1. Action to beat bullies

A plan to tackle bullies has been launched to coincide with an event designed to promote safety for young people.

2. Knife arch brings new level of safety to town pub

Revellers entering a town centre nightspot had to pass through a metal detector as part of a crackdown on knife crime.

3. Victory for local newspapers as BBC plans are scrapped

4. School in shock after death of popular Stewart

Staff and pupils at an Earley  school were in shock this week after learning of the death of 13-year-old pupil Stewart McEwan on a school trip in Wales.

5. Jinsol flies back, but faces airport visa battle

A Winnersh teenager who has been stranded in South Korea could be landing back on British soil this weekend, her adoptive family hopes.

6. MP backs local papers against BBC

7. ‘Help catch the spiteful person who is causing dogs to suffer’

Five seriously injured and sick dogs have been dumped in a Wokingham parish, sparking an urgent appeal for information.

8. Mum fined for insurance fraud after fatal accident

A Winnersh mother has been fined £1,000 after pleading guilty to fraudulently arranging car insurance the day the vehicle was involved in a fatal accident.

9. Make Christmas dreams come true for youngsters

People in Wokingham can do their bit to brighten up the lives of children facing a bleak Christmas by supporting The Wokingham Times’ Giving Tree appeal.

10. Tributes to ‘the scouter who never wore shoes’

Scout leaders have paid tribute to a long-term supporter of the organisation in Wokingham who died last week.