December

RECEIVING a somewhat contentious Christmas message from the Thames Valley Police commissioner Anthony Stansfield, the newly Independent Woodley borough councillor Richard Dolinski expressed his surprise at learning the Commissioner doesn’t get involved in police matters.

Over in Twyford, a happy and relaxed looking Theresa May PM joined the festivities to switch on the Christmas lights, while in Wokingham, one of her ministers (Claire Perry) was shown round the Peach Place development with Wokingham constituency MP,

John Redwood, now Sir John.

The slightly delayed availability of two of the Peach Place retail units saw Waterstones (booksellers) and Gail’s (bakers) moving in and opening up in the run up to Christmas and reporting brisk trade as shoppers flocked to these new stores.

WBC’s planning committee kicked out Reading’s revised plans for a mess (sic) rapid transit - again. More deja vu, but from June rather than page 5.

And finally - WBC announced that Susan Parsonage would become CEO in the new year.