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
Review of eligibility for single person's council tax discount 2nd November 2020 We urge any council tax payers who know their circumstances have changed, or who are unsure if they may be eligible, to get in contact with the council to... Local News
Guidance to commercial property owners 2nd November 2020 John Redwood MP recently received this answer to a Parliamentary Question from the Government: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has... Written Questions News
What is the point of a lock down? 31st October 2020 The first national lock down was said to be for one main reason – to save the NHS. The NHS was short of Intensive care beds and breathing systems at a time when... Westminster News
Letter to the Home Secretary 30th October 2020 Letter to the Home Secretary The tragic loss of life at sea near France this week has highlighted again the need to change policy in tackling illegal migration... Westminster News
The EU believes in tariffs 29th October 2020 Is free trade essential to our future? Or do selective tariffs do good and protect domestic industries sensibly? Westminster News
Driving out Poverty: Fair and equal opportunity for all in Wokingham 29th October 2020 “Wokingham Borough is one of the best places to live and work in the UK,” said John Halsall, “and as such what poverty we do have, it has no place in the... Local News
KEEPING WOKINGHAM BOROUGH SAFE 28th October 2020 Wokingham Borough Council’s Public Protection Service issued its first fixed penalty notice to a borough business for breaking the Covid-19 10pm closing rule. A... Local News
The new pedagocracy 28th October 2020 It is time this universocracy was made more accountable. Elected people around the world need to ask more questions about the obvious failures of the policies... Westminster News
Support for families struggling in the Wokingham Borough 26th October 2020 Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic we have worked hard to support our residents who have faced a huge amount of pressure. No family or individual... Local News
Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in full 23rd September 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus, delivered on 22 September 2020. National News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
