Politics

Thankfully re-invigorated after the short Parliamentary recess in February, I have focused in the past few weeks on getting to grips with constituency issues and supporting as many events as...

WOKINGHAM Town Council has announced its next Town Mayor. Cllr Tony Lack, and his wife Claire, will be installed as the new mayor and mayoress at a special ceremony later...

WOKINGHAM MP Sir John Redwood has thanked supermarkets for rationing the number of items that customers can buy and called on his readers to “behave responsibly”, calling on those who...

“THIS is the biggest challenge the country has faced since the Second World War” – that’s the verdict of the coronavirus crisis from Wokingham Borough Council leader Cllr John Halsall....

The Government is considering allowing council meetings to be held virtually during the coronavirus crisis. At the moment, it is not possible for councillors to vote without being present in...

“This is a marathon, not a sprint,” says Wokingham Borough Council leader Cllr John Halsall of the problems caused to the world by the coronavirus pandemic. The Government confirmed a...

PLANS to postpone Wokingham’s local elections by a year due to the coronavirus have been welcomed by politicians. The decision was made by the Government to hold the polls in...

COUNCILS across England had to increase their council tax rates this year in order to stem a funding gap, but there needs to be a sustainable solution going forward according...

AN MP has expressed his concern for the person who has the coronavirus, and for the school. Matt Rodda’s Reading East constituency includes parts of Woodley and Earley, where Willow...

NEW MEASURES are to be introduced by the government in a bid to try and halt the spread of coronavirus in the UK. So far, 23 cases have been confirmed,...