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On Wednesday, December 2, Dr Phillip Lee, the MP for Bracknell - which includes parts of Wokingham borough - voted in support of a House of Commons motion to extend UK...

Like all MPs, I have been thinking about how to vote on the Government’s plan regarding the civil war in Syria. This plan is multifaceted, including political and diplomatic work...

I was against the Coalition government’s proposal to attack the Assad government in Syria in 2013, which Parliament blocked. I approached this latest proposal with concerns. I attended various briefings...

WOKINGHAM’S MP, John Redwood, has yet to reveal how he would vote regarding the UK taking action on Syria. It is currently expected that Parliament will hold a debate and...

As the House of Lords prepares for a crunch vote on planned cuts to tax credits, a local political party has said it’s had an overwhelming response to a campaign...

WOKINGHAM Borough Council's extraordinary meeting of the planning committee has been cancelled. The committee were due to discuss planning application O/2014/2179 for up to 1,500 new homes and accompanying infrastructure and facilities...

THE borough council says it must find £4 million of budget cuts and is launching a month-long consultation to allow residents to have their say. Special drop-in sessions will be...

WOKINGHAM Town Hall’s previous life as a police and fire station was recreated as part of this year’s Heritage Open Day. The Market Place building opened its doors on Sunday...

Yesterday, Parliament held a debate about assisted dying – the bill has been dubbed the right to die law and was the first vote on the issue in nearly two...

WOKINGHAM’S former MP has been named as a possible sex offender in a series of newly disclosed documents relating to historic child abuse. The papers had previously been thought to...