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
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National 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