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
Investing in modern government 28th July 2020 The public have had an enforced home course in doing much more on line. During the lock down you had to pay bills by electronic means, buy non food items over... Westminster News
Buying more at home 27th July 2020 As we exit the EU we will have more scope to decide what items should be matters for national security or resilience. Under EU rules we were allowed to favour... Westminster News
Update on my meeting with Highways England on the A329m 27th July 2020 I had a very helpful meeting with Highways England M4 traffic manager first thing this morning, I was following up on issues reported with queues and dangerous... Local News
Getting the railway budget on track 26th July 2020 The UK spends a very high proportion of its total government transport budget on railways. It is embarking on a mega project to put in HS2. It could get more... Westminster News
New waterproof closable recycling sacks on their way... 26th July 2020 The Conservative led Wokingham Borough Council plan to implement waterproof hessian bags because: they will save us £600,000 a year. they will help increase our... Local News
Managing the overseas aid budget 25th July 2020 This year the government has said it will reduce the aid budget in line with the fall in GDP, as the promise on aid is based on spending 0.7% of GDP. As we do... Westminster News
We want to hear your experiences to help our recovery ..... 24th July 2020 The current coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on all of us, and Wokingham Borough Council would like to hear directly from residents on how the... Opinions
Mountains of debt 24th July 2020 As we count the cost of the response to the virus, it is time to sketch out what future plans for public spending might look like. As one who thought the... Westminster News
Next step to being carbon neutral by 2030 24th July 2020 “We are thrilled that our Climate Emergency Action Plan, which is full of ideas from residents, town and parish councils, council officers and local businesses... Local News
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