On Sunday 18th Feb, I spent most of the day in Wokingham Town Centre with a lot of other residents to enjoy the celebrations of the Lunar New Year. The town was absolutely buzzing and places selling food and drink were packed.
To be elected to serve as a councillor is a great privilege. Councillors can make a real difference to their communities. They can act as local champions, defending and promoting the interests of the people they represent.
In 2019 the Conservative government promised 40 new hospitals by 2030 with a new Royal Berks to be one of them. They have not delivered on this promise – in fact we are told that rather than opening by 2030 work may not even have started by then.
The government has announced that it will provide £418,000 of “resurfacing funds” to Wokingham to be spent on road maintenance. This fund is no where near enough to make up for their past underfunding.
You may have heard conflicting or confusing information relating to the new Planning proposals that were issued by the Government just before Christmas.
Registering with an NHS dentist and getting treatment continues to be a problem in Wokingham. Over a year ago after Munira Wilson the Lib Dem MP for Twickenham mentioned the lack of NHS dentists in Wokingham in Parliament.
As Lib Dems we are aiming to involve residents to provide the services they need, to live the lives they aspire to, and to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for all.
Evidence of the reality of climate change is all around us. Increasing incidence of extreme weather conditions is undeniable - soaring summer temperatures, violent and recurring storms, and more frequent and damaging flooding.
The Liberal Democrats have announced their Parliamentary Candidate for the new Earley and Woodley seat, former Mayor of Earley, Tahir Maher.
