Social care the poor relation Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 As reported in the Bracknell News... Not content with the Labour raid on Winter fuel allowance for pensioners, the impact of their NI increases and the minimum wage on social care will be severe. The Berkshire Care Association warned in November that costs imposed by Labour’s first Budget in 14 years could have a ‘devastating’ impact. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced on October 30 that employer... Local News
Conservatives gain Shinfield seat in Wokingham Borough from Labour 6th December 2024 Well done to Jackie Rance who won the Shinfield by-election on the 5th December. Jackie got 49% of the vote with Labour on 24.8% and Lib Dems on 21.5%, Greens... Local News
Diwali Party in Reading 1st December 2024 Great to be invited to a Diwali party in Reading, it gave me the chance to catch up with a lot of friends and also meet some new people. Lovely food and a great... Local News
Conservatives Stand Firm Against Unsustainable Housing Targets in Wokingham 27th November 2024 Last week Conservative councillors successfully brought forward a motion committing the Council to campaign against the Government’s enormous increase in... Local News
Lib Dem Parking Chaos on the Horizon 14th November 2024 The LibDems plan to introduce car parking charges at School Green, Shinfield. The plan was revealed at a recent Council Meeting following a question from the... Opinions
Conservatives from Reading, Earley and Woodley and Wokingham Constituencies in Shinfield talking with residents 26th October 2024 We had a great team out this morning in Shinfield talking to local residents. Councillors and activists from across Wokingham Borough, including leaders of... Local News
Jacob Rees Mogg, a conversation in our Conservatives Unfiltered series 25th October 2024 Sir Jacob Rees Mogg entertained us with a fascinating talk on the future of the Conservative party and answered lots of questions. His humourous style and... Real Talk
Pauline Jorgensen's motion to maintain the winter fuel payments was pased by an overwhelming majority at Wokingham Borough Council 24th October 2024 My Winter Fuel motion was passed tonight, Labour voted against but Liberals supported me. The motion (with minor amendments) was the Council: 1. Will bring... Speeches
From the Wokingham Paper - Cllr Pauline Jorgensen: Conservatives will act where Lib Dems fail 23rd October 2024 In the last few weeks there has been much about the new Labour Government’s first hundred days in office. Having been elected in July, despite their promises of... Opinions
Behind the Scenes at re3: A Fascinating Look at Recycling in Action 16th October 2024 This morning, with a bunch of other local residents, I had a very interesting tour of the re3 Recycling facility which is jointly used by Reading, Wokingham and... Local News
