Call for school to adopt a decolonised curriculum
A WOKINGHAM secondary school is being urged to adapt its classes in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. More than 350 current and former pupils of The Emmbrook School...
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Council leader: ‘We are determined to combat racism across Wokingham borough’
COUNCIL leader John Halsall has restated his determination to combating racism across Wokingham borough. In yesterday’s Wokingham Paper, we reported his decision not to support the Black Lives Matter movement...
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Leader withdraws Black Lives Matter support: ‘Council should not be a political football – we cannot associate ourselves with such a message in Wokingham’ (But they are against racism)
THE COUNCIL is withdrawing its support for the Black Lives Matter movement over concerns that it is becoming an “anti-police message” in the United States. “The Council should not be...
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‘With hindsight, the council shouldn’t have let kebab van use Youth Centre car park’
“WITH HINDSIGHT, the council shouldn’t have given consent for the kebab van to use the car park.” Safeguarding concerns have been cited by Wokingham Borough Council as the reason that...
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Councillor ‘deeply disappointed’ at decision not to grant kebab van street trading licence
THE WARD councillor for a popular kebab van has said that she is ‘deeply disappointed’ at the decision to remove its street trading license. Last Thursday, a licensing sub-committee at...
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Wokingham kebab van loses appeal and will have to cease trading from car park
A POPULAR kebab van in Wokingham has lost its appeal and now has to cease trading from the car park, until it can find a suitable alternative pitch. However, it...
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Council leader pledges to join Wokingham Pride events during July
WHEN the first Wokingham Pride event takes place, the leader of the borough council has pledged to attend the march to show his support. Cllr John Halsall was answering a...
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Lib Dems concerned over the level of council debts
“We are concerned that cuts in services may have to be made just at a time when they are needed more than ever.” That’s the warning from the leader of...
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Council wants to balance needs of cyclists and motorists
PLANS to nurture the recent enthusiasm for cycling and walking were raised by resident Alex Cran at the online meeting of Wokingham Borough Council, held on Tuesday, June 16. Mr...
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Teenagers hospitalised after gang attack in Sandford Park, Woodley
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two teenage boys were assaulted by a gang of youths in Woodley on Tuesday evening. The incident took place in Sandford Park around 8.30pm...
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