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 Last chance for a free tree
There’s only two days left to apply for a free tree for your garden through our Garden Forest Scheme.
We’ve got thousands to find homes for thanks to a partnership with The Woodlands Trust.
You just have to answer a few simple questions and we’ll get back to you in March on whether you’ve been successful. If you are, we’ll let you know how to collect one in time for planting season in the autumn.
 Millions in housing cash to benefit community
More than £84 million in contributions from developers building new homes in Wokingham borough will have been spent on new roads, schools, green spaces, leisure facilities and other vital services between April 2020 and the end of March this year.
We've secured this money through legal agreements aimed at offsetting the impact of their developments across the borough.
And it doesn't stop there as we expect to invest almost £1 billion in community infrastructure, funded by developers, over the course of our local plan. Including about £250 million on roads, £240 million on affordable housing and £100 million towards schools.
 Give your views on new Woodley to Reading cycleway
We’re now looking for your views on a proposed cycle link from Woodley town centre to Palmer Park at the Reading borough boundary.
This consultation will help us decide whether to progress the project. It’s open for your responses until 21 February.
The scheme is being funded by the Government’s Active Travel Fund and these proposals follow more than 600 responses to the initial consultation in March last year.
The proposals include use of segregated cycle tracks, a one-way system between Howth Drive and Lytham Road, on road cycling on quiet roads and several other changes.
 Sign up for business newsletter
Our email newsletter for businesses will now be sent fortnightly, every other Tuesday lunchtime.
The next edition of Business Matters will land with subscribers on 1 February, including updates on a new round of Covid-19 grants for businesses, national apprenticeship week and low carbon workspaces grants.
If you run a business in the area or are just starting one up, it will be full of useful advice for you. Sign up using the button below.
 Changes to the highway code apply from tomorrow
Changes to The Highway Code will come into force from tomorrow (Saturday 29 January), introducing a hierarchy of road users dependent on their level of vulnerability.
Vulnerability is assessed as who is most likely to be injured if involved in a collision, and from most to least vulnerable are: pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, motorcyclists, cars, vans/minibuses and large passenger vehicles/heavy goods vehicles.
Whilst everyone still has responsibility for their own safety, the updated Highway Code puts more responsibility who can do the greatest harm to reduce the danger or threat they may pose. Some examples of new rules to support this new hierarchy are:
- Pedestrians waiting to cross the road at a zebra crossing or at a junction have priority over other road users.
- Cyclists should ride in the centre of a lane, unless it is safe for them to temporarily move to the side to allow faster vehicles to pass.
- Drivers and passengers are advised to use a new technique to open vehicle doors. The 'Dutch Reach' advises you to use your hand on the opposite side to the door you are opening, causing your body to naturally twist to better check for other road users.
What you might have missed
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