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
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News
