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
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
