Politics

By Matt Rodda, Reading East MP Some important and searching questions have been asked about equality in Britain, and in our local community during the last few days. The killing...

“DIVERSITY and equality is, and should be, in the DNA of Wokingham Borough Council. I see no reason why any part of society should be prejudiced.” That’s the pledge from...

THE FUTURE of a popular Wokingham kebab van remains in the balance after councillors met this morning.  For nearly three decades, Best BBQ King has served late-night snacks from its...

TOMORROW, the fate of a popular kebab van will be heard by councillors from Wokingham Borough Council.  They will make a decision as to whether Best BBQ King can continue...

MAIDENHEAD MP Theresa May has joined the chorus of parliamentarians who have criticised Dominic Cummings for his flit to Durham, saying that by doing so he had not followed the...

ONE OF the happiest shoppers will be Wokingham MP Sir John Redwood, who is looking forward to buying gifts from the town centre’s many stores once they start to reopen...

TRAFFIC WARDENS are to return to Wokingham borough from tomorrow as lockdown restrictions start to ease.  But in the short-term they won’t be issuing fines to parkers who outstay their...

Boris Johnson may have wanted the nation to move on from the Dominic Cummings lockdown saga, but he probably didn't expect one angry voter's message to keep moving on. For...

HOW Wokingham Borough Council had maintained its weekly waste collections during the pandemic was a question asked by Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons at the virtual meeting of Wokingham Borough Council, held...

CLLR GRAHAM HOWE wanted to congratulate officers and executive members for their “dedication and action” during the pandemic. He praised the efforts during members' question time at a virtual meeting...