http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/ Top stories for Lifestyle http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108191_wokingham_nandos_opening_rumoured_to_be_in_two_weeks Wokingham's Nando's branch is due to open in less than two weeks. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108191_wokingham_nandos_opening_rumoured_to_be_in_two_weeks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108190_gardening_generous_motherinlaw_was_my_guru It was my father who first sowed the seeds from which my interest in gardening germinated. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108190_gardening_generous_motherinlaw_was_my_guru Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108188_go_organic_sowing_the_seeds_of_success Most vegetables are normally grown from seed. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108188_go_organic_sowing_the_seeds_of_success Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108186_rural_reading_robin_was_a_boy_wonder On one of my walks this week I stopped to look at something, I forget now what it was, because I was distracted by an inquisitive Robin. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108186_rural_reading_robin_was_a_boy_wonder Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108106_recipe_banana_steamed_asian_scented_pollock Ryan Wilson, 39, won over the judges to scoop the Marine Stewardship Council Recipe of the Year. Here is his award-winning recipe for you to try at home: http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108106_recipe_banana_steamed_asian_scented_pollock Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108086_volunteers_spruce_up_jealotts_hill_landshare_ Volunteers donned woolly hats and gloves to brave the chilly weather and spruce up a community landshare. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108086_volunteers_spruce_up_jealotts_hill_landshare_ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108082_wellington_college_chef_wins_top_award A chef at Wellington College has been crowned king of the kitchen with his recipe for banana-steamed Asian scented pollock. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108082_wellington_college_chef_wins_top_award Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108039_the_running_horse_pub_celebrates_its_18th_anniversary A new superhero was spotted in Bracknell as a popular pub celebrated it’s 18th birthday. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108039_the_running_horse_pub_celebrates_its_18th_anniversary Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107966_final_party_as_afroba_closes A popular independent bar in Reading town centre is to close its doors this weekend after 10 years. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107966_final_party_as_afroba_closes Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107871_valentines_launch_for_dating_service Love could be in the air when a service to help people with disabilities go on dates is launched on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, at Ascot Racecourse. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107871_valentines_launch_for_dating_service Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107864_wokingham_gourmet_kitchen_opens_tonight An independent community restaurant will open its doors tonight adding another eatery to Wokingham's town centre. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107864_wokingham_gourmet_kitchen_opens_tonight Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107765_russell_grants_horoscopes_february_6_to_12 Aries (Mar21/Apr20) There’s a certain something about you now that makes you well nigh irresistible on nearly all levels of life. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107765_russell_grants_horoscopes_february_6_to_12 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107737_gardening_purple_patch_with_my_broccoli My purple sprouting broccoli is just beginning to show its sprouts and we had our first little crop at the weekend. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107737_gardening_purple_patch_with_my_broccoli Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107736_go_organic_easy_to_grow_your_own_veg I always try to encourage people to have a go at growing their own veg, even if it is just a pot or two of herbs on the windowsill. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107736_go_organic_easy_to_grow_your_own_veg Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107735_rural_reading_ivy_treat_for_the_birds Winter has arrived properly with the freezing weather of the last week, but we have been very lucky. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107735_rural_reading_ivy_treat_for_the_birds Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107727_mortimer_firm_wins_chocolate_award Chocoholics at a foodie festival in London voted a product from Mortimer Britain’s favourite drinking chocolate. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107727_mortimer_firm_wins_chocolate_award Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107685_recipe_lentil_soup Although this winter has been relatively mild, the frosty mornings and dark, cold evenings have left many of us feeling a little blue. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107685_recipe_lentil_soup Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107663_enjoying_a_fryup_on_lockey_farm The smell of cooked bacon, sausage and egg wafted around a farm shop in Arborfield at the weekend. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107663_enjoying_a_fryup_on_lockey_farm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107656_advice_for_staying_warm_in_freezing_weather Families are being urged to look out for older or vulnerable neighbours in the cold snap. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107656_advice_for_staying_warm_in_freezing_weather Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107653_jealotts_hill_landshare_opens_to_public_tomorrow It will be time for volunteers to shine on Saturday when a community landshare scheme throws its gates open to the public. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107653_jealotts_hill_landshare_opens_to_public_tomorrow Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107612_cold_snap_makes_life_hard_for_wild_birds After weeks of calls reporting wildlife enjoying balmy weather, the RSPB is now braced for more traditional winter enquiries and is urging the public to provide food, water and shelter for garden birds. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107612_cold_snap_makes_life_hard_for_wild_birds Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107545_new_steakhouse_to_open_at_the_oracle A new steakhouse is to open on The Oracle Riverside on Friday, February 10. Miller & Carter restaurant will be moving into the unit which had previously been occupied by Old Orleans. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2107545_new_steakhouse_to_open_at_the_oracle Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107511_queen_victorias_fashion_secrets_revealed A replica wedding gown from one of England’s most iconic queens was presented to Wokingham Library goers during a talk about royal fashion. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107511_queen_victorias_fashion_secrets_revealed Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107449_royal_berks_battles_cdiff_bug Levels of diarrhoea-inducing bacteria at Royal Berkshire Hospital have failed targets which could see the trust face action from a watchdog if it is not brought under control. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107449_royal_berks_battles_cdiff_bug Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2107422_travel_set_sail_for_brittany I’ve been going to France for family holidays for as long as I’ve had my own family and we’ve grown to love the country and its people. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2107422_travel_set_sail_for_brittany Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107412_learn_to_prune_at_cross_lanes_fruit_farm A farm in Mapledurham is suggesting a fruitful way to spend a morning – learning about pruning. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107412_learn_to_prune_at_cross_lanes_fruit_farm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107344_get_antiques_valued_for_charity An antique vase tucked away on a shelf at home could be worth a fortune – and now is the time to find out. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107344_get_antiques_valued_for_charity Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107296_russell_grants_horoscopes_jan_30_to_feb_5 Aries (Mar21/Apr20) Take care not to cross a colleague or they’ll turn against you. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2107296_russell_grants_horoscopes_jan_30_to_feb_5 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107279_gardening_glorious_helleborus A white hellebore is coming into bloom in the garden but whether it is a Christmas rose or a Lenten rose I cannot be sure. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107279_gardening_glorious_helleborus Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107278_go_organic_thats_shallot The best bit of gardening advice I ever had was to only grow the things you want to eat. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107278_go_organic_thats_shallot Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107277_rural_reading_join_the_big_garden_birdwatch This weekend will be the Big Garden Birdwatch. If you needed any excuse to while away an hour watching your garden birds, now you can say it is all for research. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2107277_rural_reading_join_the_big_garden_birdwatch Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2106867_russell_grants_horoscopes_january_23_to_29 Aries (Mar21/Apr20) Teaming up with like minded enthusiasts opens up some new doors. Your pioneer spirit helps attract new donors, while their contacts improve your professional prospects. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2106867_russell_grants_horoscopes_january_23_to_29 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2106834_gardening_cold_spell_gives_a_clear_view_for_pruning After furious activity in the garden during the recent warm weekend, I have now been moved to contemplation by the turn to cold weather. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2106834_gardening_cold_spell_gives_a_clear_view_for_pruning Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2106832_go_organic_a_lot_of_potatoes_for_a_little_work Potatoes are one of those wonderful things which require very little effort for the reward they deliver. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2106832_go_organic_a_lot_of_potatoes_for_a_little_work Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2106831_rural_reading_hoping_for_more_rain A little bit of rain fell this week, but it has hardly been enough. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2106831_rural_reading_hoping_for_more_rain Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000