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1. Social care asked to fund masseuse sex visit
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010A request to use Wokingham taxpayers’ cash to fund a visit to an Oxford masseuse for sex was turned down by council bosses.
2. Hospice and old people's home deaths above average
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010Fewer people are dying in hospital in Wokingham because of the borough’s affluence, according to a new report by an end of life care organisation.
3. Race to find retired greyhounds homes
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010A charity has launched an appeal for pet lovers to come forward and give a dog a home by adopting a greyhound.
4. More people quit smoking thanks to NHS
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010The number of people successfully stubbing out the habit with a local stop smoking service is above the national average.
5. Waste firm’s expansion bid put on hold
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010More than 30 disgruntled residents turned out to a public inquiry to protest against proposed changes to a scrap metal yard which they say is already noisy and hazardous.
6. ‘Problem wills cause disarray’
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010A Wokingham law firm is advising people to be wary of will writers after a television programme went undercover to expose the dangers behind the service.
7. Angel and devil family teams hit the road for mayor charity
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010The borough mayor will have a fellow councillor under starters orders this week when his team revs up for a ramshackle rally to Croatia in aid of charity.
8. Link charity wins foundation award
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010A charity offering a befriending service to isolated elderly people in Wokingham has been given the seal of approval from a national organisation.
9. Nursery inspired to dig deep for hospital’s care baby unit
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010Bouncing babies and sponsored splashes helped a Wokingham nursery raise more than £1,500 for a special care baby unit.
10. Toddler bitten during dog attack
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 31 August 2010A three-year-old boy was bitten on the legs during an attack by two dogs in a park.
