May

INVESTIGATIONS carried out by The Wokingham

Paper showed that the Borough’s expenditure on temps had sky-rocketed in the last year.

And as political campaigning came to an end on election day (May 3rd) the count of ballot papers produced some surprises.

For much of the night some candidates felt they’d done enough to retain their seats, then discovered they hadn’t.

Opposition parties were jubilant and another shake up of WBC’s executive became inevitable.

After the ‘beast form the east’ had seen temperatures plummet earlier, Spring saw the grass growing ‘faster than expected’ under

WBC’s feet, so 2017’s ‘grassgate’ got another airing.

Politically, it was a treat to have an opportunity to meet and interview a national party leader as Sir Vince Cable visited the borough to chat with local Lib Dems.

As temperatures soared, grass grew, and Royal weddings were celebrated, WBC decided to rebuild a council house estate in Finchampstead.

More roads were closed, including Langborough Road and part of Denmark Street as Elms Field construction got underway while Market Place completion was delayed yet again.

A rare publishing ‘bludner’ gave Wokingham Paper readers a sense of deja vu as page 6 one week looked suspiciously familiar.

For those with a short memory this wasn’t a problem, but a quick look at page 5 showed the content was identical.