Wokingham

YOU SHALL go the the ball. Forget the fairy godmother, parent power has saved a Shinfield secondary school’s prom. Oakbank school was originally due to host its Year 11 prom...

A 90-year-old and his family had an amazing hot air balloon ride full of moving coincidences. Ronnie Franklin leapt at the chance to fulfil a long-held ambition when asked for...

TESCO Wokingham has donated £1,000 to two schools in the borough. The superstore gave the money, via its Community Grants scheme, to Bohunt Wokingham and Walter Infant School. The secondary...

A leading medical doctor is worried about risks to his seriously disabled sister’s health from a sewage treatment system. Dr Henry Lupa, is complaining about plans to discharge the sewage...

Tomorrow, students will collect their A-level results, and on Thursday, pupils will do the same for their GCSE grades. It is the first time the two results days have run...

WOKINGHAM and Reading have seen a baby boom over lockdown over the past year, with the two areas being hotspots for covid newborns. In March, across the country, there were...

BURGER lovers can get their hands on a free treat from a popular Wokingham fast food restaurant this month – Burger King is teaming up with Deliveroo to offer a...

SURVIVORS of domestic abuse could be struggling to access refuge support in Wokingham borough, more than a month after Cranstoun took over the council’s support service. This is according to...

A CHARITY founder has been selected as a finalist for a special business award. Vickie Robertson, founder of Finchampstead-based charity Kaleidoscopic UK, has been shortlisted for the Single Mums Business...

Hurst Village Society has pledged to strongly fight the ‘nightmare’ of up to 300 new homes being built in its community. But earlier this week the society had yet to...