Travel & Transport
Lib Dem MP slams rail fare rise and calls for fare freeze
Thornbury & Yate MP Claire Young has urged for rail fares to be frozen after they rose by 4.6% this weekend.
4 Mar 2025
News
Liberal Democrat News
Transport
Local Lib Dem MP slams rail fare “slap in the face” and calls for rail fares to be frozen as prices rise
Lewes MP James MacCleary has urged for rail fares to be frozen after they rose by 4.6% this weekend. The cost of a season ticket has risen to £6164 for Lewes to London and £6236 for Polegate or Seaford to London.
4 Mar 2025
From the Chamber: Our Local Politics
Last Thursday, 20th February, there was a full council meeting to set the council’s budget for the next financial year and as a result, I find myself reflecting on the state of local politics.
27 Feb 2025
From the Leader: A Big Day for the Local Plan
Last Friday, Wokingham Borough Council submitted its new Local Plan for inspector’s examination, a vital stage in the journey towards its use in determining planning applications.
6 Mar 2025
Development
Wokingham Local Plan Submitted for Inspection
Wokingham Borough Council has submitted its Local Plan for inspector’s examination. The timing of the submission is important, for it enables the council to realise the benefits of the new plan quickly.
28 Feb 2025
Oldham
Incomplete work at the Shaw & Crompton Medical Centre branded “ridiculous and unacceptable”
Shaw and Crompton’s new medical centre is still awaiting the completion of overdue groundworks affecting footpaths, car parking and lighting.
4 Mar 2025