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
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
Tuesday is the last day to register to vote 25th November 2019 Click here to register. It usually takes just 5 minutes. National News
Our manifesto gets Brexit done and unleashes the potential of the whole country 24th November 2019 Boris Johnson will launch the Conservative Party manifesto - entitled Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain’s Potential - in the West Midlands on Sunday. National News