fingertips, Boris Johnson and the Brexit deal, the growing strength of the Climate Change lobby...

"I yearn for a 9pm bedtime. It’s quite a fantasy. And I am committed to making that dream come true."

Take our family walks in the woods. Somehow, they have taken on more importance. We walk. We chat. There’s no moaning.