Lib Dems bankrupt West Berkshire Council Thursday, 6 February, 2025 Lib Dems seek emergency bailout from central Government You may well have seen the news that the Liberal Democrats running the Council have asked the Government for an emergency bailout loan of £16m, without which they can’t deliver a balanced budget for 2025-26. If the Government say ‘no’, it’s almost certain that the Council will have to issue a ‘section 114’ notice, the equivalent of bankruptcy... Local News
AGM - 2024 29th July 2024 On the 29th of July the Reading West and Mid-Berkshire Association conducted its Annual General Meeting for its members. After hearing annual reports, elections... Articles
Conservative candidates formally nominated 4th April 2023 The Reading West Conservative Association is delighted to announce that all 16 of our candidates for this year's elections in West Berkshire and Reading Borough... Local News
Alok Sharma MP receives Knighthood 31st December 2022 Our fantastic MP, Alok Sharma has received a Knighthood in the 2023 New Years Honours List, for his work as the President for COP26. Speaking about his honour... Local News
Reading West Conservatives at Conservative Party Conference 2022 5th October 2022 Another Conservative Party Conference has been and gone! Our Chairman, Tom Marino, Deputy Chairman Membership and Fundraising, Ben Blackmore, and other members... Local News
RWCA mourns the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II 8th September 2022 At this extremely sad time, on behalf of Reading West Conservative Association, its members and its Officers, we express our deepest condolences to the Royal... Local News
RWCA Leadership Contest Event 5th August 2022 The Reading West Conservative Association tonight welcomed representatives from both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss' leadership campaigns, to the wonderful Purley... Local News
RWCA AGM and Officers for 2022/23 25th June 2022 Following the RWCA's AGM, our team of officers is as follows for 2022/23. Chairman - Cllr Tom Marino Deputy Chairman Political - Cllr Richard Somner Deputy... Local News
RWCA Candidates Announced for 2023 24th June 2022 This evening, the RWCA selected its 16 candidates for local elections in 2023, with 7 being selected in Reading Borough and 9 in West Berkshire. The list of... Local News
Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee 5th June 2022 This long weekend sees Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. All of us at the RWCA would like to offer our warmest congratulation to Her Majesty... Local News
Chagos Bill Defeated 6th January 2026 Labour’s disastrous Chagos Surrender Bill has been defeated in the House of Lords National News
Kemi's New Year Message 1st January 2026 This year, we will show that we are the only party with a backbone needed to build a stronger Britain National News
Labour U-turn on the Family Farm Tax 23rd December 2025 After 14 months of pressure Labour have partially U-turned on this cruel and unfair tax National News
How can we reform the welfare budget? 9th December 2025 Right now in Britain, there are more than 6 million working-age people claiming benefits. National News
The Grooming Gang Survivors Deserve More 8th December 2025 Kemi Badenoch & Chris Philp host grooming gangs press conference with survivors to urge for action. National News
Conservatives Back Business 1st December 2025 Kemi Badenoch, Mel Stride and Andrew Griffith join over 130 business leaders to talk business. National News
