Opinion

Open letter to the group leaders and transport spokespersons of Wokingham Borough Council In July the government published its case for a step change in investment in infrastructure to enable...

There are many things that can make a person feelAs if they were losing their sanity,Hallucinating, evenWatching a squirrel fly, for exampleOr finding a sledgehammer in Lidl’s random IsleFor some...

By Geoff Peck, Woosehill Church We mostly choose to do activities we enjoy. Many of these activities involve meeting with friends and relations. These activities were either impossible or very...

Being a man of a certain age, with the slightly unforgiving joints, but an aspiration to keep at least slightly fit,I am a weekend cyclist.  I am not a fully-fledged...

During lockdown when shop windows were empty, lights were off and people were few and far between the town felt like it was a filming location when everyone had nipped...

A WEEK is a long time in politics, especially for the fitness-folk of Wokingham. The launch of the Outdoor Fitness Trainer Permit scheme by Wokingham Borough Council has been a...

Cheap cover Why on earth is Wokingham Borough Council contemplating spending a fortune on recycling sacks when these covers are cheap and readily available? John Hoskins, Wokingham The naked truth...

By Cllr Paul Fishwick The highway is the most used service that the Borough Council offers, and we all use it, whether you are walking, cycling, a bus or rail...

Around the world, governments reversed their liftings of lockdown as Coronavirus outbreaks started up again. When Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced a Greater Manchester lockdown, residents in parts of Cheshire...

By Geoff Peck The lockdown has changed how we live our lives. Why have we changed our behaviour? Is it because the law has changed so that certain actions can...