Wokingham

CELEBRATIONS to mark VE Day were held at a care home last week. West Oak Care Home, in Wokingham, run  by Barchester Healthcare, commemorated the 76th anniversary of VE Day...

YOUNGSTERS don’t have long to wait until they can visit birds of prey as a falconry centre prepares to welcome visitors. Feathers and Fur Falconry Centre, which previously operated out...

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy is calling for prioritisation of deer when nature parks are created. Orson Lewis has written a letter to the borough council (see page 19) asking for gaps...

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH council is calling on all residents to get tested for Covid-19 twice weekly, to help keep infection levels low. In December, it set up lateral-flow testing sites for...

THE INDIAN variant of Covid-19 has been identified in the borough. It was found in a number of cases diagnosed in the fortnight leading up to Saturday, May 1. Now...

THERE’S a “ticking timebomb” in healthcare in the South East, according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The charity recently revealed that the number of people waiting more than four...

SCHOOLS in the borough will lose out on almost £200,000 due to cuts to Pupil Premium according to the Wokingham Lib Dems. The funds provide extra money to help pupils...

https://youtu.be/crW90QZIppI A NEW mural was unveiled to Wokingham shoppers on Friday, and this Wokingham mural is sure to be enjoyed for years to come.  Created on the wall between The...

The Wokingham Loves Music playlist YES, IT’S May and we’re banging on about a touch of Frost*. Thankfully we’re talking about music and not the weather – but with it...

A ONE-HOUR arts session on Monday aims to help people get inspired. Organised by Wokingham borough Libraries, the event is an illustrated talk by artist Chris Holley, looking at everything...