Opinion

Being a Councillor at Wokingham Borough Council means making difficult and often challenging decisions.

Politics often has a short-term focus. What politicians tend to think, will win my party the next election?

For the last two and a half years, valuable Council office space has been left mothballed and empty rather than generating an income for the Council.

Running a council necessarily involves a lot of reacting to pressures generated externally, often by central government

Wokingham is already one of the worst-funded councils in England. Now the Labour Government wants to take away the household support fund

I am delighted to have recently joined the executive of the borough council, with responsibility for active travel, transport and highways.

Last week saw a Wokingham Borough Council by-election in the Maiden Erlegh and Whitegates ward.

For me, things have changed significantly in the last week. I have moved from being the Executive Member for Active Travel Transport and Highways

I'm currently ward councillor for Evendons and am delighted to have recently joined the Executive on Wokingham Borough Council

Last month, Thames Water was fined a record £122.7 million for breaching rules of sewage spills and the payments it has made to shareholders.