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
Labour's reckless spending revealed: The £1.2 trillion cost of Corbyn 10th November 2019 The Conservatives can today reveal the true cost of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party – the figures that John McDonnell did not want people to see. National News
Train travel savings for Veterans with new Railcard 9th November 2019 Armed Forces veterans will qualify for a new Railcard giving a third off the cost of train travel under a majority Conservative government, Transport Secretary... National News
Conservatives announce 50 million more GP appointments 9th November 2019 50 million more GP surgery appointments will be created every year under the Conservatives, reducing waiting times and giving more quality care. National News
Boris begins the General Election outside 10 Downing Street 6th November 2019 Read Boris’s full Downing Street speech as he begins the General Election. National News
Boris launches campaign pledging to unleash Britain's potential 6th November 2019 Boris Johnson set out his pitch for the country. Get Brexit done. Focus on our priorities. Unleash Britain’s potential. National News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
