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
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
