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Plans to introduce weekends and overnight charges for the borough’s car parks were almost approved earlier this month – despite strong opposition from residents. An Individual Executive Member Decision (IEMD) committee was...

Wokingham MP John Redwood is keen to campaign for a British exit from Europe. The veteran Eurosceptic spoke to The Wokingham Paper hours after David Cameron announced the date of...

The grandson of Winston Churchill has told Wokingham’s MP to “bugger off”. Earlier this week, John Redwood wrote an open letter to every Conservative MP about the forthcoming European referendum....

The Conservatives have held their seat in Emmbrook North - by just 21 votes. We understand that their share of the vote dropped 10% but it still enabled them to hold...

MORE than 90% of places in this year’s Wokingham Half Marathon have already been snapped up and entrants include the course record holder. The annual road race, which starts and...

ONE of Wokingham’s top civic societies has given the seal of approval to the restoration of a town centre building. Last autumn, Martin & Co opened its new offices in...

WOKINGHAM’S newest estate agents opened its doors on Monday, January 4 - and bosses say that it has been one of their most successful launches. As a special offer to mark...

Lord Sugar has a new adviser… and he’s a familiar face. Millions watched The Apprentice final on Sunday, December 20, and saw borough councillor Paul Swaddle offer his expert opinion to...

The Conservative party has held a seat it contested in a by-election. Voters in the Evendons West ward returned Tony Lack in the Wokingham town council contest, held on Friday,...

The Home Secretary - and Maidenhead MP - Theresa May was out of the country yesterday on Government business. She has just returned and told The Wokingham Paper why she supported...