Wokingham Borough Council

Councillor Pauline Jorgensen (Conservative, Hillside) at the announcement that she will be the Conservative candidate for Earley and Woodley. Credit: Earley and Woodley Conservative Party

Conservative Party

Wokingham Conservative leader accuses Lib Dems of litany of failures

A sketch of what the 135 homes added to the Berkshire village could look like.

A sketch of what the 135 homes added to the Berkshire village could look like.

Bracknell Forest

Changes to plan for more than 100 homes in commuter village approved

The Eastern Gateway Roundabout for the South Wokingham Distributor Road. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council

The Eastern Gateway Roundabout for the South Wokingham Distributor Road. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council

Wokingham Borough Council

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Progress made for major new road in Wokingham as millions in funding is approved

William Heelas Way, which goes over the railway line and runs between Montague Park and Waterloo Road in Wokingham. Credit: Google Maps

William Heelas Way, which goes over the railway line and runs between Montague Park and Waterloo Road in Wokingham. Credit: Google Maps

Conservative Party

No redesign for major new road in Wokingham despite change in leadership

Bracknell Forest council leader Mary Temperton (Credit: Newsquest)

Bracknell Forest council leader Mary Temperton (Credit: Newsquest)

Bracknell Forest

Bracknell, Wokingham and Berkshire councils join forces to tackle pressing issues

A site in Finchampstead Road, Wokingham where homes have been demolished to clear the way for a roundabout for a new road. Credit: Google Maps

A site in Finchampstead Road, Wokingham where homes have been demolished to clear the way for a roundabout for a new road. Credit: Google Maps

Wokingham Borough Council

Latest on major road south of Wokingham three years on as houses are demolished

All 54 seats on Wokingham Borough Council will be up for grabs and fought along new boundaries now the political map of the borough has been redrawn.

All 54 seats on Wokingham Borough Council will be up for grabs and fought along new boundaries now the political map of the borough has been redrawn.

Conservative Party

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Political map of Wokingham Borough redrawn ahead of all-out election this year

Longshot Lane, Bracknell and Smallmead, Reading recycling centres.

Longshot Lane, Bracknell and Smallmead, Reading recycling centres.

Bracknell Forest Council

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Privacy concerns raised over monitoring of trips to recycling centres

Marc Brunel-Walker has endorsed the Liberal Democrat candidate to be the next MP for Wokingham. Credit: Bracknell Forest Council / Liberal Democrats

Marc Brunel-Walker has endorsed the Liberal Democrat candidate to be the next MP for Wokingham. Credit: Bracknell Forest Council / Liberal Democrats

Bracknell Forest

Former Bracknell Conservative councillor back Lib Dem as next MP for Wokingham

The Bracknell Beeches development, which has had a flat reduction from 377 to 349. Credit: Assael

The Bracknell Beeches development, which has had a flat reduction from 377 to 349. Credit: Assael

Bracknell Forest Council

Changes to massive plan for over 300 homes in Bracknell submitted

The plan for a 60 bed care home near Crowthorne. Credit: Harris Irwin Architects / Google Maps

The plan for a 60 bed care home near Crowthorne. Credit: Harris Irwin Architects / Google Maps

Crowthorne and Sandhurst

Plan to replace house with care home near Crowthorne rejected

The New Leathern Bottle off Maidenhead Road in Jealotts Hill as it looked in May 2023. Credit: Google Maps

The New Leathern Bottle off Maidenhead Road in Jealotts Hill as it looked in May 2023. Credit: Google Maps

Bracknell Forest

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Progress made on conversion of pub into home north of Bracknell in plans submitted

A CGI of what the six home luxury apartment building to replace Highveld in Coronation Road, Ascot could look like. Credit: Coba Design Architecture

A CGI of what the six home luxury apartment building to replace Highveld in Coronation Road, Ascot could look like. Credit: Coba Design Architecture

Bracknell Forest

House could be demolished and replaced with luxury apartments in plans submitted

Bohunt School in Remount Drive, Arborfield. Credit: Stewart Turkington https://www.stphotos.co.uk/

Bohunt School in Remount Drive, Arborfield. Credit: Stewart Turkington https://www.stphotos.co.uk/

Wokingham Borough Council

Alarm raised as school expansion could be in doubt

Liberal Democrat leader Stephen Conway speaks at the full council meeting on 18 May 2023 (Credit: Wokingham Borough Council)

Liberal Democrat leader Stephen Conway speaks at the full council meeting on 18 May 2023 (Credit: Wokingham Borough Council)

Conservative Party

Wokingham in for a 'challenging' year says new council leader

A CGI of what the Sainsburys in Arborfield Green could look like once built. Credit: Dev Comms / Sainsburys

A CGI of what the Sainsburys in Arborfield Green could look like once built. Credit: Dev Comms / Sainsburys

Questions remain over coming of Sainsbury's at Berkshire village

Blues Smokehouse in Bracknell High Street. Credit: Google Maps

Blues Smokehouse in Bracknell High Street. Credit: Google Maps

Bracknell Forest

Changes to popular Bracknell restaurant, pub conversion progress in plans submitted

Flooding seen at Cantley Park in Wokingham in April 2023. Credit: Haroon Butt

Flooding seen at Cantley Park in Wokingham in April 2023. Credit: Haroon Butt

Wokingham Borough Council

Dismay over flooding at popular park play area

The Moving Traffic Offence locations in Wokingham which the council could enforce in Rose Street, Goatley Street, Easthampstead Road and Oxford Road. Credit: Google Maps

The Moving Traffic Offence locations in Wokingham which the council could enforce in Rose Street, Goatley Street, Easthampstead Road and Oxford Road. Credit: Google Maps

Wokingham Borough Council

Concerns raised as council could soon get powers to fine drivers for offences

Pauline Jorgensen and Clive Jones, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat group leaders on Wokingham Borough Council have clashed. Credit: LDRS / Wokingham Lib Dems

Pauline Jorgensen and Clive Jones, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat group leaders on Wokingham Borough Council have clashed. Credit: LDRS / Wokingham Lib Dems

Conservative Party

Wokingham Liberal Democrats and Conservatives clash over campaign claims

Waitrose Headquarters at Doncastle Road, Bracknell. Credit: Google Maps

Waitrose Headquarters at Doncastle Road, Bracknell. Credit: Google Maps

Bracknell Forest

Changes to Waitrose Bracknell HQ, 60 flats for town centre in planning news

Conservatives Alison Swaddle, Rebecca Margetts, Phil Cunnington, Pauline Jorgensen, Johnny Mercy MP, Sir John Redwood MP and George Evans, candidate for Barkham ward. Credit: James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Conservatives Alison Swaddle, Rebecca Margetts, Phil Cunnington, Pauline Jorgensen, Johnny Mercy MP, Sir John Redwood MP and George Evans, candidate for Barkham ward. Credit: James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Conservative Party

Wokingham Conservatives joined by MPs in push for votes on campaign

A disabled child in a wheelchair enjoying a bowls activity at school. Credit: Stefan Schranz from Pixabay

A disabled child in a wheelchair enjoying a bowls activity at school. Credit: Stefan Schranz from Pixabay

Wokingham Borough Council

Wokingham consultation on SEND provision as it wins bid for two new special schools

Wokingham town hall

Wokingham town hall

Conservative Party

Wokingham local election battlegrounds as Liberal Democrats hope for majority

The Atrium Court in The Ring,Bracknell, set to be converted into 150 offices. Credit Google Maps

The Atrium Court in The Ring,Bracknell, set to be converted into 150 offices. Credit Google Maps

Bracknell Forest

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Old Bracknell office building could host even more flats in plans submitted

The five Wokingham Borough Councillors standing down ahead of the 2023 elections. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council / LDRS

The five Wokingham Borough Councillors standing down ahead of the 2023 elections. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council / LDRS

Wokingham Borough Council

The five Wokingham Borough councillors standing down ahead of the 2023 elections

A CGI of the 68 homes and the entry to the Beaufort Park site. Credit: Taylor Wimpey

A CGI of the 68 homes and the entry to the Beaufort Park site. Credit: Taylor Wimpey

Bracknell Forest

Name chosen for 68 home Bracknell development, pub conversion in plans submitted

The Amber House development for 193 apartments at Market Place in Bracknell. Credit: Google Maps

The Amber House development for 193 apartments at Market Place in Bracknell. Credit: Google Maps

Bracknell Forest

Changes to 193 flats in Bracknell, new car wash for Morrisons in plans submitted

Munira Wilson, Liberal Democrat MP For Twickenham. Credit: Wokingham Liberal Democrats

Munira Wilson, Liberal Democrat MP For Twickenham. Credit: Wokingham Liberal Democrats

Conservative Party

Liberal Democrats hold conference in target MP seat

The sites in Wokingham where drivers could be fined by the council for moving traffic offences. Credit: Google Maps

The sites in Wokingham where drivers could be fined by the council for moving traffic offences. Credit: Google Maps

Department for Transport

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Wokingham move to punish rule breaking drivers - you could be fined in THESE places

A petition calling for the California Crossroads project in Finchampstead to be cancelled has received more than 800 signatures. Credit: Bracknell Conservatives

A petition calling for the California Crossroads project in Finchampstead to be cancelled has received more than 800 signatures. Credit: Bracknell Conservatives

Conservative Party

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Hundreds call for project to revamp area in Berkshire village to be stopped

Wokingham Car Park Charge Changes

Wokingham Car Park Charge Changes

Conservative Party

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Car park charge increase agreed in towns and villages across the area

A Wokingham Borough Council waste collection vehicle. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council

A Wokingham Borough Council waste collection vehicle. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council

Conservative Party

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Wheelie bin changes to stay despite 2000 strong petition

Councillor Clive Jones leader of Wokingham Borough Council, at the site where the Covid Memorial Woodland in Finchampstead. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council

Councillor Clive Jones leader of Wokingham Borough Council, at the site where the Covid Memorial Woodland in Finchampstead. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council

New woodland to be created in Berkshire to remember those who died of coronavirus

The land and stables that are set for 54 homes now a plan for the site between Bracknell and Wokingham has been approved. Credit: Solve Planning

The land and stables that are set for 54 homes now a plan for the site between Bracknell and Wokingham has been approved. Credit: Solve Planning

Conservative Party

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Plan for 54 homes between Bracknell and Wokingham given go ahead

A question over whether the Pinewood Centre site could have homes built on it has been answered.

A question over whether the Pinewood Centre site could have homes built on it has been answered.

Crowthorne and Sandhurst

Answer given on whether Pinewood Centre could have houses built on site

The Pinewood Centre in Old Wokingham Road, Crowthorne. Credit: Google Maps

The Pinewood Centre in Old Wokingham Road, Crowthorne. Credit: Google Maps

Conservative Party

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Call for homes to be ruled out at Berkshire community centre site

Bracknell Beeches as it is currently. Credit: Assael

Bracknell Beeches as it is currently. Credit: Assael

Bracknell Forest

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Update for huge Bracknell development, 39 flats for town centre in plans submitted

CGIs of what the extensions to the dining room and sixth form will look like. Credit: HLM Architecture

CGIs of what the extensions to the dining room and sixth form will look like. Credit: HLM Architecture

Wokingham Borough Council

New buildings for secondary school means pupil increase can go ahead

Ranelagh Playing Fields and Swinley Forest. Credit: Google Maps / Panit Consulting

Ranelagh Playing Fields and Swinley Forest. Credit: Google Maps / Panit Consulting

Bracknell Forest

Studio approval bid to build film set locally, plus homes plan in latest submissions

Plan to build two homes on land in The Avenue Crowthorne. Credit: Farrell Design Studio Ltd

Plan to build two homes on land in The Avenue Crowthorne. Credit: Farrell Design Studio Ltd

Crowthorne and Sandhurst

Plan for homes 'crammed into garden' shot down on appeal

The new two storey Sixth Form block set to be built at Emmbrook School in Wokingham. Credit: HLM Architecture

The new two storey Sixth Form block set to be built at Emmbrook School in Wokingham. Credit: HLM Architecture

Wokingham Borough Council

Wokingham school wins right to increase student numbers and staff

Bracknell Ski Slope and Ice Rink, the John Nike Leisure Complex seen in April 2021 pre demolition. Credit: Google Maps

Bracknell Ski Slope and Ice Rink, the John Nike Leisure Complex seen in April 2021 pre demolition. Credit: Google Maps

Bracknell Forest

John Nike Bracknell site, 81 homes for Berkshire village in plans submitted

Wokingham town hall

Wokingham town hall

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Wokingham council taxes for this year set as highest increase agreed

An initial sketch of what the 200 home development will look like in Twyford. Credit: Croudace Homes

An initial sketch of what the 200 home development will look like in Twyford. Credit: Croudace Homes

Liberal Democrats

Plan for hundreds of homes on Berkshire farmland approved despite local opposition

The site south of Amen Corner which could have 302 homes built on it. Credit: Google Earth

The site south of Amen Corner which could have 302 homes built on it. Credit: Google Earth

Bracknell Forest

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Plan for hundreds of homes that could bridge gap between Bracknell and Wokingham

The poor road surfacing, landscaping and trip hazards at the development in Wokingham Borough. Credit: Councillor Rebecca Margetts

The poor road surfacing, landscaping and trip hazards at the development in Wokingham Borough. Credit: Councillor Rebecca Margetts

Conservative Party

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Developer called out for poor road surfaces and several trip hazards

The Old Farmhouse in West End Lane, Warfield, which dates back to the late 15th Century. Credit: Davis Planning Ltd

The Old Farmhouse in West End Lane, Warfield, which dates back to the late 15th Century. Credit: Davis Planning Ltd

Bracknell Forest Council

House to make way for caravans north of Bracknell in plans submitted

Buckhurst Court off London Road, Wokingham, seen in a Google Map image from 2015.

Buckhurst Court off London Road, Wokingham, seen in a Google Map image from 2015.

Wokingham Borough Council

School for special needs children between Bracknell and Wokingham given go ahead

Banners calling for Edneys Hill in Barkham to be saved have been put up in the village. Credit: Paul King

Banners calling for Edneys Hill in Barkham to be saved have been put up in the village. Credit: Paul King

Wokingham Borough Council

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Berkshire villagers oppose plan for 40 homes in roadside banner campaign

Carnival Hub, a big recipient of developer contributions cash. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council

Carnival Hub, a big recipient of developer contributions cash. Credit: Wokingham Borough Council

Liberal Democrats

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Developer agreements bring millions to improve communities across the area

Councillor Paul Bettison, leader of Bracknell Forest Council

Councillor Paul Bettison, leader of Bracknell Forest Council

Bracknell Forest

Bracknell Forest Council leader announces exciting event coming to The Lexicon

A CGI of what the 42 room retirement home could look like in Bracknell. Credit: Architecture PLB

A CGI of what the 42 room retirement home could look like in Bracknell. Credit: Architecture PLB

Bracknell Forest

Bracknell plan to replace house with huge retirement home in plans submitted

Alcohol for sale at an off licence. Credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Alcohol for sale at an off licence. Credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Public left in dark over licensing for pubs, restaurants and shops in Wokingham

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