Politics

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...

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...

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...

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...

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL did consult with a range of disability organisations as it planned the new Market Place.

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.

There are plenty of articles about the failings of our national politicians. But they all ignore the leaders’ universal Achilles Heel: local election results, as well as the low turnout...

A PLAN to help the council save money has seen spending soar by £8 million in just two years. Figures obtained under a Freedom of Information reveal that spending on...

THE deputy leader of Wokingham Borough Council has resigned. Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner sent a letter of resignation this morning. He will become a backbencher, but there are rumours that there...

OPEN for business – or open to problems? That was the dilemma this week as the overdue £3.8m project to revamp Wokingham’s town centre was officially opened, although work still...