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
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News
6 things to know about our huge hospital building programme 29th September 2019 We want to make sure that the NHS is delivering for patients across England. So at the beginning of Conservative Party Conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
4 ways we’re expanding UK animal rights 29th September 2019 As we leave the European Union and get Brexit done, we will not only maintain but enhance animal welfare standards, placing us in a strong position to lead the... National News
8 fantastic fringe events at Conservative Party Conference 29th September 2019 Conservative Party Conference is a fantastic event every year. However, when there are so many events taking place, it can be overwhelming for new attendees.So... National News
