Wokingham, England News

Fine food supplied by local producers and cooked to order is the cornerstone of the success of The Crooked Billet.

Bags of big clothes have been chucked out by the newly-svelte members of Slimming World clubs to raise money for cancer research.

Council bosses in the Czech Republic have visited Wokingham Borough Council to find out more about its successful smarter working strategy.

A police operation aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour has seen offences drop since its launch around three and a half years ago.

Wokingham has the worst gap in attainment between pupils eligible for free school meals and those who are not, according to latest figures.

An agenda for a meeting of Wokingham Borough Council's executive committee, which is due to meet next Thursday , reveals it will join Premier Inn as one of the cornerstones of the town's regeneration.

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.