Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Spaces Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local News
Trade with the EU 27th January 2021 The EU has failed to approve the Astra Zeneca vaccine and have said they need to take more time to check it out. Now they are also saying that they want more of... Westminster 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
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
