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
New jobs for Shinfield 26th March 2021 We are already an international centre for technology and innovation, with existing links to the film industry. Having this major film studio in the borough... Local News
Ensuring nobody gets left behind 26th March 2021 The Wokingham Borough Community Response was launched one year ago, to give residents a fast and easy way to access any support they might need in lockdown and... Local News
Restore our freedoms 25th March 2021 Yesterday I was one of a few MPs who voted against a six month extension to the powers of the Coronavirus Act. I did so because I wish to hold the government to... Westminster News
Promoting active travel to school 24th March 2021 Pauline Jorgensen shares the great news of £125k grant from DEFRA that will help schools promote the benefits of active travel for our children’s health and... Local News
My Question during the Statement on Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, 23 March 2021 24th March 2021 Sir John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I strongly welcome the emphasis of the statement on making more in Britain, because we cannot be properly defended if we... Speeches in Parliament
The virus and the third wave 23rd March 2021 The European continent remains the centre of the pandemic storm. As Italy, Germany and France extend their lockdowns and discourage movement outside the home at... Westminster News
Help for anyone looking for employment 23rd March 2021 Our employment hub will provide a one-stop shop for anyone looking for work in our borough. Rising unemployment is a problem we’ve seen grow in the last year... Local News
A new framework for our economy 22nd March 2021 The UK economy has been steered for twenty years by the Maastricht requirements. The UK has sought to keep state debt down to 60% or to get it moving towards... Westminster News
Use of a flag 21st March 2021 One of the big visual differences when I was a visiting Minister in foreign lands was the usual universal presence of their national flags in the Ministerial... Westminster News
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