Theresa May resigns as Prime Minister
One of the borough's four MPs announced her resignation as Prime Minister, saying the role had been "the honour of my life". Theresa May, whose Maidenhead constituency includes parts of...
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Sonning woman resigns from job
A WOMAN from Sonning handed in her resignation this morning. She has given two weeks' notice to her employers and announced her departure quite publicly, on the steps of the...
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Who’s who on the new Wokingham Borough Council executive
One of the first acts that new Wokingham borough council leader did was to name his front bench team. Cllr John Halsall was elected as leader of the Conservatives group...
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Liberal Democrats announce their shadow executive
THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS doubled their number of councillors in May’s local elections, going from eight to 16. This has been reflected in a shake-up of its team on Wokingham Borough...
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Wokingham Liberal Democrats will put pressure on Conservatives over housing numbers
THE LEADER of the Liberal Democrats, Cllr Lindsay Ferris said that his enlarged party would fight the housing numbers being forced on the borough by the Government. In his leader’s...
Read moreDetails‘If Wokingham can’t convince Government to change housing numbers, we’ll use litigation’ – hard hitting action promised by new council leader
IN HIS maiden speech as leader of the council, Cllr John Halsall pledged to take action on climate change and housing numbers. The Ruscombe councillor was elected unanimously by the...
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New Wokingham Borough Mayor Cllr Bill Soane to support Debra
THE NEW mayor of Wokingham Borough Council, Cllr Bill Soane, said that his charity of the year would be Crowthorne-based Debra. In his first speech as mayor, the Woodley-based councillor...
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Wokingham Borough Mayor raises £24,000 for Woodley charity
OUTGOING Wokingham Borough Mayor Cllr John Kaiser praised residents for their support during his past municipal year as they helped him raise more than £24,000 for charity. In his closing...
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Brexit Party MEP candidates canvas voters in Wokingham’s town centre
Two of the Brexit Party's hopefuls in Thursday's European Elections visited Wokingham's town centre on Saturday to meet and greet voters ahead of the polls. Binfield-based Peter Wiltshire and fourth-placed Belinda...
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Change UK European Elections candidate thinks ‘there is no Brexit scenario that benefits the UK’
A EUROPEAN Election candidate believes that no Brexit scenario will benefit the UK. Richard Ashworth, who is standing for the new Remain-backing party Change UK made the warning in a...
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