Politics

THE BOROUGH’S Labour party have expressed fears that a New Year consultation over plans to close Wokingham’s Post Office will be a sham. Under the proposals, the historic Broad Street...

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH councillors are expected to approve the appointment of a new chief executive officer at an extraordinary meeting on Friday night. The Council has announced that its chief executive,...

A HILARIOUS new video has been released by campaigners hoping to a stop a concrete bus lane bridge being built at a historic riverside location. Campaigners have taken the popular...

ONE OF the borough’s four MPs has lent his support to the borough council’s efforts to protect a green space from being developed. If it goes ahead, a field in...

A CONSERVATIVE frontbencher has resigned and will now sit on the council as an independent. Cllr Richard Dolinski, who was Executive Member for Adult Social Care, Health and Wellbeing, was...

SWITCHING off the traffic lights at Winnersh Triangle during off-peak hours “is not possible”. That’s the verdict of Cllr Anthony Pollock, the executive member for highways and transport.  He was...

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...

"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...

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...

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...