21. Go Organic: Easy to grow your own veg

I always try to encourage people to have a go at growing their own veg, even if it is just a pot or two of herbs on the windowsill.

22. Rural Reading: Ivy treat for the birds

Winter has arrived properly with the freezing weather of the last week, but we have been very lucky.

23. Gardening: Purple patch with my broccoli

My purple sprouting broccoli is just beginning to show its sprouts and we had our first little crop at the weekend.

24. New steakhouse to open at The Oracle

A new steakhouse is to open on The Oracle Riverside on Friday, February 10. Miller & Carter restaurant will be moving into the unit which had previously been occupied by Old Orleans.

25. Cold snap makes life hard for wild birds

After weeks of calls reporting wildlife enjoying balmy weather, the RSPB is now braced for more traditional winter enquiries and is urging the public to provide food, water and shelter for garden birds.

26. Royal Berks battles c-diff bug

Levels of diarrhoea-inducing bacteria at Royal Berkshire Hospital have failed targets which could see the trust face action from a watchdog if it is not brought under control.

27. Queen Victoria's fashion secrets revealed

A replica wedding gown from one of England’s most iconic queens was presented to Wokingham Library goers during a talk about royal fashion.

28. Travel: Set sail for Brittany

I’ve been going to France for family holidays for as long as I’ve had my own family and we’ve grown to love the country and its people.

29. Learn to prune at Cross Lanes Fruit Farm

A farm in Mapledurham is suggesting a fruitful way to spend a morning – learning about pruning.

30. Russell Grant's horoscopes Jan 30 to Feb 5