Opinion

VANDALISM is a pathetic crime. Destroying something that others are enjoying, destroying other people’s property or damaging windows does not make the perpetrator look cool. It’s the action of losers...

Sophie Pierce I once spent every night of a fortnight cooking spaghetti bolognese from scratch, watched by hundreds of people. I chopped an onion, fried garlic, stirred tomatoes, boiled water...

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 is an historic night for Wokingham borough – and its council. It is expected that councillors, at an extraordinary meeting, will approve a new chief executive and...

For some reason the November Borough Council meeting has the oddest content of the year. Whether it’s the prospect of three months until the next meeting, the idea that this...

Why do we celebrate Advent? Is it about eating more chocolate every day in December? Giving a small gift every day up to Christmas? I remember my mum used to...

There are plenty of articles about the failings of our national politicians. But they all ignore the leaders’ universal Achilles Heel: local election results, as well as the low turnout...

THE FUTURE of the fire service is being placed into the hands of residents after a new consultation has been launched. The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) wants...

No member of the SOAR campaign went to the Wokingham Planning meeting with hope of more than a token vote or two against the MRT planning application. In a remarkable...

Road closures and lane priority ‘Anger over town centre road closure’ – The Wokingham Paper, May 31. Well, did you ever? Just when you thought the inmates of Shute End...

DR PHILLIP LEE became the centre of a political storm on Tuesday morning as he resigned from the Government, ironically over concerns that Parliament wasn’t being allowed to take back...