Politics

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL defended its plan for housing development in Grazeley, after a local councillor called the plans “non-viable”. Speaking at the borough council executive meeting held virtually on Thursday,...

THE RECENT resurfacing of the A33 Basingstoke Road was questioned by residents at the borough council executive meeting held virtually on Thursday, July 30. Resident James Vyvyan-Robinson asked Cllr Pauline...

AFTER increasingly sending out bailiffs to collect council tax debts, the council has agreed to better support residents to manage their debts. For the last two council meetings, Cllr Rachel...

THE COUNCIL is on target to build 1,000 new affordable homeless during the next four years. That’s the verdict from Cllr John Kaiser, executive member for finance and housing at...

IT APPEARS that the government is not taking seriously a threat by the leader of the council to protest naked unless housing numbers in Wokingham borough are reduced.  Earlier this...

A CONGESTED and dangerous commuter route will be improved if new funding can be secured. The A329M has seen multiple accidents since 2015, when it was split into two single-lane...

Permits now free, but still need to be applied for A WOOSEHILL fitness instructor has called the proposed charge for outdoor training sessions “steep and unfair”. Cameron Johnson (right), who...

HUNDREDS of restaurants, cafes, pubs and fast food outlets across Berkshire are now offering half-price meals thanks to a new Government initiative.  Today sees the launch of Eat Out To...

By Cllr Parry Batth Wokingham Borough Council’s Conservative group has a long history of enabling the recycling rates across our borough to increase. This includes giving every home a caddy...

By Cllr Andy Croy None of the actions in the Plan are – in themselves – bad. As a shopping list of individual actions they are fine, we all want...