Council plans to send a letter to Post Office over proposed closure
THE COUNCIL will be hoping that a letter won’t get lost in the post – it relates to the proposals to close Wokingham’s town centre Post Office and swap it...
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Council leader resignation: “In the Me Too age we need to distance ourselves from the old boys network”
"WE NEED to distance ourselves from the old boys network style of the past,” said Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor as she stood down as council leader. “This is the ‘Me...
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New leader for Wokingham Conservatives – full story in today’s Wokingham Paper
THE new leader of Wokingham’s Conservatives will be the current town mayor. Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner was the only candidate to put their name forward for a leadership contest and, under...
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Conservatives leadership: ‘There was a significant difference of opinion’
A SIGNIFICANT difference of opinion led to Wokingham Conservatives ditching their leader last night. Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor will resign as council leader at its meeting on Thursday, and a...
Read moreDetailsBREAKING: Leader of Conservatives loses vote of no confidence
THE LEADER of Wokingham Conservatives has lost a motion of no confidence. The Wokingham Paper understands that the Conservatives held the vote at a group meeting last night. As a...
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Council’s interim chief executive quits, successor still at long-list stage
THE INTERIM chief executive of Wokingham Borough Council has stepped down “to pursue other opportunities”. Manjeet Gill was appointed in August last year on a six-month contract while the council...
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To be frank, this is one stamp that was missing…
WHEN Lorraine Chatfield received a card telling her she had to collect an unpaid letter, she raced to her local post office. She was concerned it could have been sent...
Read moreDetailsNames of Wokingham’s Peach Place tenants to be released over ‘next few weeks’
THE NAMES of the new businesses being announced for Peach Place will be released over the next few weeks. That was the promise of the executive member for regeneration, Cllr...
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Wokingham Council DID consult with disability organisations over new Market Place
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL did consult with a range of disability organisations as it planned the new Market Place.
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Wokingham Council reported to Government over debt level fears
THE COUNCIL’S financial picture has concerned the leader of the Liberal Democrats so much that he has written to the Secretary of State for Local Government.
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