Wokingham

A plan to build 43 homes and a Lidl supermarket in Lower Earley has been rejected as the land is deemed to be countryside

CHRISTMAS came to Woodley thanks to the return of its winter extravaganza.

MORE THAN a thousand bikers held a minute's silence at the start of this year's Reading Toy Run to remember Ben Spiller, who founded the event.

THE MAYOR of Earley is spreading Christmas cheer to the town.

The new offices for the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts will be on the current site of Reading School of Art.

Thames Valley fire services celebrated their latest collaboration success last week, in the shape of new fire engines and equipment for the region.

JEWELLERY and cash were stolen from a home in Lower Earley during a terrifying raid in which a man in his 80s was hit with a crowbar.

A CHRISTMASSY Christmas concert is being promised in Sonning next weekend

A LITTLE corner of Shinfield has been lit up for Christmas - and two charities will get some festive cheer as a result.

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