Wokingham

A WOKINGHAM food charity has been benefiting from M&S’s food redistribution programme. SHARE Wokingham, based in Norreys, is one of the many local causes to use the scheme. Since 2015,...

There’s no denying that it has been an extraordinary year, and months of working from home has pushed many of us to reconsider where and how we want to live....

ROUGHLY half of the council’s £100,000 Covid Winter Grant has been distributed to families in the borough. The council has supported 120 residents and families struggling to access food, fuel...

THE manager of a Shinfield care home said the loss of life in a Covid-19 outbreak would have been “significantly higher” if the council’s taskforce had not stepped in. Amanda...

SUB ZERO temperatures, heavy snow and strong winds – Storm Darcy is preparing to make its presence felt in the Wokingham borough. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning...

EVERY CLOUD has a silver lining, and this week so does our Wokingham Loves Music playlist.  Curated by Chris Hillman from White Star Records,  the Wokingham Love Music soundtrack features...

CLASP Wokingham is continuing to meet virtually during the coronavirus pandemic and welcomes new faces. The group, which supports adults with learning disabilities in Wokingham borough, holds sessions on Tuesday...

THE NEW multi-million pound activity centre at Dinton Pastures has passed a major milestone. Last week, modules were lifted into place at the borough’s first net zero carbon building. Cllr...

RESIDENTS at a Shinfield care home have been celebrating after receiving Covid-19 vaccination. With the support of Shinfield Medical Centre, the majority of residents and team members at Care UK’s...

Reassurances over suggestions that the Hurst flood could lead to sewage spreading Covid-19 have been given by Wokingham’s World Health Organisation professor and Thames Water. Last year an academic study...