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January 25, 2012 / Local News / by eroddy

Wokingham Borough Council Set To Join Local Enterprise Partnership

At its meeting tomorrow (Thursday January 26), Wokingham Borough Council’s executive is set to consider the council’s membership of the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership. It will also confirm which elected member will represent the council at meetings of the company. The Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership is one of 24 local partnerships across the country which pulls together key players from business, local authorities, education and the voluntary sector, working together with the government to strengthen the [...]

January 25, 2012 / Local News / by eroddy

Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshop

Residents will be given the opportunity to discuss mental health issues at a public workshop on Monday February 13th from 6.30pm at the Civic Offices, Shute End. The health overview and scrutiny committee at Wokingham Borough Council established a Mental Health Task and Finish Group last August to review the mental health service for 16-year-olds and over with common to moderate mental health and wellbeing needs. It aims to identify how easy it is for individuals to access the service [...]

January 25, 2012 / Local News / by eroddy

Bid For Magic Bus Stops In The Wokingham Borough

New bus stops which offer passengers the latest timetable information in less than a second at the touch of a smartphone are just one part of a bid for improved local transport in the Wokingham Borough. At its meeting on Thursday January 26, Wokingham Borough Council’s executive will be asked to approve a bid for £2.75million to the Department for Transport to reduce congestion along the A329 corridor. If the bid is successful, the money would be used to fund [...]

January 11, 2012 / Local News / by eroddy

Special Recruitment Event

Are you looking for an opportunity to give something back to your community on a voluntary basis and help improve your local area? Thames Valley Police is currently recruiting to help the Force continue to beat crime in the Thames Valley. Special Supt Jason Morley-Smith said: “Joining Thames Valley Police as a volunteer police officer is a great way to give something back to the community and learn more about yourself, as well as developing your skills and experience. “It [...]

January 6, 2012 / Learning in..., Local News / by eroddy

Millions Of Pounds Invested In School Buildings

Primary and secondary schools have received a £12million boost thanks to investment from Wokingham Borough Council, with plans in place for further future investment. Under the Primary Capital Programme, work has been taking place over the past year at three primary schools – Hillside in Lower Earley, The Coombes in Arborfield and St Nicholas in Hurst – and all are nearing completion. Hillside Primary School opened its new £2million buildings in September. This saw the extension of existing classrooms and [...]

December 9, 2011 / Local News / by eroddy

Volunteers Receive Awards For Helping Young People In The Borough

Last night (December 8th) the Wokingham Borough Council Youth Offending Service (YOS) held a special evening to celebrate and recognise volunteers who willingly give time and effort to help young people in the Wokingham Borough. The event was held at Cantley House Hotel and certificates were awarded to 14 volunteers who live and work within the local community. In addition to these certificates, two outstanding contributions were specially recognised in the awards. The first award for an outstanding contribution was [...]

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Banned books at Wokingham Library

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Staff at Wokingham Library have gathered together a collection of books that have had the distinction of being banned around the world for a whole variety of reasons. British public libraries do not censor material on moral, political, religious, racial or gender grounds and access to information is not restricted on any grounds apart from that of the law, however this is not the case everywhere in the world. ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll was banned in the [...]

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Digital switchover starts across Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire

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The digital switchover has started for homes in parts of Hampshire, Berkshire, south Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire. People with analogue TVs have lost BBC Two while those with digital equipment will have to re-tune their boxes. Digital UK said all services from the Hannington transmitter have now been restored following some disruption. The analogue signal for BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 will be turned off from the Hannington transmitter on 22 February. The switchover process for the UK [...]

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Be a sporting hero in 2012

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Inspire Wokingham: Living the Legacy* is encouraging all Wokingham borough residents who enjoy sport and would like a chance to win Olympic tickets, to become Sport Makers** and inspire their friends, family and colleagues or the local community to get involved in sport for 2012 and beyond. Anyone interested is invited to attend a free, informal Sport Makers workshop aimed at providing advice and tools needed to make sport happen and become part of the official London 2012 Olympic and [...]

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Vernalis in £68m fundraising bid

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Last updated: 10th Feb 2012 at 08:46am Pharmaceutical company Vernalis, based in Wokingham, plans to raise £68.5m via a share placing on the Stock Exchange after agreeing terms on a new joint venture. The development stage company said it would raise the capital to help fund its collaboration with US specialty pharmaceutical company Tris Pharma. Both companies have signed an exclusive licensing agreement to develop and commercialise multiple products focused on the US prescription cough and cold market. Under the [...]

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Sales Manager

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Salary: Competitive Location: Amersham Job Type: Permanent Date Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 As Sales Manager within Kerry Foods DTS, you will be responsible for managing and motivating a sales team to drive sales growth of our unique and exciting Premier Service offering. You will ensure targets are met, customers are delighted and company values are upheld. Based in the sales office at the heart of the operation on site at a depot, you will have a team of [...]

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Four Bed House for Sale – Video Example

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