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
Christmas Greetings 2020 21st December 2020 Christmas Greetings 2020 This is the second version of my Christmas message, as there has been such a fundamental change in the government’s approach in the... Westminster News
Tiers and national lockdowns 20th December 2020 When we held the debate and vote at the beginning of the month on the restrictions placed on business and social contacts, we were told to look forward to a... Westminster News
Devolution and the virus 18th December 2020 Devolution has provided the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland the opportunity to vary the response to the virus in their areas of... Westminster News
West Berkshire and Wokingham moved to Tier 3 18th December 2020 John Redwood writes: "Berkshire MPs met earlier this week to discuss the possible move of Berkshire into the highest Tier of CV 19 controls. "Several of us... Local News
Devolution, the EU and the future of the UK 18th December 2020 At the end of the last century I wrote a book entitled The Death of Britain? I argued that Tony Blair’s constitutional revolution would damage our democracy and... Westminster News
Welcome news of revised housing numbers for Wokingham Borough! 18th December 2020 We welcome the news that controversial planning reforms which would have seen the government calculated housing need for Wokingham borough more than double have... Local News
Inspiring local authorities across the UK with our plans to achieve carbon neutrality 18th December 2020 Conservative led Wokingham Borough Council is inspiring local authorities across the country to make changes and help us as a country to reach carbon neutrality... Local News
Increased funding for Covid Response across Wokingham Borough 17th December 2020 Wokingham Borough Council is finalising plans to release additional funding that will support several initiatives across its Covid-19 response. This includes... Local News
Cautious welcome to Govt announcement to revise housing formula 16th December 2020 We are cautiously optimistic about the news we are hearing, that the Government will amend the housing formula to achieve a better spread of homes across the... Local News
Kemi delivers press Conference with a survivor of grooming gangs scandal 18th June 2025 After Labour announced they finally U-turned and will begin a national inquiry into the grooming gangs, Kemi holds a press conference with a survivor. National News
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Forcing a vote on a national inquiry into grooming gangs 14th June 2025 We Conservatives strongly believe victims of this appalling abuse deserve justice. Find out more here National News
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Mel Stride delivers speech on Conservative Economic Vision 5th June 2025 Watch as the Shadow Chancellor sets out the economic principles that will guide us in the future. National News
