Politics

THE ECONOMIC recovery from the coronavirus will rely in part on people getting back to the shops, pubs and restaurants.  Sir John Redwood has set out some ideas in a...

“We have heard so many young people talk about the amazing impact James had on their lives and the real appreciation they felt and the loss that they now feel.”...

The opening of non-essential shops this week has provided a new marker in the fight against Covid-19. While opinions are split on the gradual easing of lockdown, the Government continues...

On Thursday, flags across the borough will fly at half-mast to remember the death of George Floyd at the hands of US police officers. June 25 marks one month since...

COUNCIL leader John Halsall has restated his determination to combating racism across Wokingham borough.  In yesterday’s Wokingham Paper, we reported his decision not to support the Black Lives Matter movement...

THE COUNCIL is withdrawing its support for the Black Lives Matter movement over concerns that it is becoming an “anti-police message” in the United States. “The Council should not be...

“WITH HINDSIGHT, the council shouldn’t have given consent for the kebab van to use the car park.” Safeguarding concerns have been cited by Wokingham Borough Council as the reason that...

THE WARD councillor for a popular kebab van has said that she is ‘deeply disappointed’ at the decision to remove its street trading license. Last Thursday, a licensing sub-committee at...

A POPULAR kebab van in Wokingham has lost its appeal and now has to cease trading from the car park, until it can find a suitable alternative pitch. However, it...

WHEN the first Wokingham Pride event takes place, the leader of the borough council has pledged to attend the march to show his support.  Cllr John Halsall was answering a...