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
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
We’re signing the Armed Forces Covenant 1st October 2019 Veterans risked their lives for our country to keep us safe and protect the values we hold so dear. The Conservative Party stands behind our Armed Forces. National News
Why we’re implementing Magnitsky’s Law 1st October 2019 Once we have left the EU we will implement the ‘Magnitsky’ provisions of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. That way, those responsible for human... National News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
