“Housing need is an unconstrained assessment of the number of homes needed in an area. Assessing housing need is the first step in the...

In December 2021 we published a letter to Michael Gove which highlighted inconsistencies between his oral evidence to the Housing,...

Housing developments on former farmland are adding hundreds of thousands of extra car journeys to England’s roads, a report has found:...

Radio Berkshire broadcast some interviews yesterday that relate to the Hall Farm "Garden Village" proposals. You can listen to the full...

Wokingham Borough Council have been making a lot of noise of late, blowing their own trumpet about how brilliantly they have been...

What follows is an extract from the University of Readings Council Meeting Minutes from 5th July 2021. My thanks to SOLVE member Colin...

In the wild, wild west of the Home Counties, on the outskirts of Megacity One, were the Badlands of Wokingham. There were no laws here,...

Great to hear that cycling and walking are to get a boost from the UK Government, supported by Olympic Gold Medallist Chris Boardman:...

According to the Prime Minister, “Transport is one of the supreme leveller uppers”, with many identifying a lack of public transport...

The SOLVE Hall Farm Working Party that met last Saturday was tasked with “Finding some alternatives to building thousands of houses at...

Dear John Halsall (Leader of the Council at Wokingham). Thank you for your most recent letter, I have put it with all the other letters,...

As we approach the moment when the Revised Local Plan Update consultation period closes Wokingham Borough Council are starting to sound...

I admit to being slightly baffled by this, but here we go anyway: The Wokingham Conservative Association have produced a leaflet...

Today I managed a walk along parts of the Loddon at Hall Farm. It was muddy, messy, overgrown and choked in places with lots of fallen...

No sooner have I written "If we really need a "Garden Village" can I very politely suggest you stick it up the North of the Borough?"...

How wonderful! I open my email this morning and what do I see? An update from my kind, caring and socially responsible Local Authority,...

Ahead of the SOLVE Hall Farm Working Party to be held at Arborfield Village Hall on Saturday 15th January a few more ideas for...

Once again WBC are promoting their vision of "the best way to ensure that the borough grows in a sustainable way while meeting Government...

I know it is often dark, damp and a bit depressing in December, and the Omicron variant is putting all our plans for festive cheer under...

This week the shocking implications of living amid the worsening climate crisis were highlighted by the devastating tornado outbreak...