Reading Conservatives Strongly Oppose Labour's 4.99% Council Tax Rise For Reading's Residents in 2021/22 Friday, 26 February, 2021 Tory Group Argues Town’s Hard-Pressed Residents Shouldn't Be Expected To Pay Such Large Increase After Being Hit By Covid Pandemic. Conservative councillors on Reading Borough Council strongly opposed the 4.99% rise in Council Tax that was voted through by the controlling Labour Group as part of the 2021/22 RBC budget. Speaking during the Council’s annual debate on the budget and three-year... Local News
Cllr Isobel Ballsdon's update on improvement works at Mapledurham Playing Fields 25th February 2021 This evening Cllr Isobel Ballsdon, who represents Mapledurham Ward, has received details of a temporary closure of Mapledurham Playing Field's (MPF) car park... Local News
Conservatives ensuring Woodley schools can reduce their carbon footprint 18th February 2021 Anne wanted to know if Woodley schools are being helped to be more energy efficient so they can save money and be more environmentally friendly. "I was... Local News
HELPING READING ACTIVELY TRAVEL DURING COVID-19 – WE WANT YOUR VIEWS 22nd May 2020 We hope everyone in Reading is staying safe during these unprecedented times. Since the Government issued its original Covid-19 Pandemic and Stay at Home... Local News
READING BOROUGH COUNCIL LOCAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY 2036 CONSULTATION OPEN 22nd May 2020 The final phase of consultation on Reading’s Local Transport Strategy 2036 began earlier this month, including a series of schemes and initiatives to combat the... Local News
COVID-19 – LET’S ALL PULL TOGETHER AND DO THE RIGHT THING IN READING 24th March 2020 The current situation regarding the outbreak of Coronavirus is unprecedented and the way we live our lives is changing day by day, perhaps for a considerable... Local News
New Officers elected at AGM 11th March 2020 At the Reading East Conservative Association Annual General Meeting on 10th March 2020 a host of new officers were elected to help drive the group forward... Local News
Campaign to save The Good Companion 8th March 2020 Conservative Councillors and campaigners have been hard at work collecting signatures for a petition to save The Good Companion Pub and Salt & Vinegar Fish and... Local News
Blenheim Road Success 8th March 2020 We are very pleased to announce that the Government's Inspector dismissed the appeal for planning permission for houses in the woodland behind Blenheim Road in... Local News
South Lake Angling Club wins award 29th January 2020 Councillor Laura Blumenthal nominated Southlake Angling Society for the Mayor's Award for their hard work in looking after the lake. The Society takes its... Local News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Everything you need to know about Budget 2021 3rd March 2021 Find out how Budget 2021 is protecting the jobs and livelihoods of the British people. National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News