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paulstevens24
- 6 days ago
- 4 min
Two tier planning for Wokingham?
A recent article published in both the Reading Chronicle and Wokingham Today highlights plans for 230 homes at Riverways Farm between...
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paulstevens24
- Aug 13
- 4 min
When will those houses be built?
I’ve never had a soft spot for the construction industry. I’ve seen a bit too much of it around our villages. In this blog piece, though,...
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paulstevens24
- Aug 1
- 6 min
WHY I’m a NIMBY!
Some context: It is 3.48 in the morning and I cannot sleep. I get up, make a cup of tea and fire up my laptop. Funnily enough the day...
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paulstevens24
- Jul 17
- 4 min
University: ‘Do as I say, not as I do’
Do we know about the British university that flaunts itself as environmentally sustainable and a world leader in delivering ‘carbon...
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paulstevens24
- Jul 6
- 3 min
The Alternative to Hall Farm
“The houses have to be built somewhere” is a common response that we have heard over the past few years as we have campaigned against the...
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paulstevens24
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Housing top concern in Wokingham!
We have been pointing out for three years now that housing is a major concern for Wokingham voters, now the BBC have picked up on it and...
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paulstevens24
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Time to get off the fence regarding the Local Plan!
Updated 26/06/24 Word is leaking out about the long-awaited Local Plan for Wokingham Borough and it looks like it will be even worse than...
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paulstevens24
- Jun 8
- 5 min
Before the Flood
Not long ago, WBC's planning honchos approved building a supermarket in Winnersh on a site a few hundred yards from the River Loddon,...
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paulstevens24
- May 19
- 3 min
Green belt or grey belt - another option for WBC?
We’re told WBC will soon produce its Local Growth Plan update, probably just around the time of the school holidays, when many people...
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paulstevens24
- May 2
- 4 min
In the interest of fairness
Having just come back from opening up our local village hall for polling, can I wish all those taking part a successful day? Clearly not...
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paulstevens24
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Your vote matters
Thursday May 2nd is hugely important for the SOLVE Hall Farm movement. It will be out last chance to register our feelings regarding the...
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paulstevens24
- Apr 28
- 4 min
Local Elections are about Local Issues.
The cat is out of the bag. When residents of Arborfield Cross questioned Adrian Betteridge (one of three Lib Dem candidates for the new...
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paulstevens24
- Apr 17
- 5 min
Decision time!
The Local Election starting gun has now been fired, although given the lack of any kind of political activity around the biggest issue I...
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paulstevens24
- Mar 25
- 5 min
History Repeating itself in Hall Farm?
In 2022 the Liberal Democrats promised in their election literature to remove Hall Farm from the Local Plan Update. Clive Jones and other...
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Pat Phillipps
- Mar 12
- 4 min
How to be green and destroy farmland
Once upon a time Reading University owned many acres of countryside all round the village of Shinfield. It employed dozens of people who...
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paulstevens24
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Local retail in 2014 and now: Spot the difference
"Where do you go for your food shopping?" It's a common enough question. Around this part of the world, the answer will often be: "I...
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paulstevens24
- Feb 27
- 6 min
The Housing Crisis: Can Political Promises Really Address the Lack of Supply and Affordability?
An interview with a mystery guest. Q: What is the current state of the housing market in England? A: The housing market in England is...
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paulstevens24
- Feb 18
- 5 min
Putting the farm back into Hall Farm.
Before you read this Blog Post, if you can spare 25 minutes from your busy life, can I suggest you listen to this programme, broadcast...
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paulstevens24
- Feb 13
- 4 min
Naïve and potentially undeliverable Wokingham Traffic Plan under consultation
Sir, I read with interest the recently published Wokingham Borough Council LTP4. The Evidence Base for this is published alongside and...
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paulstevens24
- Feb 10
- 3 min
A Reader writes
As this map on the government’s MAGIC website shows, residents of Wokingham and Bracknell, are the first westward Boroughs outside...
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