Cllr Nick Carter

West Berks district councillor for Burghfield & Mortimer, incl Beech Hill & Wokefield.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

NEWS: The work mileage allowance for under 10,000 miles will rise by 10p to 55p backdated to April 2026.

So this means if you drive for work in your own car (like many care workers for example) you can be given up to 55p a mile tax and NI free. And if you're not given that level you can claim the tax back on the difference between what you're given and that amount

Eg so if you're given 30p /mile. You can reclaim tax paid on your wages for the 25p/mile difference.

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

May issue covers:

• 350 home proposal at Mortimer West End
• Consolidating Mortimer pharmacies
• St John’s school plans
• Mobile bin-day alerts

and more
https://t.co/6I1BxfqJFn

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

This reminds me of watching Virginia Wade at tennis - do I risk turning the news off now?

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

Let’s goo 🔥
PS DJs from the 80s, not in their 80s.

[The Legendary Real Radio Caroline @TheRadCaroline]

80s pirate DJs line-up for Radio Caroline North - live from Ross Revenge this weekend. Tune in for fabulous retro sounds with a distinctly offshore vibe! ➡️ Get in touch during the broadcast - [email protected] gets you straight through to the studio

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

@RossMackinnonWB It’s good, but I I think ‘86 is generally regarded as the better year for Trek.

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

📬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰

Covering:
• proposed 350+ homes at Mortimer West End.
• possible 20mph speed limit near St Mary’s School
• CCTV fly-tipping action
• Bus services, recycling — and the “Boat That Rocked”☠️

🔗 https://t.co/qP30P1qE8j

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council proposes 350 home at Mortimer West End - currently a hamlet of about 20. All this and more here https://t.co/EYJKbCKLse
#basingstokeanddeaneboroughcouncil

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

@Raxor1Robin @TheRadCaroline @tonyblackburn famously climbed the Mi Amigo's mast in the 1960s, Peter Philips the 300ft mast in the 80s. Both to carry out maintenance. Don't think a DJ has climbed the pictured replacement..yet.
https://t.co/HUwFXkRhkl

[The Legendary Real Radio Caroline @TheRadCaroline]

Nick Carter is debating whether or not to climb the Ross Revenge mast … but has decided it’s a bit too breezy! Instead he’ll be with you at 2pm on Caroline North - and boy has he got some bangers lined up for you! Listening info: https://t.co/uOV6jEMykg

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

Life was so different 46 years ago #burkissway

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

Has to be worth a go. Hang on, James ‘dodgy joke’ Cleverly 🤦‍♂️

[BBC Essex @BBCEssex]

Kemi Badenoch to reshuffle Tory shadow cabinet https://t.co/yhlf8fWDFn

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

Didn’t think is was that funny actually https://t.co/OThVGq3fc5

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 & 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫

Summer issue now out:

https://t.co/ssY1vltSbg

✳️Traffic speed
✳️Bus service
✳️Waste & recycling
✳️Ridgeway Council
✳️Burghfield Bridge
✳️Beech Hill
✳️Willink leisure services - funding cut

[Mortimer Life @MortimerLife]

Even hotter in Ibiza this last week as former The Willink School student James Carter performs at Ushuaia club, Ibiza🔥.

You might have caught him at our late Queen's Platinum Jubilee on Mortimer Fairground.

Who said they don’t make music like the old days? Dads.

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

Twitter is all very well, and you get to have your say at @WestBerkshire meetings, forums & consultations, but here’s a chance to tell others your thoughts on a topical issue. Voice notes (30s max)/texts deadline: noon Friday 20th. More below #communityradio #socialgain

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

@RossMackinnonWB I’m not convinced they’re robotic - just for fun I asked a robot to write me one about this and it seemed to land a lot better.

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

More relevantly that the NPV, I take no delight in reporting, that per BBC, Brexit was a significance reason for our getting into this mess.

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

PM struggles with concept of net present value (NPV). Seems to think it’s net cost. It isn’t. Strip away the technical accounting and the cost of ‘giving away’ the Chagos Islands is £10 billion for the first 99 years, much of it front-loaded I understand. And coming from the defence budget.

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

"He's a bit of a moron"

Sir Elton John tells #BBCLauraK he "will fight" the government's plans to allow AI companies to access copyrighted material

https://t.co/EDzsix2zpa

[Cllr Nick Carter @CouncillorNickc]

Petition to save Mortimer Post Office closes at midnight.
https://t.co/kuHcBfYelG
(inspired choice of music?)

[Mortimer Life @MortimerLife]

𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

There is a burst pipe/fresh leak near west end farm causing surface flooding on the dip near St Catherine’s Hill.

Thames Water on site - area best avoided.

https://t.co/u1DT9iARoR

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