Wokingham

RECTORY ROAD in Wokingham town is currently closed to traffic to allow a tree to be removed. Traffic through the town centre, particularly along Rose Street, is reported to be...

YOUNGSTERS learning to cycle can join a summer holiday session at Woodford Park. Bikeability classes will be held throughout July and August for a range of ages and skill levels....

RARE FLOWERS were mown down by council contractors in Shinfield but residents have been reassured it won’t happen again. Wokingham resident Kathryn McCann expressed her concerns after noticing pyramidal orchids...

WOODLEY’s New Look is closing later this month. On Wednesday, July 28, the women’s fashion shop will shut permanently. Town centre manager, Brian Fennelly said he was disappointed to see...

A PASTOR in Finchampstead will be embarking on a new adventure across the pond after 11 years of service. Simon Hall, who has worked with children at Finchampstead Baptist Church...

FINCHAMPSTEAD has a new rector, and he says he can’t wait to meet you: The Revd Dr Leonard Onugha was installed in the post for the parish of Finchampstead and...

SCOTTISH music filled the streets of Woodley town centre on Saturday, July 17. The Craigievar Ceilidh Band, run by Stuart and Alistair Forbes, performed for two hours in the sunshine...

DRINKS were flowing at a brewery’s special anniversary festival last Saturday. Bond Brews, at Gardeners Green Farm off Heathlands Road, celebrated its sixth year in business with an afternoon of...

VISITORS to a Wokingham church were pleased to find mice everywhere, during a mouse hunt. But these weren’t pests, they were woolly creations conjured up by the talented members of...

Wokingham’s Beat the Street challenge has come to an amazing conclusion this week with 6,263 participants racking up 151,531 active travel miles. Beat the Street transformed the town centre, Woosehill...