Wokingham

Another unsolved case that has long been associated with Sidney Cook is the disappearance and suspected murder of seven-year-old Mark Tildesley.

On June 1st, 1984, Mark disappeared after visiting a fair in Wokingham, Berkshire.

Despite extensive searches and a lengthy investigation, Mark's body has never been recovered, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain unresolved.

During later police investigations into Cook and his associates, Leslie Bailey, a convicted child sex offender who was good friends with Sidney Cook, told investigators that Cook was the one responsible for abducting Mark from the fair.

Thank you very much, Catherine.

So I'm joining today from Wokingham in Berkshire, which is in the UK, which is probably the 20 to 30 miles from London, so in the south of the country.

Lovely.

So I'm going to start with your, I guess, your first introduction to Parkrun, which was way back in September 2013.

So Tolu, obviously, I don't mind people saying, like, it's quite posh.

And St. Albans, you're from St. Albans, and we're here in Wokingham Borders.

They said it's Wokingham, but it's not really Wokingham.

But I had this thing in my head, which is, like, Wokingham has more pubs.

per capita in a small town centre than anywhere else in the UK.

I've believed that for years, ever since I've lived in this area.

Next, an episode from 2023 that highlights another classic Halloween symbol, the bat.

Peter Gibbs and panellists Christine Walkden, Matthew Wilson and Matt Biggs were in Wokingham in Berkshire to offer advice on luring these gothic flying mammals into our gardens.

Hello panel, my name's Leslie Silverthorne and I live in the middle of Wokingham in Sturges Road.

Recently we've seen at least one and possibly two bats in our garden and I just wondered whether the panel would suggest any specific plants or a habitat that we could create to keep them happy.

What can we do

Thank you.

That's off to the panel for some great advice there.

That programme was recorded at Wokingham Town Hall in 2023.

Simon French is with us from Pamir Liberum this morning.

Has Mike in Wokingham summed this budget up about what the Chancellor might be thinking here? He asks the question, if we got some peace in the Middle East, could we see energy prices fall dramatically?

Mike, spot on.

And I think that's the big determinant, isn't it? Whether the next budget or the next spending review will be a fiendishly difficult one, which I think it will be if energy prices remain where they are, or a somewhat easier one.

Right, let's go back to your calls on AI.

Peter is a first-time caller in Wokingham.

Hello, Peter.

Good evening, Ian.