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1. Shop owner in sign battle number two
Get Wokingham, Friday 30 January 2009A shop owner who says he is just trying to earn a living is getting ‘board’ with what he claims are pedantic council officials.
2. New date for 600-home plan
Get Wokingham, Friday 30 January 2009Plans for a mini-town in Winnersh could be submitted by the spring.
3. Man found dead at homeless shelter is named
Get Wokingham, Thursday 29 January 2009A man found dead at a homeless shelter on Sunday has been named as Nigel Lay.
4. Warning signs were there for children’s unit
Get Wokingham, Thursday 29 January 2009The cracks were beginning to show in Wokingham’s child protection in 2006 when a vulnerable 10-year-old was sexually assaulted by three men in three weeks.
5. Council loses rebate from business rates
Get Wokingham, Thursday 29 January 2009Councils will miss out on thousands of pounds while a Government scheme is put on hold.
6. ‘Call’ centre staff cost £55K to recruit
Get Wokingham, Thursday 29 January 2009Nearly £700 was spent on food, coffee and tea for would-be staff during a £55,000 recruitment drive for Wokingham Borough Council’s customer ‘contact’ centre.
7. Plaque for Kieron Davies is unveiled
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 28 January 2009Family and friends of an Arborfield teenager who was killed by a train marked the second anniversary of his death by placing a plaque in his memory.
8. Good times roll despite recession
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 28 January 2009Times may be hard, but whether Wokingham people are burying their heads in the sand or simply drowning their sorrows, “life is beautiful” for the town’s pubs and restaurants.
9. Rescue package for local businesses on the cards
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 28 January 2009Local businesses facing uncertain futures in Wokingham could be about to receive a rescue package from Wokingham Borough Council.
10. Civic funeral is planned for Mike Beech
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 28 January 2009The family of a councillor who has died aged 62 has paid tribute to “a very well respected” man.
