Wokingham

THE COUNCIL tax increase for 2020/21 in Wokingham Borough Council will be 3.99%. Councillors are expected to agree to the figure at a special budget meeting, held at the Shute...

THE MONEY announced for climate emergency “was already in the budget before you declared a climate emergency … How is this £50 million for the climate emergency when it looks...

THE NEW budget is one that aims to reflect on what is going on in the world. “It is a big, ambitious budget,” said Cllr John Kaiser, deputy leader of...

AN INVESTIGATION into flooding in Arborfield has been promised by Wokingham Borough Council.  As a result of storms Ciara and Dennis, Greenward Lane and the A327 Reading Road flooded on...

SPEEDING in one of Wokingham’s villages was raised at the Executive meeting, after a man died in an accident earlier this year.  Grazeley resident Simon Cooper asked a question during...

The event — at Trunkwell House — will host a range of eco-friendly suppliers stocking dresses, wedding cakes, and stationery. There will also be demonstrations of cruelty-free hair and make-up...

"The idea is that we create a Hollywood-type film studio, in the field next to us," said Nick Smith, president of Blackhall UK at the announcement.

Developers building homes through permitted development can also avoid providing affordable housing and contributing to local infrastructure and services, as they do not have to pay a community infrastructure levy...

The destruction of wildlife across the borough provided a point of contention at last week’s planning meeting, when approval was granted to fell trees across numerous sites.

Blackhall Studios hope to bring major Hollywood film productions to the UK and create up to 3,000 new jobs in Wokingham and Reading, including around 1,500 employed at the studio.