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Top-weight Rohaan became the fifth horse to record back-to-back Wokingham Handicap successes as Ryan Moore threaded the eye of the needle to take the six-furlong Royal Ascot cavalry charge. The David Evans-trained four-year-old has to be produced ...

18 Jun 2022 at 18:27

Lib Dem leader hopes for local election springboard to Westminster gains

Tory MPs in the Home Counties are being targeted by the Liberal Democrats as Sir Ed Davey hopes the local elections will provide a “springboard” for an assault on Conservative heartlands. The Liberal Democrat leader said a combination of ...

26 Apr 2023 at 15:51

News

Refugee praises ‘love and kindness’ as Ukrainians join Eurovision watch party

A Ukrainian refugee who had “two minutes” to flee her home with her children as Russian bombing began last year is now set to attend a Eurovision watch party in her adopted home of Berkshire thanks to the “love and kindness” of a local ...

12 May 2023 at 18:44

Horse Racing

Hollie Doyle and Saint Lawrence are Wokingham wonders

Saint Lawrence returned to winning ways in the Wokingham Stakes to oblige on his first start for Archie Watson and provide Hollie Doyle with a third victory at this year’s Royal Ascot . A Listed winner at two for Roger Varian, the ...

24 Jun 2023 at 17:37

Poorer areas missing out because public funding system has broken down – study

The level of funding allocated for a range of key public services is often below the amount required to meet the needs of many poorer communities, a study has found. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank said the ...

15 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Chances of securing preferred primary school place ‘depends on region’

There are signs that more children are gaining places at their first choice of primary school in a number of areas in England, a survey suggests. Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out which ...

17 Apr 2023 at 13:43

Analysis shows absence of levelling up in council funding

Large disparities in the core spending power of councils in the poorest and wealthiest areas caused by previous austerity measures have only marginally narrowed in the last two years, new analysis shows. Data shared ...

15 Feb 2023 at 13:39

Signs more families are securing first choice of primary school – survey

A higher proportion of children are gaining places at their preferred primary school in many areas of England, a survey suggests. Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out which primary ...

17 Apr 2023 at 18:10

Horse Racing

No overseas raids for Rohaan but summer campaign beckons

David Evans will give crack sprinter Rohaan plenty of time before unleashing him in the summer following a setback. Bought for 20,000 guineas at the 2020 Tattersalls Autumn horses-in-training sale, the ...

23 Feb 2023 at 10:42

Seats visited by party leaders on day 12: Key election data

Sir Keir Starmer kicked off a new week on the campaign trail by visiting one of his party’s key targets at the election, Bury North in Greater Manchester. The seat ranks at number seven on Labour’s ...

03 Jun 2024 at 16:34

Horse Racing

Dash star Dream Composer poised for Wokingham encore

Dream Composer hit all the right notes at Epsom and now connections can begin to imagine another trip to the winner’s enclosure at Royal Ascot. The consistent sprinter was making his first ...

06 Jun 2024 at 16:30

‘I have other things I wish to do’: Tory MP Sir John Redwood standing down

A Conservative MP who ran for the party leadership in 1995 has announced he is standing down ahead of the General Election, saying: “I have other things I wish to do.” Former minister Sir ...

24 May 2024 at 09:51

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