1. Longshot Lane dump will close for a week

2. Taxi drivers say council is ‘dithering’ over safety

Furious taxi drivers are demanding better protection at night following the sickening attack which left a cabbie with a dislocated kneecap.

3. Record crowds gallop to Hurst Horse Show

4. Met Office issue yellow heatwave alert

The Met Office has issued a yellow heatwave alert for central, southern and south east England.

5. Unemployment rises by 240 per cent in Wokingham

The recession’s grip on Wokingham is tightening as new figures reveal unemployment has soared by more than 240 per cent in a year.

6. Emmbrook School’s future still hangs in the balance

Residents wanting to keep The Emmbrook School on their doorstep have confronted the borough’s top councillor for answers.

7. Good news and bad for town’s senior train users

The discount seniors receive on their railcard is to increase in Wokingham, although the cost of the service will also increase.

8. John Redwood: ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’

Details of expenses claimed by Wokingham MP John Redwood have now been officially revealed, but he says too much information has been blocked from taxpayers’ eyes.

9. Late-night shopping event to be magic!

A second evening of late-night shopping and entertainment will take place in Wokingham town centre next week.

10. Post office closure talks were ‘too short’

Post office users were not given enough time to have their say on local branch closures, according to a new report criticising the decision to axe services.