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Where do the Local Election results leave the Local Plan?

paulstevens24

May 24, 2022
4 min

Where do the Local Election results leave the Local Plan?

An interesting question, to which there is sadly no hard and fast answer. The Revised Local Plan Update as proposed by the outgoing...

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paulstevens24

May 14, 2022
5 min

What makes a “Community”?

Sometimes I wake up and whatever it is that has been happening around me seems to form itself into a post for the Blog. Other times I...

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paulstevens24

May 9, 2022
3 min

Interesting times

Following on from the Local Elections held on May 5th the make-up of Wokingham Borough Council is now: Conservatives - 26 Liberal...

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paulstevens24

May 5, 2022
4 min

What's new?

Hall Farm is back in the Media (that is NOT new). The attendance at the University of Reading by SOLVE Hall Farm members last weekend has...

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paulstevens24

Apr 29, 2022
2 min

Housing on the Election agenda?

The Conservative ruling group sanctioned the draft local plan which the Conservative Executive approved for consultation. It sets out...

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paulstevens24

Apr 27, 2022
4 min

A glimmer of hope?

Finally! WBC and SOLVE Hall Farm agree! The climate emergency requires urgent and serious action. We even (almost) agree on how to deal...

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paulstevens24

Apr 11, 2022
3 min

Say NO to 4500 houses on 5th May

The local elections on 5th May will be the best chance we have to voice our opposition to the imposition of 4500+ houses at Hall Farm in...

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paulstevens24

Mar 29, 2022
2 min

A day out in Whiteknights :-)

Last Sunday was Mothering Sunday and my mum and I had a lovely visit to Harris Gardens. For those of you not in the know this is a part...

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paulstevens24

Mar 29, 2022
2 min

Let's talk Politics

We have previously featured a flyer distributed by the Wokingham Conservative Association when they came out in opposition to building...

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paulstevens24

Mar 17, 2022
3 min

Save Our Loddon Valley Environment!

How do you follow the great advice of the Governments own directives when Wokinghams Conservative run council wants to concrete all over...

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paulstevens24

Mar 10, 2022
4 min

Food security

The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has brought home to many people the fragility of our “Food Security” here in the UK. It has...

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paulstevens24

Mar 9, 2022
3 min

The outdoor classroom

Thinking about Sustainability issues, I found a free course to join. Interestingly it is run by the Open University in collaboration with...

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paulstevens24

Mar 3, 2022
2 min

Crisis? What crisis?

You may have noticed, but it has been a bit wet for the past few days. Living, as I do, very close to Hall Farm and the river Loddon I am...

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paulstevens24

Mar 2, 2022
5 min

You could not make this up!

Wokingham have announced they want the Royal Berkshire Hospital to be moved to Shinfield. https://wokingham.today/conservatives-launch-pe...

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paulstevens24

Mar 1, 2022
4 min

Reflections on democracy

No doubt you are as horrified by the historical events playing out before our eyes as I am. We are all drawn in to the human drama as...

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paulstevens24

Feb 23, 2022
4 min

Affordability and Localism

Berkshire Live reports that in Wokingham the average house price for first time buyers is £400,000 meaning the household income needed to...

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paulstevens24

Feb 15, 2022
3 min

WBC less smart than a slime mould?

In the last Blog I mentioned how fundamental fungi are to the development of life on Earth. (It is believed that plants only made it out...

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paulstevens24

Feb 13, 2022
5 min

Growing communities

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

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paulstevens24

Feb 9, 2022
1 min