Politics

THERE’S a new team in charge of the borough’s roads. Following the resignation last month of Cllr Keith Baker from the role of Executive Member for Highways and Transport, Cllr...

The return of a much-loved bus service has been hailed by campaigners as “a massive victory”, writes Kathryn Barden. Earlier this week, Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) announced that the 19a/c...

READING Borough Council (RBC) has launched a new bid to concrete over a natural beauty spot, just weeks after Wokingham Borough Council’s planning committee turned down plans to build a...

THE COST of policing Donald Trump’s visit to the UK should not be footed by Thames Valley Police. Instead, they should receive a funding boost. That’s the view of the...

THE FORMER leader of the council has resigned from his latest post as the borough’s executive member for highways and transport. The decision was announced by current council leader Cllr...

LABOUR has won a by-election in Norreys East, giving them their first seat on Wokingham Town Council. Abby Tebboth’s victory follows on from the party’s gain in Norreys at the...

WOKINGHAM Borough Council has admitted that it has gone back to the drawing board in its search for a new chief executive. The council has been without a chief executive...

DR PHILLIP LEE is hoping to speak in Parliament this afternoon following his resignation from the Government. Earlier today, he announced that he felt he had to step down over...

The resignation of Dr Phillip Lee has been described as a major blow for the Government, while the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said that "He is categorically not the...

Resigning as a minister from the Government is a very difficult decision because it goes against every grain in my soul. The very word resign conveys a sense of giving...