Wokingham

RESIDENTS must get used to the new normal, and embrace testing as part of their lives, said the council health leader. Marking one year since the first UK lockdown next...

WOKINGHAM borough council wants to find out if residents are feeling satisfied. In a bid to improve its services, it recently launched a new online survey to measure customer satisfaction...

Proceeds totalling £300 from the Wokingham Lions Club virtual pub quiz in February have been donated to SHARE Wokingham, which distributes food to those in need. Claire Revie, founder of...

TAXI DRIVERS across the borough have been struggling through the pandemic. And a licence fee hike hasn’t helped. More than 20% of Hackney Carriage drivers have handed in their licence...

A WOMAN is hoping to raise money for a hospice in memory of her uncle this May. Vikki Harris, 32, is taking on a 100km (62 mile) walk from London...

THE BOROUGH council said there are “potential financial benefits” for residents by building solar farms in the borough. As part of its climate emergency action plan, the council aims to...

BADGERS are settling into their new home in Finchampstead. Wokingham Borough Council has created two artificial setts in a new location to keep the animals  safe. They were found near...

A NEW nature reserve may be established in Lower Earley, to protect wildlife living in the area. The Earley Environmental  Group has submitted a proposal to the borough council for...

A CONTRACTOR has been appointed to build 55 new homes at the Carnival Pool site, as part of the council’s regeneration works. Mid Group, based in London, will be the...

CLASSIC rock heads up our hit parade this week, thanks to a visitor of Wokingham Music Club. The great venue, which we can’t wait to see back in action, welcomed...