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
Freedom now 26th August 2020 The BBC’s wish to avoid singing “Britons never never never shall be slaves” speaks volumes about how hostile to freedom many in the establishment have become... Westminster News
Back to school - travelling safely 26th August 2020 UllaKarin Clark says: I would like to reassure parents and students about the measures which have been put in place on our buses, including the additional... Local News
Well Done & Thank You to Wokingham Borough Residents #WasteWednesday 26th August 2020 Thank you for all your recycling efforts! Residents have embraced every initiative offered by the Council. Between April and June this year over 100 tonnes more... Local News
Share your experiences - Tackling Racism Survey closes on Friday 26th August 2020 Wokingham Borough Council is committed to tackling racism. Earlier this summer the council launched a survey in order to better understand experiences of black... Local News
Jaguar the brand 25th August 2020 I would like Jaguar to succeed as a UK manufacturer and have been worried by recent news reports of poor sales figures and issues over a possible partner. The... Westminster News
Small Business Grant funding ends this week 24th August 2020 Since March Wokingham Borough Council has given out £39m in financial support to thousands of businesses across the borough. With the majority of grant funding... Local News
Time for a quango review 24th August 2020 Now Public Health England and Ofqual have shown their capacity to make headlines and to raise the issue of how independent they are of Ministers, it is a good... Westminster News
Frank Browne, Former Leader of WBC and a brilliant campaigner 24th August 2020 Wokingham Conservative Association is greatly saddened to hear of the death of Frank Browne, former Leader of Wokingham Borough Council who passed away from... Local News
Slaves to R? 23rd August 2020 With stories circulating that some think we need a new national lock down because R may be over 1, we need to go over old ground on these inaccurate numbers... Westminster News
Delivering the change people voted for 29th November 2019 The Prime Minister today set out his Brexit roadmap, explaining how a Conservative majority Government will unleash the benefits of getting Brexit done. National News
Boris asked people their honest opinions about Brexit 29th November 2019 Brexit is the biggest issue facing Britain at this election. National News
Less safe, more strain, fewer opportunities – new analysis reveals what will happen to your child’s education under Corbyn 29th November 2019 New analysis has revealed the true threat of Corbyn’s Labour to our country’s schools. National News
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms and bolster school standards, under new... National News
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
Conservatives to launch new plan to tackle addiction 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will launch a new initiative to drive down drug related deaths and tackle addiction head on, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
