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From the Council Leader - SOME POSITIVE NEWS
Wokingham Borough Council, as many of you know, has been lobbying the government for a fairer funding formula.
Wokingham Borough Council, as many of you know, has been lobbying the government for a fairer funding formula.
I’ve had lots of questions about Wokingham Borough Council’s Finances and I would like to repeat a few of them here.
Funding for GP practices in the integrated care board area of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire which included Wokingham has been slashed by £20,394,409 in real terms since 2019
I want to take this opportunity to thank again those residents who took the time and trouble to write.
First the good news. Wokingham Borough Council will receive £0.67 million more from government towards supporting its revenue budget for 2024/5.
The neuroscientist Abhiji Naskar warned that criticism is often the weapon of the shallow, but that scrutiny is the tool of the wise. Olympic athlete Paula Radcliffe has noted how scrutiny and success go together.
Wokingham Borough has one of the highest rates of car ownership in the country and, as we all see, high levels of traffic.
Care-experienced people can face significant barriers throughout their lives and therefore Wokingham Borough Council agrees to treat experience of care as a protected characteristic.
An Ecological Emergency has been declared by Wokingham Borough Council. As well as actions taken to address the climate emergency, the council will adopt policies to protect biodiversity and reduce the rate of species loss.