Wokingham

WALKERS are being warned to take care around floodwater after a woman was rescued from the Thames Path in Sonning last week.  Volunteers from Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue (BLSAR)...

THE SEARCH for a man who went missing in Sonning more than two weeks ago has intensified.  Volunteers from Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue (BLSAR) have taken to the River...

SOME of the borough’s finest volunteers were celebrated at a special awards ceremony on Friday night.  Wokingham Town Council’s annual civic awards took place in the Town Hall, offering a...

A RECORD turnout for a Burns’ supper saw a crisp £1,000 raised for charity.  On Saturday, January 25, Sindlesham Court was packed with people looking to celebrate the Scottish poet...

FRANK SINATRA thought New York was so good, he’d had to sing about it twice. But a local orchestral group thinks Holst’s The Planets are so good they have to...

FOR some residents, this can’t come soon enough: the new year’s worth of blue bin bags will start to be delivered by Wokingham Borough Council from next week.  More than...

Taylor Wimpey is inviting the community to nominate local groups, organisations or individuals they think are deserving of a £250 donation.

YOU only normally see exposed beams in historic properties, but a Wokingham housebuilding firm is making history with its modern property that exposes even more. Bovis Homes has created the...

ORGANISERS behind a three-month publication consultation into the future of transport in the South East have thanked those who took part.  More than 3,500 responses were gathered from businesses, campaign...

EVENTS in Australia in recent weeks have horrified many of us. The raging bush fires have seen an area three times the size of Wales destroyed, wildlife displaced and homes...