Politics

Leader: covid rates are ‘stubbornly high’ COVID rates are remaining “stubbornly high” according to the leader of the council. Cllr John Halsall shared an update on the borough’s response to...

A NEW councillor is representing Warren Ward, in Woodley. Cllr Vinlande Lewis, Conservative, won the by-election on Thursday, July 29. It was to fill the parish councillor seat in Woodley...

THE challenges farmers are facing was explored by Bracknell MP James Sunderland last week. He met with Ben Gibbons from NFU Mutual and Peter Gray at his farm in Heathlands...

LAUREL PARK’S lack of cycle parking and lanes was raised by resident Al Neal, who wanted to know if the council would commit to “installing significant cycling parking before any...

COUNCIL meetings face a shake-up after failing to complete the agenda again. Wokingham Borough Council’s meeting of Thursday, July 22, ended at 10.30pm after Conservatives voted against extending it to...

COUNCILLORS have reacted angrily to remarks that “poor people” vote for opposition parties. The comments were made by deputy leader Cllr John Kaiser during the debate on the climate emergency...

Towards the local plan with Cllr John Halsall, leader of Wokingham Borough Council In previous weeks, I’ve explained what the Local Plan is, why we need to put one together,...

Cllr John Halsall said Wokingham Borough Council's climate emergency action plan report is something to be proud of.

From the chamber with Cllr David Hare For many years people have been angry at the fact that most of an individual’s savings can be taken away for Social care...

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL will ‘start to come back to life’ from the autumn, according to leader John Halsall. Since lockdown, many of its staff members have been working from home,...