Photo taken by Emma Sheppard The Liberal Democrats are looking to take control of Wokingham Borough Council at this year’s local election. The party currently holds 16 seats on the Conservative-run council and there will be 18 seats up for grabs at this year’s election, which will be held on May 6. Last year’s election was postponed by the coronavirus pandemic, but people are being assured it will be safe to head to the polls in 2021. Three Lib Dem councillors – Lindsay Ferris, Clive Jones and Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey – will be standing for re-election. The party have nominated 14 candidates to compete for seats on the council and they are due to nominate another to stand in Finchampstead South.
Renee and daughter Isabella Nichols of Delmar at The Bookstore Plus (Provided photo Naj Wikoff)
Traditionally at this time of year, aside from recovering from being up nearly all night partying and watching college football the next day, people often make new year’s resolutions and articulate their hopes for the coming year.
As 2020 was especially brutal for society as a whole and the vast majority of individuals, I thought I’d check to see how people are feeling.
On Saturday afternoon, Jan. 2, I dropped my partner Renee off at the Adirondack Foot Sanctuary on Main Street in Lake Placid for a Lake Flower Aroma, a lower leg, foot and shoulder massage, one of her Christmas presents. Then I strolled up Main Street to take the emotional temperature of people I met.