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1. Developers down tools as economic concern deepens
Get Wokingham, Friday 31 October 2008Work on hundreds of new homes in Wokingham has ground to a halt and cash to improve roads and sports facilities has more than halved as a result of the credit crunch.
2. NHS pledges to tackle rise in obesity cost
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 28 October 2008The cost of tackling obesity could top £107 million in Berkshire West by 2010, startling new figures have shown.
3. Winter carnival latest: Performers to light up festivity
Get Wokingham, Monday 27 October 2008The sound of music will fill the town at this year’s Wokingham Winter Carnival and organisers are predicting the extravaganza will be something extra special.
4. Council house repairs bills soar by 75 p/c
Get Wokingham, Monday 27 October 2008Council house leaseholders are facing repair bill increases of up to 75 per cent following a borough-wide review of charges.
5. Stress puts girl at centre of deportation battle in hospital
Get Wokingham, Friday 24 October 2008The schoolgirl daughter of a family torn apart by a legal dispute has been hospitalised in South Korea because of the distressing situation.
6. Keep Trade Local latest: help for firms needed
Get Wokingham, Monday 20 October 2008Traders have backed calls for extra financial and practical support for small businesses hit by the credit crunch following the Government’s £37 billion bank bailout.
7. Support grows for adopted girl to return to UK
Get Wokingham, Thursday 16 October 2008A father desperate to bring his adopted daughter home to Winnersh from South Korea is garnering support from a variety of sources.
8. Drunks top the list of gripes for Finchampstead residents
Get Wokingham, Thursday 16 October 2008Dozens of villagers turned up at a neighbourhood meeting in Finchampstead to call for a shopping arcade to be made alcohol free in a bid to tackle drunks.
9. A closer look at life on the border line
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 14 October 2008An immigration officer featuring in a behind-the-scenes documentary is showing the world what her job is really like.
10. Pubs could be saved by lifting beer ties
Get Wokingham, Monday 13 October 2008A call to scrap astronomical charges which are “crucifying” pubs has been backed by Wokingham landlords.
