Opinion

Recent events have brought into question the importance of trust and faith. Many believe they are the same thing but there is a difference. Trust is rational and logical. It...

ON SATURDAY, Wokingham borough will hold its first proper Pride gathering. Yes, last year there was a bit of flag waving outside the town hall, but covid prevented it from...

Part one in a series on the Local Plan by Cllr John Halsall Last week I set out the challenges facing our community around affordable housing, and how the Council...

Support our market I believe every town should have a market. We have a good one in Wokingham and arguably the most popular stall is the fruit and vegetables. I...

By Cllr Jim Frewin AS PART of modern day life in the UK, we have come to expect that we get clean water from taps and that our waste can...

Fathers’ Day for me this yearTook place a little lateAs for our family gatheringThis was a better date. For me the highlight of the dayIs to have our children hereWith...

barely a breath of a breeze,a mere whisper of windcaresses the lastof the tulips, prettily fadedin purple and pink. a flash of grey-white-blue,a striking jay swoopsabove watchful garden robin,proud, tiny,...

During the pandemic we had to accept that things would not be as we had expected or looked forward to. This is certainly the case for students completing the courses....

Part one in a series on the Local Plan by Cllr John Halsall “People are struggling to afford good homes in in the right location: house prices are too high...

All good things come to an end and as a regular columnist of this paper since day one I couldn’t sneak off without saying goodbye.  Originally writing weekly, then twice...