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1. COUNCIL TAX PAYERS FACING 8% RISE
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 February 2003COUNCIL Tax will increase "by at least eight per cent" this year for Wokingham residents, adding about £80 to an average yearly tax bill.
2. WARDENS SET TO JOIN FIGHT AGAINST CRIME
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 February 2003STREET wardens are set to hit the streets of Wokingham district to back up initiatives already helping to beat crime, say police.
3. TAYLOR KEEPS HIS EYE ON THE RACING LINE
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 February 2003A SANDHURST teenager is one step closer to achieving his dream of being a professional racing driver after reaching the final round of a national competition last week.
4. DRIVER ESCAPES DITCH DRAMA
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 February 2003A DRIVER managed to escape from her sinking car just moments before water reached neck height after plunging into a ditch in Hurst on Sunday evening.
5. INVESTMENT BANKER DIED WHEN CAR HIT TREE
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 February 2003A HIGH-flying investment banker from Wokingham died on his 33rd birthday when his BMW sports car careered off a road and smashed into a tree, an inquest heard.
6. PHONE LINES BACK UP AFTER MONTH-LONG FAULT
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 February 2003HUNDREDS of Wokingham townsfolk and two residential care homes were reconnected last Friday after four weeks of "telecommunications hell".
7. CALL TO DOUBLE CAMERAS IN PRECINCT
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 February 2003A ROW over extra CCTV
8. MP BACKS BID FOR LEGISLATION ON FIREWORKS
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 February 2003JOHN Redwood has joined more than 100 MPs in a bid to end the misery caused to guide dogs by the mis-use of fireworks.
9. BRONZE AGE INFANT'S SKULL UNEARTHED AT SCHOOL DIG
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 19 February 2003BY RICKY HINDMARSH
10. PUT THE HEARTBEAT INTO YOUR HOSPITAL
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 19 February 2003BY AISHA IQBAL AND KEITH REDBOURN
WOKINGHAM'S Community Hospital and the Wokingham Times have teamed up in a campaign to build a much-needed pavilion at the Barkham Road venue.