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11. Hurst golfers' protest at council decision to shut clubhouse
Get Wokingham, Friday 31 October 2008Golfers rallied outside Wokingham’s civic offices over the closure of their clubhouse, but council bosses have refused to budge, saying the taxpayer should not foot the bill.
12. The Dog & Duck, Emmbrook
Get Wokingham, Friday 31 October 2008A family-run pub that tries to cater for “anything we can think of or people ask us to do” – that’s what you get at The Dog & Duck.
13. Band mixes making music with studies
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 8 October 2008A highly-rated young band from Wokingham hellbent on playing at Reading Festival are hoping to hit the big time.
14. Convent to close its doors after 100 years
Get Wokingham, Friday 3 October 2008It is the end of an era at a little-known convent in Wokingham which to close after being in the town for more than 100 years.
15. Residents rally in their thousands to have their say on homes plans
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 8 October 2008Thousands of people have spoken out on Wokingham’s blueprint for where more than 10,000 homes will be built over the next 18 years.
16. ‘Rebuild a school’ hope is boosted by cash bid
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 1 October 2008One of the borough’s crumbling schools could be completely rebuilt if a multi-million pound bid for funding is successful.
17. ‘This is our chance to get revamp right’
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 1 October 2008Closing Denmark Street on Saturdays, filling empty shops and car parking prices will be discussed as Wokingham makes plans for the new attempt at regenerating its town centre.
18. Communication is the key to getting it right
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 1 October 2008One of the concerns raised at the forum was communication.
19. Proactive planning is the way forward
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 1 October 2008The bid to regenerate the town has suffered in the past from the lack of a strong planning framework which had barred it from negotiating properly with developers, it was said.
20. Wokingham has millions stuck in Icelandic banks
Get Wokingham, Thursday 9 October 2008Wokingham Borough Council has millions of pounds invested in Icelandic banks that have stopped depositors withdrawing their cash, it has emerged.