MP backs call for doggie DNA database
BRACKNELL’S MP is calling for a dog DNA database to tackle rising pet theft across Berkshire. James Sunderland is supporting plans for a new law, which was introduced in parliament...
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From the Chamber: Are we being served?
By Cllr Jim Frewin AS PART of modern day life in the UK, we have come to expect that we get clean water from taps and that our waste can...
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Towards Wokingham’s Local Plan: The crisis in affordable housing
Part one in a series on the Local Plan by Cllr John Halsall “People are struggling to afford good homes in in the right location: house prices are too high...
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Whole class isolation is risk aversion gone mad says MP
ON MONDAY, June 28, one of the borough’s MPs raised his concerns about whole classes of pupils having to go into self-isolation after a positive covid case. James Sunderland, whose...
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Wokingham’s wet waste drops to zero in May as green bags start to be used
RESIDENTS have been thanked for their efforts after the borough had no wet waste rejected by recycling plants. Last week, Wokingham Borough Council leader John Halsall shared data on social...
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Changing of the boundaries
Westminster diary with James Sunderland MP I write this on a beautiful day of sunshine and ambient heat. Summer is thankfully now here after weeks of poor weather and I...
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Domestic abuse survivors will still receive support, but residents are concerned over switch
SURVIVORS of domestic abuse in Wokingham will continue to receive support, the CEO of Berkshire Women’s Aid (BWA) has reiterated, after the charity lost its contract with the borough council...
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE: Cutting carbon through sustainable behaviours
By Cllr Gregor Murray Climate change is a directly related to human behaviour. The only way we can possibly reverse the impact of climate change therefore is to change our...
Read moreDetailsFrom the chamber: Tory reforms will dump houses on us
By Cllr Lindsay Ferris Over the last 12 months, right in the middle of the Pandemic, at a time when most of us were concerned about other issues, the Government consulted on...
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Reading’s Matt Rodda prioritises childcare in MP’s bill
MPs will debate childcare arrangements after Matt Rodda’s private members’ bill was picked in a ballot. The Reading East MP had canvassed people for ideas as to what he should...
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