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
John Redwood visits Floreat Montague Primary School 28th September 2021 John Redwood MP visited Floreat Montague Primary School on Friday 24 September. He met and talked to a number of pupils, and his visit was hosted by the Chair... Local News
Buying petrol and diesel 26th September 2021 As someone who has kept away from filling stations for the last week as I still have some diesel in my tank it is worrying to see such long queues of people... Westminster News
The need for more UK electricity generation 26th September 2021 I was pleased to hear that the government is about to order or plan more nuclear power capacity. They need to. The UK currently generates around 15% of the... Westminster News
Parliament, the people and Brexit: a rare retrospect 25th September 2021 For years I faced a barrage of criticism from some for staying with the Conservative party and not joining UKIP or later the Brexit party . I explained... Westminster News
How planning can tackle climate change 23rd September 2021 Cllr Gregor Murray, Executive member for Climate Emergency Wokingham Borough Council writes part 6 in a series on tackling the Climate Emergency "When I first... Local News
How could we provide more gas storage? 22nd September 2021 The government does need to win the green argument about gas. Much as it wishes it were otherwise, households and industry are going to continue to burn large... Westminster News
COUNCIL CONSULTS ON CHANGES TO CAR PARKS TO TACKLE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 21st September 2021 Wokingham Borough Council is seeking to change the way it runs its car parks to make it easier to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) in them. There have been... Local News
John Redwood MP on the Wokingham Arts trail 21st September 2021 John Redwood MP enjoyed the Wokingham Arts trail around the town on Sunday 19 September. There was an impressive array of paintings, needlework, glass work and... Local News
Our energy policy should start with keeping the lights on and the factories powered up 21st September 2021 We are living with a desperate shortage of energy. Successive governments and Ministers have ignored the need to ensure adequate supplies of electricity and... Westminster News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
