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
Quarantine changes 3rd July 2020 The Department for Transport has confirmed that people arriving in England from more than 50 countries including France, Spain, Germany and Italy will no longer... Local News
Wokingham Borough Playgrounds set to swing back into action from Saturday 4 July. 3rd July 2020 Playgrounds are set to swing back into action from Saturday 4 July. In line with the Government’s latest guidance, Wokingham Borough Council is working hard to... Local News
Wokingham Regeneration wins at prestigious planning industry awards 5th May 2020 The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence are the most established and respected awards in the UK planning industry. Running for over 40 years, they celebrate... Local News
Need help during the Corona Virus Isolation period? 24th March 2020 Many of the emails being received by our office are virus related enquiries - you may find a rapid answer to your question by looking at www.gov.uk/coronavirus... Local News
John Redwood wins in Wokingham - Thank you letter to residents. 13th December 2019 Thank you to all who voted for me and the Conservative party on 12 December. It was a most important election and many of us felt the country needs a majority... Articles
Wokingham Conservatives come out in numbers to protest Cement Works 21st July 2019 Wokingham Conservatives came out today and met with protestors in Shinfield to stand up against the proposal for a new gravel extraction site and cement... Local News
Interested in being a Wokingham Borough Councillor? 19th July 2019 If you are interested in becoming a Wokingham Borough Councillor for the Conservative Party please contact our Chairman David Edmonds, chairman... Local News
Cllr Gregor Murray announces Solar Plans + Increased Funding for Schools 18th July 2019 18th July 2019 Earlier today in respose to a question Cllr Gregor Murray announced new plans to install Solar Panels into schools and on government owned... Local News
Improvements to Wokingham Train Station 6th February 2019 Cllr Philip Mirfin on the improvements to Wokingham Train Station. Local News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
