Wokingham

NEARLY 2,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus across the United Kingdom, according to new figures released by Public Health England. At 407 new confirmed cases, this is the...

BUS SERVICES across the borough will be reduced as the coronavirus crisis, with some routes axed on a temporary basis.  Reading Buses says that a fall in customer numbers is...

THINK you’ve seen all the latest innovations for the kitchen? Roll over. A new frying pan aims to solve that eternal problem of unevenly cooked sausages. Until now, it’s been...

CHURCH services across the borough are set to be paused due the coronavirus crisis.  The Anglican communion has announced plans to radically change the way it operates while there is...

Every spring the toads at Priest Hill migrate to a pond south of the road, near the junction with Bungler’s Hill, to reproduce.

BOROUGH residents can get on with their spring cleaning as the council improves collection services for large unwanted items. As of this month, residents can organise a collection of five...

WOKINGHAM Borough Council is planning to keep its services open for the moment, but this could change should Government advice due to the coronavirus crisis change. However, there will be...

WOKINGHAM’S branches of the Carphone Warehouse are to close as the parent company restructures its business and makes 2,900 people redundant. The chain, which has 531 stores across the UK...

TWO SECONDARY schools and a primary school in Wokingham borough are launching partial closures as a result of staff self-isolating during the coronavirus crisis. And letters are being sent to...

RESIDENTS invited to put on their walking shoes for Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice. For the fifth year running, people will take part in the Wokingham Walk in May to raise...