1. Review of the year 2007 - May

MAY started with a triumph for the Conservatives after the elections saw a blue wave sweep Reading and massively reduce the stronghold of the Labour Party.

2. Anyone for turkey curry?

I love turkey curry nearly as much as I enjoy Christmas Day lunch.

3. Christmas comes early as kindness reunites lost Rosie

4. No sign of a recession for town’s traders

5. Home for Christmas

As Athlete complete their 2007 tour and begin preparations for the 2008 trip that will take in Reading’s Hexagon on February 1, Sounds caught up with keyboard player Tim Wanstall

6. Bees on the brink as backer pulls out

BRACKNELL BEES fans were today (Wednesday) desperately trying to save their ice hockey club from folding following David Taylor’s decision to step down as their financial backer, writes Alan Manicom.

7. Gunnar hits out at firing squads

Brynjar Gunnarsson has slammed Premier League chairmen for firing managers without giving them a chance   – even though the midfielder says Reading could play a part in getting rid of another, writes sports editor Steve Skerry.

8. Trades web directory based on reputation

FED up with being ripped off by dodgy plumbers and cowboy builders, former navy officer Iain Gunn has set up his own online directory which exposes rogue tradesmen and promotes good ones.

9. Dave Hill is ready for Christmas

IT’S November, the mornings are getting frostier, the shop windows are filling up with tinsel and there is a sense of anticipation in the air.

10. Permission to speak sir...I think we’re lost

DON’T panic! Captain Mainwaring is making a detour from Warmington-on-Sea to defend the Home Front in Goring-on-Thames.