Wokingham, England News

Staff and supporters of a garden centre are reeling at the prospect of months of more uncertainty after the council forced the adjournment of a planning inquiry into its future.

Thieves struck 12 times in 12 weeks in Wokingham, diverting their victim's attention before taking bank cards or valuables.

A crew from Wokingham fire station was sent to a home in Farnham Close, Bracknell, at 1.45am this morning where a shed was on fire.

Crews from Bracknell, Maidenhead, Wokingham and Windsor fire stations were sent to a warehouse behind Moss End Garden Centre in Warfield at 8.30pm. Bracknell watch manager Michael Fulwell said: "We were called by the occupier who had turned up in response to a burglar alarm and found the fire.

People living close to the proposed site off Blagrove Lane have delivered hundreds of flyers and launched a petition against a plans for two static caravans, two touring caravans and parking for four vehicles.

Faced with a two-hour commute home from the capital at the end of an eight-hour working day, the vacancies signs lighting the front of hotels and bed and breakfasts are undoubtedly inviting to any weary traveller.

Thames Valley Police is investigating 14 other potential child sexual exploitation cases across the force area after the high-profile conviction of seven men in Oxford.

A man who broke a newborn baby boy's leg "in a moment of impatience and frustration" has been given a suspended sentence.

The Strictly Come Dancing 2012 finalist has thrown her support behind Foster Care Fortnight, which launched on Monday and lasts until May 26.

The Department for Education is due to announce if plans to launch Evendons Free School have been given the go-ahead. While they await the result, a number of mums and dads behind the project will host an open evening for prospective parents at Wokingham Town Hall, in Market Place, on Wednesday, May 22, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The meeting is to ... (more)

Annette Drake, a former borough mayor, councillor, and founder and president of Hurst Village Society, was presented with the medal by Mary Bayliss, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, at Windsor Guildhall on April 30.

RAIL users are advised that they will not be able to catch a train from Bracknell, Wokingham and the Winnersh stations on Sunday .

Chief Inspector Rob France spoke about rural crime and detection rates at Finchampstead NAG's monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 8. Ch Insp France said: "The impact of rural crime is two-fold. One is economic and we recently had a farmer who had a quad bike taken and the loss to his business was much more significant than the value of the quad ... (more)

'When is enough enough?' asked villagers angry about the increasing number of homes due to be built in Shinfield, Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross.

The Royals are hoping to move their training ground to a golf course in Sindlesham - close to where owner Anton Zingarevich went to college.

Stiltz Lifts has more than doubled its manufacturing and warehouse space with a move to a new state-of-the-art facility in China.

A four-team football tournament at Aldershot Town will raise money for Tony Calvert, the former Bracknell Town, Wokingham and Sandhurst manager who suffered a heart attack while on holiday last month.

Groups will be able to promote themselves on a new stage and can offer taster sessions to members of the public on Sunday, July 7, from midday to 4pm.

Around one in 60 people in the borough has suffered an stroke and need support to help them in the aftermath.

Members of Wokingham Town Centre & Evendons Neighbourhood Action Group joined forces with three workers at Tesco, in Finchampstead Road, for a litter pick.