Wokingham could quit re3 partnership
IT’S A PARTNERSHIP that has sorted out the rubbish for the past 14 years, but next year could be its last. Since 2006, Bracknell Forest, Reading Borough and Wokingham Borough...
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Council agrees to plan a memorial wood to honour Wokingham residents who died with Covid-19 symptoms
A MEMORIAL wood to honour Wokingham residents who have died during the coronavirus pandemic could become a reality. The suggestion was made by Lib Dem deputy leader, Cllr Clive Jones,...
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Wokingham Borough Council votes to eliminate single-use plastic from its buildings
Wokingham Borough Council voted to remove all single use plastics from its buildings and supply chain as soon as possible at a virtual meeting held on Thursday, July 23. The...
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Council leader invites councillors to naked protest over Wokingham’s housing numbers
WOKINGHAM council leader John Halsall has invited fellows councillors to protest naked in Westminster in a bid to get housing numbers in the borough reduced. And he was joined in...
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Heathrow’s carbon neutral status queried by Wokingham Lib Dem
HOW Heathrow can be measured as carbon neutral was a question asked to Cllr Gregor Murray. Cllr Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey raised the matter following on from the previous council meeting where...
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New policy on flag flying and room naming adopted by Wokingham Borough Council
THE POLICY on flag flying and room naming in Wokingham borough was debated during the Wokingham Borough Council virtual meeting on Thursday, July 23. The council currently operates in accordable...
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Shinfield South residents to get new polling station for parish elections
A NEW polling district is to be set up for Shinfield parish residents to correct an anomaly that sees some residents registered to the wrong parish ward and having to...
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Council adopts Climate Emergency Action Plan
THE COUNCIL adopted a bold plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. Introducing it at a virtual meeting of Wokingham Borough Council on Thursday, July 23, Cllr Gregor Murray said:...
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Gender pay gap at Wokingham Borough Council has increased to 15.23% claims Women’s Equality Party leader
THE DIFFERENCE in pay between men and women who work at Wokingham Borough Council was examined by the local leader of the Women’s Equality Party. Louise Timlin asked a question...
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Wokingham council leader apologises for any offence caused by Black Lives Matter comments
THE ONGOING controversy over Wokingham Borough Council’s position over Black Lives Matter was raised in a question from a member of the public. Kiran Nar did not attend the virtual...
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