Opinion

LIFE OF BRIAN with Brian Hicks I became a fan of top German singing star, Andrea Berg, after moving to Germany in 2011 and seeing her on TV. I went...

Towards the Local Plan By Cllr John Halsall In last week’s column, I explained that the Council has a requirement to produce a new Local Plan to decide where new...

There are big changes going on with churches across the country and in Wokingham. Everyone knows that in Britain today the total number of people attending churches on Sunday is...

Council leader insults councillors and officers I and many Earley Town councillors have been very disappointed with the unnecessary attack on Earley Town Council from the Borough Conservative Leader, Cllr...

By Matt Rodda, MP for Reading East One of the issues which, rightly, most exercises parliament continues to be the inadequate response from Government to the tragedy that happened at...

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...