Wokingham

SIR JOHN Madejski has launched a new annual scholarship to give an underprivileged Berkshire child a year’s worth of 11+ tuition to help secure their future. And they’ll be found...

CUSTOMERS on Reading Buses have used more than 2,500 litres of hand sanitiser on their travels. The bus company said measures to keep customers and employees safe during the pandemic...

PLANS ARE forming for a 75 acre solar farm near Grazeley. West Berkshire Council is hoping to host 45,000 solar panels on its land, bordering with the Wokingham borough. Like...

WOKINGHAM’s day centre for the elderly is appealing for volunteers to come forward. Based on Reading Road, WADE is looking for new members for its Friends of WADE fundraising committee....

MENTAL health first aiders are popping up across the borough thanks to new training from Citizens Advice Wokingham and there’s still time to get involved. The charity’s chief executive, Jake...

The health benefits of yoga have been known for thousands of years and on Monday a Wokingham-based yoga expert donated her time and experience to help benefit a children's charity...

OVER THE weekend, two best friends from Keep Hatch Primary donned their dancing shoes to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Izzy Sharp and Lucy Poll, both nine, danced for...

A WOMAN from Sonning has become one of the latest to receive her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.  Yesterday, it was announced that 19.6 million people have now received...

WOKINGHAM is the healthiest place to live in England according to a new survey of the country’s local authorities.  The Office of National Statistics (ONS) Health Index Data aims to...

AS WOKINGHAM borough families prepare for the return of the school run, the government has announced that applicable households will be able to have covid tests on a twice weekly...