Labour Budget Strains Wokingham Charities Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 by Cllr George Evans The recent Labour budget has introduced significant financial pressures for Wokingham’s charity sector, which plays a crucial role in supporting our community’s most vulnerable residents. Local charities, which already operate on lean budgets, are now grappling with the increased costs from national insurance contributions and the minimum wage hike. These changes place an... Local News
Wokingham School Places Strategy Ignores Impact on State Schools of VAT on Private School Fees 24th September 2024 by Cllr Seona Turtle, Wokingham Without Is Wokingham Borough Council’s Lib Dem Executive completely ignoring the possible impact that the introduction of VAT on... Local News
Councillors Removed From Home to School Transport Appeals Panel 23rd September 2024 The Wokingham Conservatives are deeply concerned about the recent decision by the Liberal Democrats to remove councillors from the Home to School Transport... Local News
10,000+ House Local Plan Approved Amid Controversy 19th September 2024 In a highly contentious meeting of the Wokingham Borough Council, the Liberal Democrat-led administration approved the long-debated Local Plan, sparking... Local News
Wokingham’s New MP Splashes Taxpayer Cash 19th September 2024 The Treasury have drawn attention to the £20bn black hole in national finances thanks to the collapse of public sector productivity this decade. You would have... Local News
Royal Berkshire Hospital Rebuild At Risk 11th September 2024 The Labour Government have launched a review of the new hospital programme, putting the planned rebuild of the Royal Berkshire Hospital at risk. We don't think... Westminster News
347 Labour MPs have voted to take Winter Fuel Payments away from 10 million pensioners. 10th September 2024 In his 1997 Pre-Budget Statement the new Chancelor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, announced that pensioners would receive a winter fuel allowance for the first... Westminster News
Lucy joins Wokingham In Need Gardening 13th June 2024 Lucy joined Wokingham In Need for gardening at Wokingham Hospital. Local News
Lucy Demery is Joined by Theresa May in Wargrave 12th June 2024 Lucy and the team were joined by Theresa May on the campaign trail in Wargrave. Wargrave is moving from Maidenhead to Wokingham constituency at this election... Local News
Lucy Demery Visits Local Schools 12th June 2024 Students at High Close, a special school in Wokingham, invited Lucy Demery to join them for their mock General Election. Great to see the next generation so... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
