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
Pauline Jorgensen: Clive's claims 9th June 2023 Cllr Pauline Jorgensen writes: I read with interest Cllr Clive Jones’s article in Wokingham Today earlier in May in which he described his first act as Leader... Local News
John Redwood's Interview with Talk TV 7th June 2023 Please see John Redwood MP's interview with Talk TV where they discussed the need for tax cuts, scrapping IR35 and inheritance tax. You can find it between 2:09... Westminster News
The Covid Enquiry 7th June 2023 John Redwood MP writes: I am quite happy for any of my emails, texts and other messages received by Ministers and the NHS during covid to be considered and... Westminster News
New Funding for Wokingham Borough 1st June 2023 Recently there have been a range of announcements of new funding for Wokingham Borough from the Conservatives in Central Government. This targeted investment... Local News
Inflation and Growth 31st May 2023 John Redwood MP writes: So the Bank of England has done it again. Just like last autumn, they have let it be known they might want to sell more bonds at big... Westminster News
More potholes and worse potholes 30th May 2023 John Redwood MP writes: This weekend when I did one of my regular visits around the constituency I found trying to steer round the bigger potholes was getting... Local News
Protecting the Greenbelt 26th May 2023 Many people in towns and cities during the Covid Lockdowns craved open spaces, especially those with little or no gardens. In Wokingham we are lucky enough to... Local News
Bin Collections 24th May 2023 Cllr Norman Jorgensen writes: don’t know about you, but this week has really felt like Summer is threatening to burst forth. As the sun has been popping out, I... Local News
Six new Conservative Councillors elected to Earley Town council 22nd May 2023 We were delighted to see six Conservative councillors elected to Earley Town Council and would like to thank all the residents who voted for us. We are keen to... Local News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National 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