Politics

PHIL CREIGHTON reports on a special Wokingham Borough Council executive meeting held online on Thursday, February 25 Leader’s gratitude for covid support THE meeting opened with the leader of the...

Council leader John Halsall said Wokingham Borough Council will unveil its new equalities strategy soon.

WOKINGHAM Borough Council says that it will work to Government guidelines to ensure that May’s elections will be safe. The vote was delayed 12 months as a result of the...

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL is preparing to unveil its new equalities strategy. “We have set up a group to look at equalities,” said Cllr John Halsall. “We had a consultation which...

RESIDENTS are shunning cycle paths built on London Road, as they feel they are unsafe. Cllr Rachel Burgess (Lab, Norreys) raised the concerns which included drivers ignoring a no right...

A REPORT was not altered between its appearance at a committee meeting and a council meeting. Resident Philip Meadowcroft said he had watched the audit committee meeting of February 1,...

At a special meeting tonight, Wokingham borough councillors will vote on the planned council tax rise.

COVID-hit residents could see their council tax bills rise by 4.99% from April if the budget is approved by councillors tomorrow night. There will also be rises in parish and...

ANGRY campaigners are calling for claims that they bent lockdown by delivering leaflets to be retracted. In our issue of January 28, Conservative candidate Jackie Rance accused the Liberal Democrats...

RESIDENTS will start to see recycling bags arrive on their doorsteps towards the end of the month, as the big switch-over from black boxes begins. From Monday, February 22, the...