Opinion

One of my favourite songs, Reach Out, I’ll Be There by The Four Tops, has plenty of deeper meaning. Part of the lyrics go something like this, “If you feel...

I read Neil Coupe’s opinion piece in last week’s Wokingham Paper 'We should be proud that developers want to invest in Wokingham' with interest. It is nationally recognised that we...

'YOU LOST, GET OVER IT' 'SNOWFLAKES' 'LOSERS' 'WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK' 'WE'VE GOT TO BE PREPARED TO REBEL' Comments like these are not helping the country at all. We're...

MORE than a million people packed central London yesterday to take part in a march aimed at convincing Theresa May's Government to give a fresh referendum on Brexit. Those taking...

Days before hundreds of thousands of people are expected to march in London demanding a second referendum, a local MP said tonight that it would not happen. Maidenhead MP Theresa...

Climate emergency? Please don’t call one here! Reading Borough Council has declared a “climate emergency” but I hope Wokingham will not follow suit. I have much more confidence in Britain’s...

Reading East MP Matt Rodda Brexit continues to be a difficult issue, with further votes in Parliament this week showing how it is hard to get agreement for a way...

‘God is our refuge and strength An ever-present help in times of trouble. Therefore we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken… “Be still, and know that...

Last week, reader Harry Atkinson was walking through Wokingham when he caught the first fruits of spring. He said: “I had decided to walk to town. On my way there...

Neil Coupe Should we be alarmed at the number of new homes being built in Wokingham? There is a recognised nation-wide demand for more houses, particularly in the South East....