Politics

REMAIN parties who want the UK to stay in the European Union did exceptionally well in Wokingham borough’s European elections - the Liberal Democrats came top and the Conservatives in...

The votes have been cast in this year's European Elections - that took place on Thursday, May 23. The counting has had to wait until today, Sunday, May 26, because...

AS MANY European countries go to the polls today, counting is now going on in Lower Earley to find out how Wokingham borough voted. The verification of the ballot papers...

A BUSY bus route out of Reading's town centre was blocked by teenage activists today in a protest about climate change. The youngsters were taking part in the #YouthStrike4Climate, part...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...