Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Spaces Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local News
Freedom 22nd December 2020 I was proud to learn when young that I had been born into a freedom loving country. Our nation’s story was told as a long progress to one person, one vote. We... Westminster 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
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
