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
Photo ID needed to vote at the polling station on Thursday 4 May 20th April 2023 From May 2023 individuals who wish to vote in person, including those acting as a proxy on behalf of another individual, will be required to produce an accepted... Local News
Go for Growth 20th April 2023 As I listen to people on doorsteps and read the views that come into my website there is no passion for Keir Starmer or for Labour policies. Indeed, the voters... Westminster News
The NHS 18th April 2023 Yesterday I joined in the Parliamentary discussion of an Urgent Question on pay talks and strikes in the NHS. There was was nothing new and nothing the two... Westminster News
Wokingham Borough Council Conservative projects nominated for awards 13th April 2023 Conservative Group Leader Pauline Jorgensen writes: I am delighted that Wokingham Borough Council has been nominated in four categories of the prestigious MJ... Local News
Lib Dems Lose Time and Money on Solar Farms 12th April 2023 In May 2022, Wokingham Borough Council’s Liberal Democrat/Labour Coalition inherited a fully-costed Conservative solar farm plan, with planning permission... Local News
John Redwood's Winter Survey 11th April 2023 John Redwood MP has been reading through the survey returns we have been getting from local residents. John says: "I have been particularly interested in the... Local News
Illegal and legal migration 29th March 2023 The government is currently concentrating on illegal migration with its eye catching and contentious promise by the Prime Minister to stop the boats that bring... Westminster News
Tackling anti-social behaviour 28th March 2023 Please find attached below the Dear Colleague letter that John Redwood MP has received over tackling anti-social behaviour Dear Colleague, ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR... Westminster News
Asylum Seeker Accommodation 27th March 2023 Please see below the recent reply that John Redwood has received from the Asylum Accommodation team following the meeting where he raised various points of... Local News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News