Opinion

After last week’s comparison of Liberal Democrat and Conservative manifestos for the Wokingham Borough elections, this week shows how the Green and Labour manifestos measure up. It’s important to keep...

There’s an election brewing and it’s due on May 3. And what’s different about this election is that two of the political parties have published their policies and plans for...

Our bin men are heroes Re: “Food Waste Collections from 2019” The Wokingham Paper, February 18. Even as I write, local magpies, foxes and other scavengers are hurriedly organising protest...

IT IS always pleasing to be able to cover good news rather than bad, so it’s a pleasure to present this week’s front page story to you.   While the...

If last week’s commentary on housing showed anything, in describing the practice of ‘planning by appeal’ along with the misleading supply measurement process, it demonstrated a need for reform. But...

Last week’s Wokingham Paper reported about losing those two planning appeals marks a setback for Wokingham Borough Council (WBC). In one, the Planning Inspectorate gave permission for a Suitable Alternative...

Every week, we print the liveliest selection of letters for Wokingham borough. A range of voices, a range of views - here's the letters pages from the February 15 edition....

NEWS that parking charges are to be increased is never a welcome one. We understand the borough council’s problems: revenue from Government is shrinking rapidly, and to keep services it...

How to really help the homeless Wokingham Salvation Army’s Lt Jan Howlin’s warning (Church Notes, January 25) regarding helping those who appear to be homeless is appropriate and her words...

THE NEWS that the Market Place works are running behind schedule was never going to be welcome. The project has been causing untold misery for our wonderful independent retailers and...