Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Fields Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local News
Natwest replies to John Redwood MP 24th November 2022 John Redwood MP has received the letter above from NatWest in response to his letter about the closure of the Wokingham branch in February 2023. They have set... Local News
More money for Wokingham health and social services 23rd November 2022 The government has allocated an additional £334,000 to Wokingham and £417,415 to West Berkshire Councils to help with the social care costs of people being... Local News
Do not sell the bonds at a loss. My speech on the Autumn Statement 23rd November 2022 This autumn statement is quite easy to characterise: it will increase spending a lot, it will increase taxation revenue a lot and it will increase borrowing. I... Westminster News
Lunch club welcomes Sir Edward Leigh MP 23rd November 2022 Wokingham Conservatives welcomed Sir Edward Leigh MP as the guest speaker at their Lunch Club at Sonning Golf Club on Friday 18 November. Lunch Club members and... Local News
Matthew Barber launches local crime survey 22nd November 2022 On the 10th Anniversary since Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) were democratically elected, an anonymous online survey has been launched giving Thames Valley... Local News
Fill the reservoirs now 22nd November 2022 John Redwood MP has asked about filling reservoirs now from high running rivers and the need for investment in extra capacity. they are slowly moving to tackle... Written Questions News
John Redwood meets Youth MP Holly Mackinnon 21st November 2022 John Redwood MP invited Holly Mackinnon, Wokingham’s Youth MP to visit the House of Commons earlier this month. Holly is a Y11 student at The Holt School and... Local News
Stop wasting money 21st November 2022 The Autumn Statement put up spending and taxes. It should be amended by cutting out needless and wasteful spending. We do not need a government ad campaign to... Westminster News
Dodgy figures in the Autumn Statement 20th November 2022 The Treasury keeps changing the figures it shows and withholds. I feel when reading Budget and Financial Statement books now I am being pushed into a view or... Westminster News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
