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
Disabled Parking During Covid 7th July 2020 During the COVID social distancing period the Council has had to make changes to the pavements and pedestrian flow for safety reasons. Cllr Pauline Jorgensen is... Local News
A unique way to invest with West Berkshire Council in a greener future 7th July 2020 Conservative Councillor for Bradfield and West Berkshire's Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development Ross Mackinnon was delighted to share the news... Local News
Wokingham Borough Conservatives Support Jobs 7th July 2020 Excellent debate last night on a Lib Dem motion, the speeches from our members were obviously persuasive as some Lib Dems didn't vote for their own motion... Local News
Problems with paying Council tax? John Kaiser explains some of the help available 6th July 2020 Question As Councillors may be aware, robust evidence is emerging that the use of bailiffs to collect CT arrears produces less revenue than other methods, such... Reports
A V shaped recovery? 6th July 2020 Posted: 06 Jul 2020 10:05 PM PDT by John Redwood MP Andy Haldane at the Bank of England is an optimist thinking we will experience a quick V shaped recovery. A... Westminster News
The flexibility of the car 5th July 2020 John Redwood's Diary Posted: 05 Jul 2020 10:16 PM PDT The car often gets a bad press. It is briefed against for not being green enough. The bad side effects... Westminster News
How should Parliament work? 4th July 2020 John Redwood's Diary Posted: 04 Jul 2020 10:03 PM PDT Normally in these blogs I highlight areas where things have gone wrong or need improving. Today’s blog... Westminster News
Arborfield Cross relief road update 3rd July 2020 Lead Member for Transport Pauline Jorgensen said: "This is the second in a group of nine Wokingham Borough Council-led major highways projects being delivered... Local News
STRONG START TO NEW STREET CLEANSING CONTRACT 3rd July 2020 “Providing this service through our existing highways contractor makes the transition almost seamless,” said Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, executive member for... Local News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
