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
Vaccinations 27th January 2021 John Redwood MP writes: I am receiving a number of enquiries about why someone has not yet been vaccinated, along with examples of others of a similar age who... Local News
Wokingham West PCN is one of best Covid vaccination areas in UK! 26th January 2021 john Redwood MP has today received this update from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care: Dear John I am writing to update you on the fantastic... Local News
The future of the Union of the UK 26th January 2021 I am pleased the UK held a referendum in Scotland to see if people there wanted to leave the UK, after years of pressure from the SNP to break up the Union. It... Westminster News
Update on vaccinations in Wokingham Town 25th January 2021 John Redwood MP shares this update on vaccinations at the Wokingham Town Centre General Practices Wokingham Town Centre’s Covid-19 vaccination programme is... Westminster News
When will we be allowed out of lockdown? 25th January 2021 The government’s scientific advisers come across as pessimists about our future. They seem to think the policy answer for wherever we are in combatting the... Westminster News
Tax rises are the last thing the UK needs this year 23rd January 2021 Government actions designed to limit the spread of the virus and reduce the burden on the NHS have done great damage to jobs, business and output. Knowing they... Westminster News
Vaccination Update by West Berks Council Leader Lynne Doherty 22nd January 2021 The vaccination programme is being delivered by the NHS but we retain a keen interest in how the roll out is progressing locally. We were pleased to be joined... Local News
Supporting Carers and Care-Leavers with more generous Council Tax policies 22nd January 2021 At last night's Council meeting Wokingham Borough Conservatives proposed changes to WBC Council Tax policies to benefit both young care leavers and those people... Local News
Berkshire West CCG Covid Vaccination Update 21st January 2021 Twelve Covid vaccination sites covering the whole of Berkshire West are now up and running. This has been a phased approach starting 21 December and the final... Media
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Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News