Wokingham

A LOCAL farmer is frustrated at Wokingham Borough Council’s plans for a new solar farm, which he said could force him to sell and slaughter his livestock. Andrew Lake lives...

FIRST-TIME homeowners in the South East are being gifted more than £61,000 from grandparents to help cover the cost of a deposit. Data from equity release company, Key, revealed that...

HARE HATCH Sheeplands has launched an initiative to support borough schools, as children prepare to return to the classroom. Following the success of its cash for Christmas trees in December,...

PEAT-FREE compost is now available to buy at re3 recycling centres. Generated from recycled garden waste by residents of Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham boroughs, it can be bought from...

RESEARCHERS at the University of Reading are helping towns reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve air quality. The Thames Valley Live Lab is one of eight projects across the country...

GOLD jewellery worth £40,000 was stolen from a Winnersh home on Saturday night.  Now, police are appealing for witnesses to come forward in a bid to catch the thieves.  The...

On Thursday, March 11, the group will host a free evening of discussion, which will include the challenges and discrimination experienced by women of colour.

WOKINGHAM residents have been invited for a virtual cuppa, so don’t forget the biscuits. The University of Reading has launched a new initiative called Cuppa Over...Community, to get more people...

MANY of us have treasured pets: all creatures great and small captivate us. But it turns out that for some Berkshire residents, walkies with Fido is not enough. Nor is...

A WINNERSH resident has returned to the borough after an 18-month stint abroad – and she did not come home empty handed. Karen Lewin has spent the last year-and-a-half working...