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
New Executive Team at WBC 18th December 2018 The new Leader of Wokingham Borough Council has unveiled his Executive team charged with taking key decisions for the authority. Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner, the... Local News
Vote of Confidence in Wokingham 7th December 2018 Wokingham recently welcomed a visit from Claire Perry MP. Claire visited the Peach Place development in Wokingham and spoke about the vote of confidence in the... Local News
You’ll never guess what we got the NHS for its birthday 20th June 2018 Dear Voter, We’re giving the NHS an extra £394 million – every week. Making sure it thrives for generations to come. Do you back what we’re doing? Then fill in... Westminster News
Wokingham Borough Conservatives launch election manifesto 4th April 2018 The Conservative Group on Wokingham Borough Council has unveiled its manifesto for the 2018 Local Elections, including a pledge to set up a “Rent to Buy” scheme... Local News
11,250 New Apprenticeships since 2010 20th September 2017 Since May 2010 we have been committed to delivering over 3 million new apprenticeships. This government wants to enable everyone to go as far as their talents... Local News
Unemployment Falls Again 13th September 2017 More good news was announced today by the Government: Figures released today by the ONS show that more people are in work than ever before. Under this... Local News
Labour’s Garden Tax could treble bills for Council Tax payers 7th June 2017 Conservatives on Wokingham Borough Council have revealed that Labour’s proposed ‘Garden Tax’ could treble residents’ Council Tax bills. Labour’s manifesto... Local News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 Wash your hands, cover your face, make space. These are the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures. National News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 National News
Police Forces Bolstered Across England and Wales 30th July 2020 We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019. National News
One Year On: Delivering on the people's priorities 24th July 2020 A year ago today the Prime Minister stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street for the first time, and set out his vision for how we would unite and level up... National News
A pay rise for public sector workers 21st July 2020 We’ve announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and police officers, will see above-inflation pay rises. National News
Meet our new MPs: Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central 16th July 2020 Our new MPs represent the future of our Party. Read here to meet Jo Gideon, our new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. National News
