Politics

August is usually a quiet time in the council calendar. Evening meetings are few and far between and lots of people with children of school age

I met with Thames Water bosses at their Reading HQ to demand urgent action to deal with customers' problems and improve their service.

Wokingham Liberal Democrats welcomed their party's deputy leader, Daisy Cooper, to the borough last week.

'No further substantive work is currently being undertaken.'

Decision on hold pending details of the government's funding settlement.

'Politicking of the worst kind' erupted at last week's meeting of Wokingham borough council.

'Residents have waited long enough.' says councillor.

Labour is calling for Wokingham borough council to take action over the difference in fees in Shinfield.

This month has its usual string of meetings, some the usual scheduled meetings and some with a unique character.

Questions have been raised over why a councillor is being investigated in Bracknell for 'stirring up racial hatred'.