Online greenfingers from Beech Hill gardening charity helps boost mental health
A CHARITY is using gardening to help people stay fit in lockdown – but it’s all taking place online. Thrive supports people with disabilities, or...
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Battery causes bin lorry blaze: Wokingham residents urged not to put them in their blue bags
WOKINGHAM residents are being urged to dispose of batteries correctly, after a waste collection vehicle caught fire last month. On Friday, February 12, crews spotted...
SCHOOL PLACES: Pupils miss out on their first choice by metres
Nikki Green’s son missed out on a place at The Piggott School because their home near Twyford Station is 49 metres too far away. Pressure...
Wokingham Lib Dems say four-step lockdown exit plan is a target to aim for
THE LEADER of Wokingham Liberal Democrats believes residents should see the four-step process for exiting lockdown as “target dates”. Cllr Lindsay Ferris, said the four...
South African flair comes to Wokingham thanks to new cafe
A NEW family-run business is bringing the taste of Africa to Wokingham. Characters Cafe, which opened on Denmark Street last week, is hoping to bring...
Reading Buses support raises funds for mental health charity Sport in Mind
A bus operator has been working hard to get people talking about mental health. Reading Buses has been busy raising money for its Charity of...
Wokingham care home residents celebrate Burns Night with a wee dram
RESIDENTS at a Wokingham care home celebrated Burns Night last month. West Oak care home marked the occasion on a smaller scale than normal, with...
Diane’s not wearing a hat because of the weather
Wokingham resident Diane Marshall shaved her head for Cancer Research UK and Alopecia UK, raising more than £3,000....
BRRRRR! -8ºC, possibility of snow overnight and a week of freezing winds: Storm Darcy is on its way to Wokingham
SUB ZERO temperatures, heavy snow and strong winds – Storm Darcy is preparing to make its presence felt in the Wokingham borough. The Met Office...
Simon looks, and feels, blue for this family fundraiser
Wokingham's The Ollie Young Foundation is asking people to wear blue for it's month-long campaign....