Opinion

We’ve just returned from a weekend in the countryside with my partner’s family. It was everything we needed; a change of scenery with a group of lovely people. And when...

Support your local Chinese restaurant today It is troubling to read reports of incidents of racism and prejudicial treatment toward people of Chinese heritage because of the coronavirus outbreak. It...

MAIDEN ERLEGH SCHOOL staff and students should be proud of themselves.  Ofsted has given the Earley-based education establishment a glowing report, declaring it outstanding. Praise was given for the way...

I caught part of a documentary about the abolition of Capital Punishment during the week. There were some extraordinary insights into its history, but one of the commentators on the...

With last week’s commentary focusing on what the Local Plan looked like from the receiving end, it seemed appropriate to balance it with views from the opposite end – those...

In our fast-moving ever-changing world, it seems that we still spend a lot of time waiting for things. Some are certainties, like waiting for Christmas, but others are less precise,...

SHORTLY after the 7/7 bombings, a friend from overseas cancelled their visit to us. The reason was that we were too close to London and therefore we were at risk....

We need to improve our public transport My first impressions of Wokingham as a new resident are very positive, I am however disappointed by the poor public transportation. Driving everywhere...

With St David’s Day, my step sisters’ birthdays, my birthday, Mothering Sunday, British Summer Time beginning and the days getting longer there is a lot to love about March. The...

This week, Wokingham Borough Council’s (WBC’s) Local Plan team started their tour of the Borough to bring the Local Plan to the people and the first stop was introducing Grazeley...