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
Adult social care reform – a financial time-bomb facing local councils 17th March 2022 Cllr Charles Margetts is the Executive Member for Adult Services and Public Health on Wokingham Borough Council. H e writes: The social care sector has been... Local News
Expansion of three secondary schools 8th March 2022 Wokingham's Conservative led council’s Executive agreed yesterday (7 March) to spend £6.7 million over a three year period in the initial stages of a longer... Local News
The UK needs to look to its national security 25th February 2022 NATO were right. The Intelligence reports, shared widely with the public, pointed to a major invasion of Ukraine. Putin assembled the majority of his country’s... Westminster News
Bring the Royal Berkshire Hospital to Wokingham Borough 24th February 2022 Wokingham Borough Council’s Conservative Group has launched a campaign to build a new, state of the art Royal Berkshire Hospital in the Borough to provide... Local News
20 years of sound Conservative policies 17th February 2022 Budget speech by Cllr Gregor Murray - member for Norreys and executive member for climate emergency When listening to the opposition it would be very easy for a... Local News
Record programme for highways and transport in this year's budget 17th February 2022 Speech by Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, Executive Member for Highways and Transport, for the Budget: I am pleased to, yet again, be able to announce a record... Local News
Sound finances underpin everything we do 17th February 2022 Speech by Cllr John Kaiser, Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Finance and Housing, seconding the Budget: “This year’s proposed budget is... Local News
Helping our residents be happy, healthier and more prosperous 17th February 2022 Cllr John Halsall speaking tonight to propose the budget for Wokingham Borough Council for 2022/23. We are a great local authority. We aspire to be the best. We... Local News
SAVE OUR SURGERY - CAMPAIGN UPDATE 16th February 2022 FANTASTIC NEWS! as a direct result of our petition Wokingham Medical Centre & the NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group have been forced to re... Local News
Kemi meets with parents outraged by migrant hotels 14th August 2025 The British people have had enough of being taken advantage of, but Labour just don’t care. National News
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Kemi EXPOSES Labour’s welfare ticking time bomb 11th July 2025 Welfare Spending is growing out of control, and Labour and Reform are adding fuel to the fire. National News
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Back the Makers, not the Takers 30th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch delivers speech to business leaders at the British Chambers of Commerce National News
