Politics

NO DECISIONS have yet been made as to how the borough council will spend funding on walking and cycling improvements. Central government has announced a £250 million pot for councils...

THE BISHOP of Reading has added her voice to those expressing concerns over Boris Johnson’s decision to defend Dominic Cummings’ decision to break lockdown rules. At yesterday’s news conference, Boris...

WOKINGHAM MP Sir John Redwood has defended Dominic Cummings for his decision to leave London for Durham after contracting the coronavirus. Today, it was revealed by The Guardian and the...

The easing of the lockdown is an important stage in the corona virus epidemic and we need to be careful and take gradual steps forward at this difficult time. However,...

WE ARE now starting to think about what’s next, said borough council leader, John Halsall. After seven weeks of the tightest lockdown measures, Cllr Halsall said the borough council is...

Matt Rodda has warned that the economic recession facing the hospitality sector should be reason enough for the Prisons Minister to cancel the sale of Reading Gaol to a private...

THE CORONAVIRUS will have an impact on future housing plans in Wokingham borough – and the new Draft Local Plan. Before the lockdown was announced, the council had been canvassing...

By James Sunderland When I submitted my previous article for The Wokingham Paper in March, no-one could possibly have foreseen the full extent of what would unfold since then.  Coronavirus...

ONE of the borough’s four MPs has launched an urgent appeal to start lifting lockdown restrictions.  Sir John Redwood has written to the Government, urging them to review the current...

Sir John Redwood has written an Easter message to his Wokingham constituents. It was published on his blog, and covers a range of issues arising from the Covid-19 lockdown. The...