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
Exciting progress at Carnival 11th August 2021 Progress on the new Carnival hub in Wokingham continues, with the main exterior structure now in place. You can see the latest video of the structure going up... Local News
Covid-19 vaccination pop-up event open to 16 and 17-year-olds this Saturday 11th August 2021 Conservative led Wokingham Borough Council has partnered with Woodley Centre Surgery to hold the Borough’s first Covid-19 vaccination pop-up event open to 16–17... Local News
Congratulations to our students! 10th August 2021 Students across Wokingham Borough will this week be collecting their GCSE and A Level results with A Levels on 10 August and GCSEs on 12 August. Due to covid... Local News
Level crossing safety concerns in Wokingham 9th August 2021 John Redwood MP met with local residents, the main authorised user of the crossing and Network Rail today at Smiths Level Crossing. Local residents find the... Local News
What does a Growth policy look like? 7th August 2021 Yesterday I looked at targets and controls to ensure prudence. I recommended the existing targets for inflation and debt interest. Today I want to look at an... Westminster News
The state of play on the virus worldwide 7th August 2021 The worldometer shows us the official figures for virus cases, deaths and population numbers. It seems best to compare cases and deaths per million to get some... Westminster News
Could Wokingham Borough Council go bankrupt? 6th August 2021 “With other local councils getting into financial difficulties, it is important to give our residents in Wokingham Borough, confidence that we are in a strong... Local News
Park and ride expansion at Winnersh Triangle is under way 6th August 2021 Pauline Jorgensen, Conservative Councillor for Hillside and the executive member for highways and transport, says “Our two new park and ride projects will allow... Local News
Why do some Councils set out to annoy the people who pay for them? 6th August 2021 I recently received a demand for £10 to keep open my Congestion Charge account from Transport for London. I have to pay an annual charge of £10 to maintain an... Westminster News
The Prime Minister’s statement on the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 9th April 2021 Read the Prime Minister's statement here in full. National News
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Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Everything you need to know about Budget 2021 3rd March 2021 Find out how Budget 2021 is protecting the jobs and livelihoods of the British people. National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
