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VOICE OF WOKINGHAM: Festival fever is well worth the fun
IT IS summer’s last hurrah. Come Tuesday, thoughts will be not on the holidays but on getting ready for the school run. So it’s important to make the most of...
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LETTERS: We must support our market during regeneration
A word in your shell, like So, “you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs” (Keep On Shopping, The Wokingham Paper, August 10). Let’s hope that this is not...
Read moreDetailsVOICE OF WOKINGHAM: If ever there was a time for you to support small businesses, this is it
The rallying cry has been there for a while, but now more than ever, it needs to be heard and heeded – SHOP LOCAL. The regeneration of the borough is...
Read moreDetailsLETTERS: Why isn’t anyone thinking about the bus users?
With all of the millions that the Wokingham Borough Council is spending on Wokingham Town Centre regeneration, there is one important group that seems to be being overlooked. That is...
Read moreDetailsLots to do in the borough this summer
Executive Member for Environment, Cllr Norman Jorgensen, writes for you ... School’s out, and I’m sure many parents will be looking forward to the summer holidays and its many days...
Read moreDetailsVoice of Wokingham: Get behind new Carnival proposals
THIS WEEK, Wokingham Borough Council formally announced its plans for the new Carnival Pool leisure complex. It is a secret no more. While we’ve known about the concept for a...
Read moreDetailsChurch notes: Wrestling in church
This building is even more impressive than the music”. “It’s great to see the church used for a community event”. These were just some of the comments I heard at...
Read moreDetailsVoice of Wokingham: This park & ride plan is sheer vandalism
Regarding plans to build a park & ride and single track bus lane at Thames Valley Park by the River Thames: Our borough’s green spaces are treasured and precious. Dinton...
Read moreDetailsWokingham’s views – your letters
A friend of mine who is a gardener and knows about these things tells me it has been a good year for Alcea Rosa – Hollyhocks to you and me....
Read moreDetailsYour council, your money
Cllr Oliver Whittle, Executive Member for Finance, 21st Century Council, Internal Services and Human Resources looks at how Wokingham Borough Council allocates your money Local government finance – even mentioning...
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