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07/02/2010 Toilet Decision


07/02/2010 Lib Dems Propose Low Increases


25/01/2010 "Stop making excuses" Lib Dems Tell Tories


13/01/2010 Council Clears Own Parking But Paying Customers Have To Brave The Snow And Ice



2009


23/11/2009 Lib Dems Demand Level Crossing Action


23/11/2009 Conservatives Fail To Deliver On Decent Homes Promise


29/10/2009 Bus Routes to be Scrapped - Large parts of Woodley left without service. Lib Dems urge residents to tell Reading Buses what they think by 4th November


19/10/2009 Lib Dems Call On Tories To Take Up Second Chance To Get Grant For Free Swimming


16/10/2009 Lib Dems Demand Fair Funding For Council Housing


14/09/2009 Liberal Democrats welcome Reading Credit Union to Woodley


13/08/2009 Bus Route Consultation


13/08/2009 Lytham Road Pedestrian Crossing


31/07/2009 Wokingham Lib Dems Angry With Tory Insistence On Holding Consultation Over Summer Holidays (On-street Parking Charges Consultation To Commence Today)


16/07/2009 Wokingham Tories Vote Themselves a Massive 9% Increase in Allowances and Expenses


09/07/2009 Wokingham Town Off-Street Parking Charge Plan - "Tories Have Got It Wrong" Say Lib Dems


29/06/2009 Wokingham Lib Dems Oppose Tory Plans For Housing Development In Wokingham Borough


29/06/2009 Berkshire Tories Vote Themselves A Massive 450% Pay Increase


05/06/2009 Election Success For Lib Dems In Wokingham Borough


22/05/2009 Sharon Bowles MEP Visits Woodley's Shopping Centre


15/05/2009 Wokingham Tories Attack Lib Dems For Calling For Resignation Of Anthony Pollock, Tory Executive Member For Council Budgets


08/05/2009 Wokingham Tories Keep Budget Discussions Secret


01/05/2009 Wokingham Tories Axe Budget For Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative And Twyford Village Partnership


22/04/2009 Liberal Democrats Inspect Ashenbury Park, Coronation Ward Following Removal Of Dog Waste Bins


20/04/2009 Woodley's Public Toilets


17/04/2009 Wokingham Lib Dems Say, "Bring Back Our Dog Waste Bins!"


17/04/2009 Wokingham Lib Dem Response To Tory Press Release About "Local Loo" Scheme - ("On A Roll With The Local Loo Scheme")


14/04/2009 Lib Dems Say Not Yet


09/04/2009 Wokingham Liberal Democrat Dismay at Tory Bungling of Travel Token Distribution


03/04/2009 Wokingham Liberal Democrats Furious that Tory Executive Turned Down Government Money for Free Swimming for the Over-60's


31/03/2009 Disgust As Dog Poo Bins Removed


26/03/2009 "Wokingham Borough Council No Longer Aiming For Excellence"


16/03/2009 Awards Ceremony


06/03/2009 Wokingham Liberal Democrats Ask For Rethink On Closure Of School Of Health And Social Care At Reading University


05/03/2009 Wokingham Borough Council Downgraded In CPA Report On Performance


05/03/2009 Wokingham Lib Dem Anger At Misleading "Facts" In Wokingham Borough News


23/02/2009 Wokingham Lib Dems Vote Against Tory Budget


11/02/2009 Woodley Town Council sets 2009/10 Precept


30/01/2009 Tory Changes To Travel Tokens Will Hit The Most Vulnerable Say Lib Dems


26/01/2009 Wokingham Liberal Democrats Oppose Overview and Scrutiny Recommendations on Concessionary Travel Tokens


20/01/2009 Appointment of New Tory Executive Member for Children's Services - Liberal Democrat Response


16/01/2009 Wokingham Liberal Democrats Urge Tories to Stop Secrecy and to Consult the Public Properly


15/01/2009 Corporate Assessment and Joint Area Review for Wokingham Borough Council - Liberal Democrat Response



2008


22/12/2008 New Year Message from Councillor Prue Bray


05/12/2008 Council Documents Show Tory Controlled Wokingham Borough Council Plans To Close Emmbrook School


01/12/2008 Wokingham Tories Vote Down Plan To Save Taxpayers' Money


28/11/2008 Tory Plans To Close A Wokingham Secondary School Revealed


28/11/2008 Wokingham Liberal Democrats Call For Urgent Work To End Flooding At Winnersh Station


21/11/2008 Wokingham Liberal Democrats Call On Tory Controlled Wokingham Borough Council To Launch A Mortgage Rescue Scheme


31/10/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Call For Inquiry Into Wokingham Borough Council’s Investment In Icelandic Banks


31/10/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Renew Call For 30 Minutes' Free Parking In Shopping Centres


28/10/2008 Wokingham Liberal Democrats Urge Tory-Controlled Wokingham Borough Council To Launch A Mortgage Rescue Scheme


28/10/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Call For Inquiry Into Wokingham Borough Council’s Investment In Icelandic Banks


10/10/2008 Wokingham Liberal Democrats Say Treatment Of Hurst Golf Club Is Disgraceful


26/09/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Say Working With Other Councils Will Improve Services And Save Money


15/09/2008 Lib Dems Continue to push for Lytham Road Crossing


08/09/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Respond to Wokingham Borough Council's Consultation on Proposed Car Park Charge Increases - "WE ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED"


05/09/2008 Wokingham Liberal Democrays Call on Council to Save Money through Joint Working with Other Local Authorities


01/08/2008 Future Of Ryeish Green School Site "Undecided" Say Tories


30/06/2008 Tories double car parking prices in just two years


30/06/2008 Tory car park price hike hits Woodley shops


27/06/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Concerned At Tory Plans For House-Building In Wokingham Borough


06/06/2008 "Tories Must Learn From Their Mistakes" Say Wokingham Lib Dems In Response To Damning Housing Report


21/04/2008 Tory MPs Turn Down Chance To Get More Cash For Councils


28/03/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Slam Tories For Wasting Money


28/03/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Ask Tories "Why Can't You Get Addington Right?"


28/03/2008 Wokingham Lib Dems Outraged By Tory Cuts To Help For Most Vulnerable


11/03/2008 Town Electors Meeting


03/03/2008 The Future's Orange For New Accessible Woodley Buses


Wokingham Tories Criticised By National Society About Path Closures


Statement By Cllr Alan Clifford, Liberal Democrat Councillor For Loddon Ward


Woodley Town Commitment To Community Groups


Tory Budget Ignores Crumbling Schools Say Lib Dems


Tory Budget Attacks The Most Vulnerable, Say Liberal Democrats


Wokingham Borough Council Budget - Lib Dem Response


Bridges Crumble, No Crash Barriers, And Tory Promises Remain Undelivered, Say Lib Dems


New Tory 'Vision' For Wokingham - "Should Have Gone To Specsavers" Say Lib Dems


Wokingham Lib Dems Condemn Wokingham Tories For Dire Social Services Inspection Results


Wokingham Lib Dems Call For Tory Action On Fair Trade


Wokingham Borough Council Spins Government Inspection Report


Winnersh Misses Out On Cash Due To Tory Neglect


Call For More Disabled Parking Places At Waitrose Turned Down



2007


Call For More Disabled Parking Places In Woodley


Wokingham Lib Dems Seek Action From New Exec Member For Children's Services


Wokingham Borough Council Tories In Buck-Passing Re-Shuffle


Local Liberal Democrats Call On Local MPs To Condemn Wokingham Borough Council For Its Dismal Showing In The Government League Tables For Adult Social Care Services


Wokingham Liberal Democrats Call For "Action, Not Self-Congratulation" Over Seeking Fairtrade Status For Wokingham Borough


Liberal Democrats Move To Stop Tory Political Games


Wokingham Borough Council Is One Of The Ten Worst Councils In England For Adult Social Care Services


Wokingham Borough Sells Off More Of Woodley's Silverware


Democratic or Not So Democratic?


"How Mean Is That?" Conservative Council Leader Refuses To Notify Flood Victims Of Compensation Opportunity


Wokingham Liberal Democrats Express Concern At Conservative Leader's Conflict Of Interest In Elms Field Development Proposals


Liberal Democrats Attack Conservatives For "Breathtaking Complacency" Over Action On Anti-Social Behaviour


Wokingham Liberal Democrats Prompt Council Into Action Over Post Offices


Exciting New Caf� For The Oakwood Centre


Help To Save Woodley's Trees


Reading Road Allotments Lease


Wokingham Lib Dems Call For Talks With Government To Secure Arborfield Garrison To Take Big Chunk of Housing Allocation


Wokingham Liberal Democrats Call For Debate On Housing Allocation At Wokingham Borough Council


Wokingham Liberal Democrats Call For Government Intervention In Ryeish Green School Decision


Wokingham Liberal Democrat Reaction To Increase In Wokingham's Housing Allocation


Wokingham Liberal Democrat Response To Tory Decision To Close Ryeish Green School


Wokingham Liberal Democrat Response To A Level Results In Wokingham Borough


The Result Of Years Of Tory Neglect


Call For More Disabled Parking Places In Woodley


Coppice Road Campaign Success For Liberal Democrats


New Bus Shelter At Loddon Vale


Wokingham Tories Close Ranks On Ryeish Green School


Liberal Democrats Support Woodley's Green Fingers


Lib Dem Plan To Help Wokingham Town Thwarted By Tories


Outrage At Tory Decision To Close Ryeish Green School


Wokingham Lib Dems Reveal Tory Overspend of �3.5 Million


Wokingham Lib Dems' Offer Of Co-operative Working Rejected By Tories Again


How Many Conservatives Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb...?


Coling Goes Green With Solar Panels


Wokingham Lib Dems Say "Keep Elms Field As Open Space For Residents"


Woodley Squeezed Again In Tory Hat Trick



Liberal Democrats 6 Conservatives 0

Letter From Prue Bray To Frank Browne Demanding An Apology For Misrepresenting Facts



Frank Browne Misrepresented The Facts On Ryeish Green Debate

Tories About To Sell Green Space For Development?

Wokingham Lib Dems Angry At Tory Dirty Tricks To Avoid Debating Ryeish Green School

Tories Bar Lib Dem Leader From Cantley Forum

Wokingham Liberal Democrat Councillors Slam Tory Budget

Wokingham Lib Dems Call-In Tory Decision To Cut Social Services To The Most Vulnerable

Tories Defer Ryeish Green School Closure In Effort To Save Votes In May

Proposed Sandford Farm Development

Wokingham Lib Dems' Call-In Of Tory Decision To Cut Social Services Refused By Wokingham Council

Wokingham District Council's All-Party Scrutiny Committee Raps Tory Executive's Knuckles Over Cantley Park Decision

Wokingham Liberal Democrats Call-In Tory Decision To Move Football Club To Cantley Park

Lib Dems Ensure Cross Street Access Remains In Local Plan

Tories' Spin Machine Out Of Control Over "New" Cash For Emmbrook School

Wokingham Tories Fail To Keep Promise On Social Services Funding

Wokingham District Council Tories Decide On Cantley Park For Wokingham and Emmbrook Football Club

Wokingham Lib Dems Hit Out At Tory Spin

Wokingham Lib Dems Oppose Government Plans To Take Share Of Developers' Contributions For Amenities In Local Communities

"Wokingham Tories Have Failed Our School Children" Say Lib Dems

2006



Wokingham Tories "Running Scared" Of Lib Dems

Tory Farce Continues Over Football Club Move To Cantley Park

Social Services Crisis - "Don't Pick On The Vulnerable" Say Wokingham Lib Dems

Tory-Controlled Scrutiny Committee Ignore Huge Public Opposition And Endorse Tory Executive Decision To Increase Parking Charges

Wokingham Liberal Democrats Set Out Green Tax Switch Stall For District's Residents

Wokingham Tories' Refusal To Consider Parking Charge Increase Petition "Is A Desperate Attempt To Deflect Public Attention Away From Increases" Say Lib Dems

Reading Lib Dems to Screen Al Gore Film "An Inconvenient Truth" in Reading Cinema

Wokingham Lib Dem Leader Tells National Lib Dem Conference About Proposals for a Fairtrade Zone

Statement by Wokingham District Liberal Democrat Group Regarding Reading Borough Council's IDR Proposals

Joint Statement by Leaders of the Liberal Democrat Councillor Groups of Reading Borough Council, Wokingham District Council, West Berks District Council and Oxfordshire County Council Regarding Reading Borough Council's IDR Proposals

Give Wokingham a Green Space to Be Proud of

Wokingham Lib Dems Question Tory Plans to Build New Shopping Centre on Earley Open Space

Tories Refuse to Back Settlement Option to Accommodate District Housing Allocation

County Park Car Parking Charges Show Tory Hypocrisy Say Lib Dems

Wokingham Tories Refuse to Divulge Potential Sites for Vocational Centre

Wokingham Lib Dems Expose Tory Promise of M4 Noise Barrier as a Sham

New Report Boosts Lib Dem Campaign for Democratic Reform

Frank Browne's Dreamworld of Education

Liberal Democrat Response to Wokingham District Council Budget - Proposed Amendment

Liberal Democrat Response to Wokingham District Council Budget - Voluntary Sector

Liberal Democrat Response to Wokingham District Council Budget - Government Settlement

Liberal Democrat Response to Wokingham District Council Budget - Education Settlement

"One Man Band" is out of tune say Wokingham Liberal Democrats

Chritmas Present for Volunteer Support

2005



Wokingham Lib Dems Slam Tories for Secrecy Surrounding Emmbrook School Relocation Plan

The state of the NHS

Wokingham Lib Dems Seek Government Changes To Licensing Act 2003

Lib Dems Call for Clearer Signage on Airfield Estate

"Building Schools For the Future" - Too Late for Wokingham?

Wokingham Tories Told To "Get Their Facts Right" About Local Income Tax

Lib Dem Anger As Tories Kick Out "Fairtrade" Proposal



Lib Dem Surgery for Earley Residents

Wokingham District Council Budget - Lib Dem Response

Wokingham Lib Dems Call for Increased Benefits on Concessionary Fares for Elderly and Disabled Residents

Lib Dem Frustration as "Fair Trade" Motion is Shelved Again

Wokingham Lib Dems Celebrate Success as Tories Back Down on Concessionary Fares Scheme

Wokingham Lib Dems Call for Tory Leader's Resignation

Wokingham Lib Dems Horrified at Tory Plan To Scrap Travel Tokens for Elderly and Disabled

Tories give green light to litter bugs, fly-tippers and anti-social behaviour

2004



WDC's "State Of The District" Debate Was A Huge Bore Say Wokingham Lib Dems

Wokingham Liberal Democrat Group Welcome Their Newest Member, Malcolm Armstrong

Decisive Lib Dem Gain From Tories In Winnersh By-Election

Lib Dem Anger At Tory Spin On Housing Allocation

Tories Risk Increased Housing Allocation For Wokingham District

Councillor Prue Bray Elected Deputy Leader Of Wokingham District Council's Liberal Democrat Councillor Group

Wokingham Lib Dems Report Tory Leader To Standards Board

Wokingham Lib Dems Say Tory Priorities Are All Wrong As Hot School Dinners Cut

Lib Dems Believe Council Leader's New Job Will Lead To Conflict Of Interest

More Secrecy At Wokingham District Council Under The Tory Administration, Say Lib Dems

Tory Leader Of Wokingham District Council Reported To Standards Board For England

Wokingham Lib Dems' Manifesto For Local Elections 10th June

Wokingham Lib Dems Say Tories Sold Woodley Precinct Too Cheaply

Wokingham Tories Keep More Council Decisions Out Of Public Gaze

Wokingham Tories Cut Council Meetings

Wokingham Town Centre Conference: Lib Dems Urge Wokingham Tories To Take Action To Reverse Wokingham Town's Decline

Wokingham Tories Reject Lib Dem Proposals To Cut Crime And Anti-Social Behaviour

Wokingham Lib Dems Urge Government To Drop Their Plans To Take Planning Powers Away From Local Authorities

Wokingham Lib Dems Strongly Reject Reading's Expansion Plans

"A Budget Of Missed Opportunity" Say Lib Dems

Overview &and Scrutiny Committee Urge Tory Executive To Hand Over £1.2 Million Windfall To Schools

Wokingham Lib Dems Save Pharmacy From The Axe At Earley Asda

Lib Dems Urge Wokingham Tories To Give £1.2 Million Government Bonus To Schools

Lib Dems Would Spend Extra Government Money Of £1.2 Million On The District's Schools

Lib Dems Urge Wokingham Tories To Use Extra Government Money For Education

John Redwood MP Tells Wokingham Lib Dems Of His Disappointment With "State Of The District" Debate

2003



Wokingham Lib Dems Furious With Tory Failure To Negotiate Improved Housing Allocation

Wokingham Lib Dems Succeed In Expanding Free Parking For Christmas

Lib Dem Councillor Hurt In Cycle Accident

Wokingham Tories Forced To Vote Against Ward Consultation

Wokingham Lib Dems Angered At Tory Complacency About Graffiti

Wokingham Lib Dems' Success With "Votes At 16" Debate

Wokingham Lib Dems Select Councillor Coling Lawley As New Leader Of Lib Dem Group

Wokingham Lib Dems Probe Tory Overspend

It's Game, Set And Match To The Berkshire Lawn Tennis Association As Planning Inspector Says "You Can Stay"

Lib Dem Response To "State Of The District" Debate

Wokingham District Council'S "State Of The District" Debate: Lib Dems Say It's "Too Little, Too Late"

Wokingham Lib Dems Reject Tory Plan To Reintroduce Old Council Logo As Confusing And Old-Fashioned

Tories To Make Parents Pay For Education

Night Bus Re-Route Success For Earley Residents

Wokingham Tories Cut "Safer Routes To Schools" Budget, Despite Election Promises To Spend More

Wokingham Tories To Spend More On Council Exec

Tories Reject Wokingham Lib Dems' Offer Of Help

Tory Failure To Implement Ten Point Plan For Graffiti

Lib Dems Slam Tories For Taking Key Decision About Emmbrook School In Secret

Wokingham Lib Dems Investigate Secret Tory Proposals To Sell Off Emmbrook School

Wokingham Lib Dems Attack Town's Litter Problem

Wokingham Lib Dems Attack Tory Leader's Complacency On Education Funding Crisis

Wokingham Lib Dems Say Tory Leaflet About Emmbrook School Is Completely Untrue

Wokingham Tories Misled Government About Secret Plans To Sell Off Emmbrook School

Wokingham Lib Dems Call For Scrutiny Of Tories' Budget Overspend

Lib Dems Reveal Secret Tory Plans To Sell Off Emmbrook Secondary School

Lib Dems Offer Tories Help To Reduce Housing Numbers

Lib Dem Pressure Moves Sound Barrier Up The Agenda

Wokingham Lib Dems Fear That Tory Executive Plans To Reduce Powers Of The Opposition

Tory Con Trick On M4 Noise Barrier

Overspend of £4.2 Million - Excerpts From Liberal Democrat Speeches At Budget Meeting

Council Budget Shock As Wokingham Tories Announce £4.2 Million Overspend