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
£4.4million sixth form for Addington School officially opened 26th October 2020 More young people will access the best SEND education possible in Wokingham borough at the school in Woodlands Avenue, with the school’s capacity now at around... Local News
Time for Plan B 25th October 2020 The decision of the Welsh devolved government to impose a wider ranging lockdown on an already scarred and weakened Welsh economy has made the contradictions... Westminster News
Letter to the Business Secretary to get more back to work 24th October 2020 Dear Alok, It is imperative more is done to rescue and help businesses that rely on social contact. Too many companies in events, leisure, travel and tourism... Westminster News
How should we live with and control CV 19? 23rd October 2020 Today I seek your views on how much economic sacrifice we should make to try to slow or delay the transmission of this disease. It is clearly lethal for a... Westminster News
Saving the NHS 23rd October 2020 What is now happening to NHS output for non CV 19 conditions? Westminster News
Draft arts and culture strategy consultation 22nd October 2020 Residents are invited to contribute to a 10 year strategy aims to promote the profile of arts and culture throughout Wokingham borough, making it a place that... Local News
How much rail capacity do we need? 22nd October 2020 The UK passenger railway had a big business running commuters into and out of cities for their work five days a week. Even after allowing for the discount... Westminster News
In It Together: We're battling Covid-19 as a community 21st October 2020 We face a threat that is not going away, in fact, it is increasing in our borough as it is elsewhere and so we will re-double our efforts and are calling on all... Local News
My question during the Statement on EU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint Committee, 19 October 2020 21st October 2020 By JOHNREDWOOD | Published: OCTOBER 20, 2020 Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): Has my right hon. Friend seen how much popular and excellent quality fresh... Speeches in Parliament
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
