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WORK will soon begin on a brand-new wing of the British Museum. But borough residents won’t need to go to London to see it: it is being built next to...

FANS of Gilbert of Sullivan will be delighted to learn that there will be a semi-staged production of Ruddigore this week. The Mostly G&S Society will be at the Oakwood...

IT’S a wizard of a chance for Harry Potter fans in Wokingham to have a truly spellbinding experience. A nationwide contest has been launched to select four locations to host...

It might not have its own building nowadays – but Woodley Theatre Company has existed in the heart of the community since the end of World War 2. From its...

ONE OF the rising stars of UK comedy is planning to return to Norden Farm Centre for the Arts later this month. Stephen Bailey will perform his latest stand-up show...

A Wokingham brewery has announced its annual Beer Festival will be on Saturday, June 22. Bond Brews, based at Gardeners Green Farm in Heathlands Road, will be celebrating its fourth...

BOROUGH residents are being encouraged to get on their bikes, now that entries are open for this year’s Wokingham Bikeathon. The annual event will take place on Sunday, June 30,...

Children from Crosfields, Dolphin, Loddon and The Abbey schools took part in the choirs contest at The Emmbrook School on Saturday Picture: Phil Creighton The Woodley Festival started at Emmbrook...

A WOKINGHAM hotel is planning two open air cinema nights later this year. Organisers at the Hilton St Anne’s Manor on London Road said that they will be screening some...

William Manners was born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1860. Unusually for most artists he didn’t show any particular desire or ability to paint at an early age and didn’t even...