WBC
From the Council Chamber - Council Finances
I’ve had lots of questions about Wokingham Borough Council’s Finances and I would like to repeat a few of them here.
31 Jan 2024
National News
NHS
Figures reveal GP funding slashed in Wokingham since 2019
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
31 Jan 2024
Funding for GP services in Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent has been slashed by almost £11 million in real terms since 2019, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
The House of Commons Library analysis looks at funding for General Practices over the past four years once inflation is taken...
31 Jan 2024
“Give councillors pay rise back to the people!”, says Steff Aquarone
After many Norfolk County Councillors voted to give themselves a rise in their allowances of almost 4%, leading Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone says: “This is utterly wrong when the Conservative-led council is considering massive cuts in services.
31 Jan 2024
MP challenges Environment Secretary to fast track plans to stop water companies “marking their own homework” on sewage discharges
This afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to DEFRA Secretary Steven Barclay urging him to bring forward plans to prevent water companies for being responsible for reporting on whether they are illegally polluting rivers and lakes
31 Jan 2024
Figures reveal GP funding slashed in Harrogate & Knaresborough since 2019
Funding for GP services in Humber & North Yorkshire has been slashed by £23,765,849.48 in real terms since 2019, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
31 Jan 2024