Politics

PLANS to switch Wokingham's waste away from weekly blue bags to wheelie bins will go ahead, despite councillors voting against the plans last night.

COUNCILLORS have voted to keep Wokingham's blue bag system for rubbish, 2 days after the ruling executive approved a switch to fortnightly collections

SPECULATION that Wokingham Borough Council will revert to the control of the Conservatives ahead of the local elections appears to be misfounded

THERE are serious questions to be answered from the Lib Dem-run executive in the wake of the independent councillors quitting the ruling partnership

RESIDENTS will come first, promises the leader of the Labour group on Wokingham borough council.

SIR John Redwood was one of 22 Conservative MPs who voted against Rishi Sunak's new post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland.

TWO independent candidates have quit the ruling Wokingham Borough Partnership citing difficulties with their relationship with the Liberal Democrats

Sir John Redwood has been Wokingham's MP since 1987, and if voters agree, he will still be the MP in 2025 after the party reselected him

WOKINGHAM residents will be asked to pay an additional 4.99% on their council tax this coming financial year,

THE budget that councillors will be asked to vote on this evening has not impressed Wokingham Conservatives.